Fall Festivals and Field Trips

I LOVE fall! It is my absolute favorite time of the year. College football is so much fun, the weather is feeling just right and the beauty of God's creation is everywhere to behold. Judson and I just went on a Mother and Son Outing trip with our homeschool group in North Georgia and we had a blast! Newt races, treasure hunts, and hiking were the best parts of our trip. We even had time to get back and see Auburn get a win over LSU AND Judson played his last regular season game for a win! This puts his team into the playoffs which will start next Saturday. Creekside had a Trunk or Treat event which was lots of fun and the kids went trick-or-treating in Windermere on Halloween night. Auburn has a 9-0 season and Judson has been wearing an AU jersey everyday...preferably #2, Cam Newton's jersey. I have been studying in between the activities. The Meadows are LOVING fall!

Fall 2010

Okay, I am making a NEW commitment to blog at least once a week...or month. LOL I am having a hard time keeping up with a full time job, homeschooling Judson and Caroline, keeping the house going, and NOW getting my doctorate in pharmacy for the next three years. Whew! I know through all this madness that I must rely on my God. I know that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Somehow, with God in control, the hours will multiply in my day to accomplish all that I need to do. Priorities are first and foremost, my relationship with God and my family.

That aside, fall 2010 is awesome! The weather is gorgeous, Auburn football is so exciting (we are 7-0), and it has been fun watching Judson play football again. His team is 6-2 and they won their game this past Saturday in double overtime. Caroline is a member of the CFAF Orchestra this year and just had her first babysitting job. We have been on a field trip to the zoo and it was a blast. The kids loved the pandas, the baby gorilla and the baby giraffe.

SCREAM

Just returned from a SCREAM retreat with 40 4th and 5th graders from Creekside United Methodist Church. It was a blast! I screamed, worshipped, danced, ran, played games, prayed, pranked and loved every minute of it. The worst part were the bathrooms and not having water for 12 hours. It was a beautiful site at Athens Y Camp in Toccoa, GA. God renewed me and also gave me a new ministry....5th grade girls. I connected with them and came back asking to be involved in SS ministry for that age group next year. I look forward to all that God has planned and I rejoice for the chance to help these girls connect with Jesus. I accepted Jesus at age ten but was not directed or helped out as to how to live out my faith. I pray that I God will work through me to teach them how to do that. God is GOOD!

BTW, SCREAM is Students Celebrating Rejoicing Enthusiastically, in the Almighty Messiah!