Reflection on 2009

Wow!!! it is hard to believe that 2009 is over. I haven't blogged in months but I have been thinking about doing it more. It is really therapeutic to me because it helps me think thru my life and not only work thru things but see the blessings I have.
Today was an interesting day my 14 year old had a meeting with the youth pastor and another girl at our church. I did not realize there was a problem between the two of them until last Sunday. The girls mom called me to talk about it but I was too busy to call her back but I did talk to her at Church. It seems that there has been an on going problem for a while. M has not wanted to go to church for a while. She gets very emotional about it and wants to attend church with her friend. I have let her go once a month but have been making her go to our church the rest of the time. After finding our about the disagreement it has given me a different insight on M not wanting to go to Church. The problem is not resolved but I pray they are on the mend.

Life with Cl has been it's usual ups and down. He has done really well during school. Christmas break has not been too bad but I have had to keep him really busy. He and I went shopping for 3 days straight. His new obsession is hot wheels. He has 50 of them. He bought them all in 3 days. He loves getting money and gift cards for Christmas. It was fun. He took me out to eat the first day at Freddie's. He asked me what I wanted to eat before we went in and he ordered for me. It was really cute. He likes being a big boy. He is getting really stressed about Jr High. He keeps wanting to talk about it but I really do not have any answers for him until me have the meeting. I pretty sure it will be in January.

C is getting excited about graduating. I have been talking to him about maybe working on a different path instead of pre-med. I don't want to discourage him from his desire to be a doctor but I know how difficult it will be for him in college. Butler Co. has a fire fighter program and he could still work with people and help people. He could go on and get his EMT license which will be more medical. I am really praying for his future. I am hoping that he will take a class this semester so he can get a taste of college life.

R just took the ACT. She did really well for only being 15 and not even half way thru Junior year. She will take it again probably this summer. She is ready to start looking at colleges. It is really hard on me to think about her leaving home. She is my right hand. She has a special touch with Cl that the rest of the kids don't have. She just got home from a retreat and had an awesome time. She is really on fire for the Lord and I am loving it.

As this year comes to end I look back and see that even though it has been a rough year in a lot of ways there has been a lot of blessings. It is amazing to see how my kids have grown and how fast 18 years have passed with C. I continue to learn from my kids especially Cl and he has taught me the importance for not worrying about our the little things in life and just to focus on people and relationships. He has shown me how important it is to live life day by day. Having a child with a disability has been the hardest thing I have ever experienced but it has also been one of my biggest blessings.

So as this year comes to an end I pray that I can continue to learn from my children and grow in the love of Christ.

Happy 2010