Catching Up

Okay, so I am the worst blogger in the world. Sorry it has taken so long for a new post! We have been crazy busy lately. Is it summer yet?
There was a time in my life (around college, you know, young and stupid) that I thrived on busy-ness. I took pride in working 2-3 jobs and going to college. It made me feel important, almost worthy. It was something that I really had to work on to get over. I think it is embedded in our culture, don't you? Normally now I try not to get overly busy. I am a huge planner and I like having things scheduled to do, but try not to overwhelm my family with too much. This past week has been an exception. Although I confessed to someone yesterday that I am kind of finding peace in the midst of chaos. I figure I can at least control our meeting times, soccer practice, ballet class, volunteer hours, and special events. I manage them. I schedule them. And when I am in control of those things, it helps me not to think about those difficult areas of my life right now that I am completely not in control of. Those things that I daily and nightly try to release to God, gently reminding him that I am still here and waiting for His response. Desperate to have some control over those things, but also oddly thankful that I don't.
Okay, bummer moment aside, and on to other items. Kendall had her first soccer game this past weekend. I would attach pictures but our camera batteries died, so you will have to wait until next week. She looked cute and I thought she was having fun until near the end of the fourth quarter when she started crying and said that soccer was too hard. Of course, since I am coaching, this is not the best example for my team. And it is not like we can quit now. We decided that she will probably need to sit out the third quarter, so she has a nice long break to rest up. And I think she is going to play more of a defensive role, even though the girls don't have positions, don't keep score, and basically just run back and forth on the field in a big clump fighting for the ball. It really is kind of fun to watch.