An Update On My Crazy Life

Well, a lot has been going on. God has taken our family in every direction and it has been crazy.  :)

Shelby, the youngest of us all, is three and a half months and right on schedule.  :) She is smiling a lot and it is a joy to see her everyday. Although, for the longest time I thought that she didn't like me very much. Turns out, it's just because I'm not her mother.  :)

My youngest and most adorable brother, Titus, just turned two on April 3rd. He is getting so big!!  And with the age came the crazy life that all two year old's lead. He keeps us on our toes.  :) If it's not Veggie Tales, it's Baby Einstein. If it's not apple juice, it's chocolate milk. And if it's not nap time, it's time to run all over the place until we crash.  YAY!

I wake up to an adventure every day. Although sometimes I think I need a sedative. LOL! Just kidding.  :)

My next youngest brother,  Kainan, is about to seventeen in July. He just received his General Education Diploma today. For the past week and a half I have taken him back and forth to classes. I have been waking up before dawn to get ready in time to leave. Now that he is done with classes he is working on joining the Army. We have all tried to talk him out of it. But his mind in made up.

 Courtney, my lovely twenty year old sister, is about to graduate from college. She attends the BBTI ( Baptist Bible Translators Institute). Graduation day in May 17th and the whole family ( minus Dad) will be traveling to Bowie Texas to watch her walk across a..........well, I'm not sure what she will walk across. Either way, I am very proud of her. She has worked very hard all year. If you would like more information about the BBTI please just click on the link below. Even if you are not interested in attending please check it out. You will be blessed by it. 

 

http://www.baptisttranslators.com/

 

Myself? Well, there has been a lot going on. Earlier in the year I started planning a trip to Colorado. I was to travel by bus and attend two very wonderful Bible camps. I was also going to get to spend time with family. However, God has a different idea. After much prayer and counseling I learned that God wanted me to put my road trip plans aside and focus on something else. I didn't know what that something else was at first. But if I know God, I know He won't leave me hanging for long.  :)Long story short, I have accepted two jobs. One of them is a job that I have had before and left for different reasons. It's called Mother's Day Out. It is a ministry held by a local church in town. We offer child care from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. I will have the wonderful task of caring for about thirteen one year old's.  :) I will get to work with another lady ( whom I have not met yet).

I am very excited about the job at Mother's Day Out. I love working with the kids and teaching them different things. It is truly a wonderful ministry.

The second job is folding laundry for a Bible camp thirty minutes away.  :) Some of you may say "YUCK!", but I would rather fold laundry than do the dishes. This job is a night job and is only three nights a week. But I am thankful for it. I am thankful that I get to work in two different Christian environments with people that I know and trust. God is good.  :)

 

And last but absolutely NOT least. Mom and Dad.

Mom spends her days doing the usual. Baby duty, dishes, laundry, gardening, candy crush... LOL. Actually that is a rare occurrence these days. I think it's been a while since she actually got to sit down. She keeps us all together. And of course her life is changing with the changing lives of her children. :)

 And Dad. Well, Dad is just truckin' along. Literally. He drives an eight-teen wheeler. :)  He is gone most of the week and is home on weekends. Sometimes he is late and sometimes her is early. But we usually try to spend time together as a family when he is home.

 

  Well, that is that. Please continue to pray for my family. We are constantly in need of God's direction and guidance.  :)

 

Brianna

 

P.S. - The picture that I have featured is one that I took after church. I loved the way it turned out.  :)