God is great.

So as usual, it has been awhile since I have written.  I had an amazing summer.  I started by teaching K2K in June, traveled to NM and CA in July and enjoyed some time with my sis and my friend Amity and her boys.   I truly love CA.  It is beautiful there and if it wasn't so far away from my family and friends, I would live there.  I then spent the rest of my summer hanging with Jake and Pay and then ended with my sis spending a week in KC.  I had so much fun with her.  We even went and looked at a house that I fell in love with.  Not sure if I can afford it so I am looking into that.  I will post again once I know more.  In other news, Payton is entering the 4th grade this year and I feel like time has flown by.  Seems like just yesterday I was changing his diapers.  I love that kid so much and am so glad that Jake and I have remained friends and I am able to see Pay as often as I do.   So, tonight was Back to School night at Davidson and I have a whopping 24 kids this year.  They seem pretty good for the most part but there are just so many of them.  We will be tripping over each other in my little classroom.  I trust God is going to help me stay positive and do the best job I can with those kiddos this year.  Four people whom I love very much are trying to have babies and I am praying daily that this dream will come true for them.  I know God will give them the desires of their heart if they trust in him completely.  Crystal/Dyl, Lisa/Matt, I love you guys and have faith that you will get your wish.  I can't wait to watch the wonderful miracles occur for all of you.  Also sending prayers out to my friend Karen at work.  I believe God will get you through this trial and you will be okay.  The last 3 weeks, some ladies from the church and I have been serving sack lunches to homeless folks in NKC.  It has given me such a different outlook on life.  It makes me so grateful for how blessed my life is.  It also makes me sad at all of the things that I take for granted--eating, showering, sleeping in a warm bed with a roof over my head.  I just want to ask prayers for Jim, Michael, Jeff, Tim, Rose, Brandi, Joseph, Lee and all the others (whose names I don't know) that live on the streets.  May God's will be done in their lives and may they be blessed ten fold.  I lost my Aunt Lorine this week and even though I wasn't super close to her, I had such a sadness in my heart for her family left behind.  She was such a loving, kind, faithful to the Lord woman.  I only hope that my faith shines as bright as hers did one day.  I am very sad for my Uncle Sam.  He lost the love of his life, with whom he's been with for 70 years.  I know that he trusts that the Lord will get him through this and he also has very loving children who will take care of him.  God, I just hope that I can trust you with every decision in my life because I know you will never leave me nor forsake me.  You will not lead me astray.  I see all my friends with their kids growing up and going to school and I long for that day in my life.  Maybe it is not in God's plan for me.  I don't know but I do know that I have to trust him on this if I want to be truly happy and fulfilled.   Okay so I guess I need to close this up.  Praying for a good school year for me and my colleagues Dana and Ryan.  Lord give us strength to make it through all the changes in K and provide a fun and successful learning environment for our kids.  I guess I had a lot to pray for this time around.  
Till next time,
Beck