I was reminded today of 2 things... One, I feel like I am a camp counsellor again, getting ready to be "parent" to all the kids i will have this summer. Knowing i will have zero time off to recoup but ready to get up each morning with an overflowing amount of love that God has given me for those kids. Except this time they are already in my care, we, my husband and I have been given these 3 beautiful gifts to nourish, encourage and love all the days of their lives. But now my team is being cut in half, for 10 weeks. 10 weeks of single parenting with no breaks, no time for myself just and overflowing amount of love. This love, that flows out of me daily, a love that some days i have no idea where it comes from and other days i just want to run and hide. I know that my love is deeply rooted in christ, a love that overflows leaving puddles of love in my kids that will overflow into love that they show to others.
Which brings me to the second thing i was reminded of today, the theme verse for GEMS, May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and everyone else, just as ours does for you (1 Thessalonians 3:12). This verse that i have been diving into this past year. I feel sometimes that i have been a broken record about this verse, talking about being a fountain of God's love, one that is always flowing and never runs dry. This verse has been my go to for the past year, a year that was not what we expected and certainly not what we prayed for when we found out we were expecting but at the same time a year that we needed. A year to grow in love, to rely on each other and to be reminded that his love is enough. A year that we needed to reply on others and saw how much support we have in our lives. It brings me to my knees knowing how much love was shown to my family, how many people go out of their way to ask me how things are going and who text me to make sure i am alright when i miss an event. A community fountain, leaving puddles of love in my life.
Anyways.... enough about that... today... Sea to Sea... We officially had the first worship service, we sang, prayed and reflected on the days that are coming. A time to be reminded that we are all a little crazy for letting our family members ride as well as those doing the ride. A time to be reminded to always be a follower of christ and that those we meet over the 10 weeks will be watching what we say and do. After the service we thought Reuben had some free time but we misunderstood his schedule and had to do some road training till around 5. So we headed off to a water/spray park for the afternoon and early evening. Picking up Reuben and pizza at 5pm for the evening so he could help with bedtime one last time. The kids had a blast at the water park. Riley enjoyed his first experience and the girls would fill water bottle and make the slide into a water slide that was pretty fast. They also had fun soaking their uncle and Pake with those water bottles as well. Here is how my daughters amazing me every day. They both LOVE American Ninja Warrior and they were happy to show off their climbing skills. Apparently earlier in the day they got a lot higher but this gives you an idea of what they love to do.
Once we headed home we went for ice cream and bed time. One last goodnight before we say goodbye for a week...
Prayer requests:
- Grant safety for those biking tomorrow, calm their nerves and anxiety and remind them of why they signed up in the first place.
- Grant myself, the kids and my parents safe travels back to the summer where we will continue out cabin summer living.
- Please pray for the teachers who are trying to finish out the school year, give them the patience they stand in need of in these last few days.
Thanks for your prayers... good night :)
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