So Proud

Last night I went to see 'Family Outings', the production our drama team at church has put together. It was fabulous. I am so proud of Ron and the entire cast. They have worked really hard on this production and the entire cast did a really great job! Since I helped Ron practice his lines at least 3 times a week since rehearsals started, I was pretty familiar with the script. (If Beth needed an understudy I might have been able to pull it off.) However, seeing the whole thing was a lot different than just running the lines with Ron. Seeing the emotion that was put into the lines was MUCH better than I had played it out in my own head.

And for the record - a lot of people were very concerned at how I would handle seeing Ron play the role of another woman's husband. I did not feel even an ounce of jealousy. It's sweet that so many people were concerned and even my family felt odd at watching Ron with someone else. I completely understand that Ron and Riley were both acting. There wasn't anything inappropriate about their performance. In fact, if they would have done it differently I would have dissapointed that they didn't put forth their best effort.

All in all I believe that God will use this production to stir up conversations in many homes. One of the actors in the play said that some things are better left unsaid. I believe God will use this production to get those things out in the open so that wounds may be healed!

God is Good!

Tomorrow is Friday!

I had a really bad day at work. Well not so much a bad day as a bad experience. Our server crashed and I lost a lot of information. Most of the documents that I have created over the last couple of years....gone. For some reason, and what can only be explained as the grace of God, earlier this week I had saved my lesson plans onto my desktop and I did not lose those. Everything is replaceable, it will just take a lot of time to re-create it. I have a hard copy of all of the legal documents such as last year's report cards and attendance.

On to other things. Please pray for Ron and the rest of the cast. Our church along with another church is putting on a play this weekend titled "Family Outings". They have worked long and hard on this project. How you can pray:
(1) Pray that the actors stay healthy throughout the weekend.
(2) Pray that God speaks to the families that watch the play. This play has the potential to dramatically impact families in our community.
(3) Pray that the actors remember all that they have studied and are bold in the delivery of their performance.
(4) Pray for the families of those involved (the actors, the director, producers, food servers, sound and lighting crew). This will be a long weekend as there are 4 performances.
(5) Pray that God speaks to the hearts of the unsaved that come. Pray that their hearts are open to hearing God's voice.

I'll update everyone on how the performance goes.

P.S. Happy Birthday Mom!

Oh My!

Seth has hit three major milestones this month so I thought I'd share!

(1) He has his first loose tooth! Now some of you might say, "Didn't he already lose a tooth?" Yes, he had a tooth pulled by the dentist but this is his first 'loose' tooth. I'm not sure who will get to pull it, his dad or Mrs. Lori at school. I told him that if he lets Mrs. Lori pull it then she gives you a certificate and $1. So he ran and asked her if it was ready. (It wasn't)!

(2) He started Kindergarten, which you all already know from my previous blogs.

(3) He learned how to ride a bike with no training wheels! We took his bike to Jesse & Amy's house because they live on a cul-de-sac and we figured he would probably get run over at our house. It didn't take him very long to get it. Ron tried for awhile and Seth kept leaning to the side so Ron put one training wheel on the left side and Seth did fine. Then he took the left side off and put the right side on. Seth did great. Then Ron took them both off and Seth took off! Daddy and Mommy were so proud. The Aguilera kids were also watching and all three of them sat and thought about when they first learned how to ride a bike. Now Seth is riding like a pro.

Utencils are for Wimps!

The other night I made chili for dinner. Here's my little guy, Levi, enjoying dinner. I gave him a spoon but apparently like the other two little boys in my house, utencils are for wimps!

The Word

Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.

My understanding....Thank God I don't need to lean on my own understanding because there are a lot of things I don't understand.

Chapel Days

Chapel days - Every Friday at our school are chapel days. The students are required to wear a different uniform on those days. The boys have to wear long pants, a button up shirt and a tie. Today was Seth's first chapel day and he looked so cute that I couldn't resist pulling out the camera! Evan wanted to get in on the picture taking action too!

Paper Bags

Sometimes I have to stop and remember that God is in control and not me. I especially need to be reminded of this when life seems to be whizzing by at 90 mph.

This next statement seems to be totally off topic but I hope to bring it back together at the end. Ron has always said that we often do not see God in the small things. You never know how God is blessing you in the small things of life.

So this morning I was at school and had brought a stack of paper bags from home that I had planned to use for a project. I hadn't counted the number of paper bags and just assumed that I would have enough. I had a million things going through my mind, especially with tonight being Back to School Night. I dropped Levi, Seth and Evan off and was walking in to clock in. I was stressing over anything and everything and stopped to count the number of paper bags. 16 paper bags. I had 16 paper bags and 16 students! Just the right amount of paper bags.

It seems like such a small thing...Paper bags. But it was exactly what I needed and God knew it. It was like God was reminding me...I got you. I've got exactly what you need and I'll give it to you exactly when you need it. Like Ron says...God doesn't always speak to you in giant-neon-sign ways. Sometimes it's in the small things...like paper bags.

My babies!

Today was the day my oldest baby started Kindergarten. He seems so big running around on the playground in his uniform. My classroom overlooks the playground so I get to peek out on him whenever I want. We took a picture in front of the school sign just like I did last year. We went to drop Evan off at preschool and Seth walked in and told his friend, "I'm going to Kindergarten now." Not in a snobby, I'm better than you way. Just in a I'm so proud that I get to start a new adventure way. His little friend said "Can I give you a hug?" How stinkin cute was that?! Seth brought home his backpack with his Monday packet in it for me to sign. It's fun doing all of these 'school' things. (Guess I'll always be a nerd like that!)

I also took a picture of Evan. He's going through this phase where he wants to open his mouth real wide whenever you take his picture. I'm hoping this phase ends before we take school pictures in two weeks. But then again, that's Evan, so if he has a school picture with his mouth open I will love it! Evan has grown over the summer. Even his teachers commented on how much he's grown.

Man, I love my boys! All 3 of them! I can't wait till Levi goes to school. It's so fun.