Week two
The first day of school here and the first day for Melissa in an American school. When I asked her how it went she said, "good, except English class." I think this class may be a little too strict for her. She is a trooper though, she's willing to give it another chance tomorrow. She seems to think some of her other teachers and classes are going to be fun. I'm praying she adapts well to all of her classes.
We are ending the night with a fun game of "Forbidden Island." Melissa loves to play games, oh and so does the rest of my family. Me not so much! Integrating her into this family will be fairly easy. She has a great many interests that we all share in. I'm looking forward to watching her enthusiasm each day!
Yes, we must be doing something right, on God's path for sure! How do I know, because satan is causing us trouble big time! He not only broke the dryer this past weekend, he actually killed it! Yep it's time to buy a new dryer. Cha-Ching! Did you hear that, yep money going out of my hands again! It's all good though, because God spared us. My wonderful appliance guy, Jay, who I recommend 100%, told me that the heating element was still heating even when it turned off and could have caused a fire, but "miraculously" the safety kicked in and cut the power to the element! He said he's seen more problems with that type of dryer than any other. So what satan wanted to use for evil, God used for good! Plus I got to teach all three girls how to hang clothes on the line, which they didn't know how to do nor have they ever HAD to do! I love my God!!
Well what a wonderful way to end a not so good week. We took the family to a cabin in the James River State Park. We had the chance to disconnect from the world and technology, which seemed to be a little hard for the girls, but it was peaceful. The girls played games, many of them in fact. Saturday we woke up early to take a four hour river trip in kayaks. Oh, man this was breath taking and beautiful! We all had so much fun! I realized that Melissa has the energy of all four of us combined together. We got back to the cabin around 2pm and she said, " so what are we going to do now?" I said, "take a nap!" And she laughed. I, unfortunately was dead serious! Lol. But around 4pm we got in the car and went to the visitor center then started to walk on a walking trail. We went to a lookout where the Tye river empties into the James River. It's really beautiful! So much fun!
God taught me this weekend that with his strength we can do anything. I was worried about going down the river in a kayak with my back issues, but God just took care of everything. I even had to "tow" Juliana for a short time because her kayak kept wanting to turn backwards. I thought there would be no way I wouldn't be sore later that evening, but, no, I wasn't and I was able to go on a long walk with the family! When you take time to look around and see God's creation it helps so much to put things in perspective! I'm so thankful for all that God does for us, even when he knows we need to struggle a bit to learn to rely on him.
So, having Melissa with us this week has been a real joy. She always has a beautiful smile on her face and her laugh is contagious! She loves to play games. Watching her and the family play this weekend was well worth disconnecting from technology! Watching her joy on the river brought the joy to all of us. So, God, thanks for bringing joy into our lives this weekend through family time, no technology, beautiful nature and lots of strength and love!
In Christ's Love,
Tina
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