a beatutiful september day

I am so excited that it is September! If I had to pick my favorite month Sept. would definitely be my pick. It has been VERY warm this week but today as I walked out of volleyball practice the weather took my breath away. It was sunny(check), there was a cool breeze(check), smelled like fall(check), and was about 72 degrees(double check). I must say it was perfect. I drove home with the windows down and sunroof open. As soon as I got home, I found a seat on one of the front porch rockers and soaked up every piece of Gods blessings that he was putting in-front of me.
As I told you a few posts ago I had been in a little funk. Well, I am sort-of out of it but for some reason I just cant shake it all the way. I couldn't seem to figure it out. Today it hit me like a ton of bricks as I sat outside and looked around. I have been doing a terrible job of putting God first in my life. We have not been going to church, I have not been spending enough time in prayer, I have not been thinking Godly thoughts nor have I been walking as a follower of Christ. Its hard to admit those things however, its the truth and I have to change. Part of the reason is that I miss our Suncrest Church so very much. We felt soooo welcomed there from the time we walked in, it just really felt right. We have found a new church, its just a matter of time before we feel like 'home' there too. I just really loved going on Sundays to Suncrest and HATED when we missed it. Another reason is that we don't have a small group here. I never realized what a difference that made in the week. I have made a promise to myself and to God that each day this week I will put him first. I have total faith that will make a HUGE difference. I have more blessings that I can even count and I am spending so much energy and time on things that I 'want' that I am missing out on what I have in-front of me.I will let you know how much it helps!!

Now onto the happenings of this week. I know it has been a while but it seems like the nights go by so fast that I don't have time to sit down and blog. I am a little behind in the photography area too so when I get a few minutes on the computer I try to get caught up on that.

 Life in Southern Indiana has been very enjoyable and its started to grow on me again. I think I might even be picking up a little bit of my ascent again(I am trying hard not to but sometimes I can't help it!). 

 Work has been keeping us plenty busy during the day and our nights have been filled with volleyball. My husband has been a real trooper and attended all of our games. This past weekend we had a tourney in Madison that might have been the longest sporting day of the year. We lost all three games and after the first game I asked the team if they wanted me to tell the tournament director that we were going home. That is how bad they played. I think that woke them up a little and they played much better the next few games. On Sunday we had our newlywed friends Shane and Jana over for dinner. It was a very enjoyable evening and we had a great time catching up with them. 

 Tuesday and Thursday we had two more volleyball games. We got our first W on Tuesday but lost again on Thursday. The girls are getting so much better. Today we had a 'fun day' a practice and I played a few of my elementary games with the girls, I think they really enjoyed it. 

 Tonight(after a long talk on the porch with myself) Nathan and I went for a walk and it was AWESOME. We took Hoss and a football and played all the way down the road(that tells you how many cars we see each day. It just really fun being out there and enjoying the evening together. 

  We don't have alot planned for the weekend and I am really glad. It will be so nice to have an extra day to enjoy with Nathan. I promise I will post some pictures soon too. I am thinkin a little 'life in southern indiana' post will be coming soon. 

 

From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. 

John 1:16 

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