Random News and Overall Update

Well, I have truly neglected updating my blog as I should with all the things that have been going on. I thought I'd take a minute and give some random updates...

• Benjamin got accepted to Trinity! YAY!! He had to be tested by a child psychologist on his thinking skills and problem solving skills along with general understanding of certain things. I am very unclear as to what exactly went on in that testing room. I asked him the day of the test about the kinds of things he did. "Did you play with blocks? Work a puzzle? Did she ask you any questions?" He remembered a few (very few) things that she asked or that he did. The only question he could remember was, "What are your ears and nose made of?" And I said, "Well, what did you tell her?" He looked at me like, "Don't you know Mom???" and said, "Rubber!" Like, duh!!!! I had to laugh, but secretly I was sweating the test results. Just like mom, huh? Well, he passed with flying colors! He was, "well above the mark to meet the requirement to be a student at Trinity." So, yay!!! And thanks for your prayers in this area!!!
• I have a place for Cait this year to stay while I am working. The most amazing situation for her seems to be in place. Her Sunday School teacher will be watching her (Mrs. Kay Feher!!) along with her other 4 grandkids that are home schooled. The two oldest of her grandkids are girls ages 13 and 11. They are so sweet and so mature. Cait adores them and I know they will be a great help to Kay when caring for everyone. I am so grateful and thankful!! Thank you Lord!
• I had a new fun experience his last weekend. I got a lesson at the shooting range on how to shoot a hand gun. hee hee! I have shot shotguns before and loved it!! I've always wanted to try a handgun. Well, I got my chance this weekend. As I got up there to shoot the gun for the first time, I was a little anxious. A gun is such a powerful object. I did not want to be afraid of that gun, though. I wanted to know how to use it!!! So, I got a few instructions and then gave it a try. I did okay at first, but then I got a little better. I won't brag...HA! The funniest thing that happened while we were there though...these three men were shooting right next to us and they kept looking at me and smiling/smirking. I seriously was thinking, "They are making fun of me!!! They are looking at me in my khaki capris and brown Mary Jane's and thinking, 'What the heck does she think she's doing?'" But...as they were walking out, one of the men said (loud enough for me to hear) "There's just something sexy about a woman with a gun." AHHHH!!!! Then my friend looked at me and said, "There's something very scary about it too!" We got a good laugh out of that one!
• I finally got my key to my room at Trinity! Yay!! Now that I"m in there....what next?? I have so much to do and I have no idea where to start!!!!! Yikes! Please pray for me about this. Every time I start to think about it, I want to hyperventilate. I know however, that this is just another opportunity for me to be completely dependent on the Lord. In my weakness His strength is made perfect, right?
• Today was my last day teaching Kindermusik. I cried all the way there. I choked up when I told the parents and then I cried all the way home. Yes...I DO love that job, but that's not really the reason I was crying, I don't think. I was crying because I was realizing that this is not the path that I would have chosen for my life. It is not the easiest, or the prettiest or the least messy. It is going to be a hard next year. If I didn't have an incredible peace from the Lord, I would be running the other way in terror. But...I do have that peace. And here I go down a road I know not. I am afraid. I am in dread in so many ways. I am sad that my "dreams" didn't come true. But God knows, doesn't He? I keep thinking of one word over and over again all day. SURRENDER. "Tamra, surrender to my will...to my plan. It is good. I love you and will take perfect care of you. I have everything you need for the journey right here. You will learn more and more that I can be trusted. I am faithful. I AM ALL YOU NEED!!!" Amen to that.