I Pray God Never Ceases to Amaze Me! (& You...if that's ur desire too)

Its been a while since I have stopped to blog! I am so thankful! Today, my Babe and I finished foster care training. To be honest, it felt like something I was doing because it was part of the process necessary for me to help someone in need, but that I wasn't going to get anything "really" out of. Boy, was I WRONG! We had the best 2 instructors and the Holy Spirit's presence in the room. I feel I grew as a mother, aunt, and friend to children by attending the class. As a result of these classes, we haven't been at church or at our children's basketball games; its been anything but "normal". Nonetheless, God provided. He has had us in a season of having to ask for help. This felt very uncomfortable for me at because I don't like ask for help...why not? I know it now as "pride". This experience humbled me in ways that I didn't even know I was prideful in. The support that God gave us through people on our children's teams was even more humbling. I mean making sure they got to practice and home, to tournaments and back, as far out as Marietta (45 mins from my house) and Sandy Springs (30 mins from my house) on different days and different times; making sure they had whatever they needed. It brings tears to my eyes realizing that God has shown His love for us in this was causes me to give Him the glory! And to be able to speak life to my child via texting when she felt she didn't do well and she 'get it' and switch up to help her team win! All I know is I'm glad God's my Daddy. (I feel I could write a book right now---really, but I wont) One more thing, before getting to class today I had a conversation about locating my father & his side of my family (I don't know them. All I know is that I have 13 siblings and last counted were 36 nieces & nephews.) The last person to speak in my class was the Region Registry staff...they help adopted children find their biological families and vice versa. I don't expect them to do the search for me as I wasn't adopted and nor am I from GA, but now that we are licensed foster parents, I have resources available to help me go about this in the proper, deliberate way prayerfully resulting in favorable outcome. I pray it is favorable, nonetheless, I don't have ignorance to hide behind anymore.

School is back in session! I'm taking Life Coaching and Classroom Management. I truly felt compelled to do the Life Coaching class, not sure why, but I'm glad that I was obedient. Then I'm learning from both the secular and Christian perspective. It seems I have been flowing in an area that I didn't know there was nor did I have a name for. It feels like a gift is being unwrapped right before my eyes. I'm just going to continue forth and see what the end is going to be. I've even gone ahead and registered for summer classes. Last summer I took the break instead of working through it and paid royally for it.

Lastly, I've been applying for jobs and business opportunities and watching God increase my Real Estate and Hair Clients daily. Amazed with people calling me for interviews for jobs I didn't apply for, but willing to see what the end will be...

How are you living? Are you growing in the Lord? Are you taking time to get to know Him just a fraction of as much as He continues to know you? If not, I encourage you to start now, you don't need your Bible with you to read it...check out www.Bible.com. All I'm saying is we know how to give priority to whatever we want to give priority to. Think of the last time you wanted to buy some shoes, or clothes or something to eat...you know what diligence is...just re-direct it to love Him more. The Israelites would cry out to God when they were in trouble, but once God delivered them it was business as usual (i.e., serving other gods (the things they had made). Thanks for reading...LB

It's Wild....

So, what is amazing is the things that Shontice (11th grade) is learning in Science about electricity, Benjamin is too (even during the same time)! She's able to look at his paper and tell him where his answers are off and he can challenge her on the topic also. Benjamin is in the 5th grade! I see how the school systems are challenged to get our younger children ahead so that they will be more advanced in coming years/decades to be able to compete with our international counterparts on a global educational scale. Look around...have you noticed the pace of things increasing without little to no resistance?