Okay, so I have not done a good job of keeping up the blog this summer. Things are going better than expected; however, we are so busy in June. I can barely keep up with everything, and computer time is what has been dropped. But I have a great story; I have wanted to share.
All three of my kids love, love, love swimming. It is an excellent sensory release for Ashley in particular. So every year, we go to the city pool almost every day, sometimes multiple times a day. Josh and Hailey can go there alone, but of course, I have to go with Ashley. Now sometimes this is fun, but daily it gets exhausting to chase her around. She loves the slide, but doesn’t wait in line well. So Ashley at the pool is a lot of work on my part. At the end of last summer, Jason finally agreed we could get an above ground pool this summer. Then at the end of spring, he told me that we would have to have a couple of trees removed first. Between the tree removal and the cost of the pool, there was no way a pool was in the budget for this summer. I was so disappointed because I really thought we needed a pool. And I truly believe God provides us with what we need; he has proven this point to me countless times in our life. Just sometimes God and I are not on the same page as to what a need is and what a want is. I was afraid this was one of those times. Frustrated, I continued to pray about this matter. The very next day, Ashley’s adaptive P.E. teacher told me, she knew someone, who knew someone who was selling a used above ground pool. I checked into it, and the price was good enough that we decided that even if it just lasted for this summer it was worth it. And the trees wouldn’t even have to be a concern yet. Within a week, we had a pool. It is a great experiment with very little financial risk. It gives us time to decide if we really want a pool, learn the upkeep, etc. with little commitment. So far I have learned that my kids love it. Someone is constantly in it. Ashley sleeps through the night if she has continuous access to a pool. (The one day we had to drain it, and she couldn’t use it, she was up in the middle of the night. I even took her to the city pool for an hour, but it wasn’t enough stimulation.) Obviously, we need an in ground, heated pool to appear in our yard, so she can sleep all year, instead of just the summer. Evidently, God and I were on the same page, the pool was a need! And God always provides the things we need! I’m going to keep talking to him about that heated pool.
Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow.... Matthew 6:31-34
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. ?Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever.
Philippians 4:19-20
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Originally posted June 2012
Okay, so I have not done a good job of keeping up the blog this summer. Things are going better than expected; however, we are so busy in June. I can barely keep up with everything, and computer time is what has been dropped. But I have a great story; I have wanted to share.
All three of my kids love, love, love swimming. It is an excellent sensory release for Ashley in particular. So every year, we go to the city pool almost every day, sometimes multiple times a day. Josh and Hailey can go there alone, but of course, I have to go with Ashley. Now sometimes this is fun, but daily it gets exhausting to chase her around. She loves the slide, but doesn’t wait in line well. So Ashley at the pool is a lot of work on my part. At the end of last summer, Jason finally agreed we could get an above ground pool this summer. Then at the end of spring, he told me that we would have to have a couple of trees removed first. Between the tree removal and the cost of the pool, there was no way a pool was in the budget for this summer. I was so disappointed because I really thought we needed a pool. And I truly believe God provides us with what we need; he has proven this point to me countless times in our life. Just sometimes God and I are not on the same page as to what a need is and what a want is. I was afraid this was one of those times. Frustrated, I continued to pray about this matter. The very next day, Ashley’s adaptive P.E. teacher told me, she knew someone, who knew someone who was selling a used above ground pool. I checked into it, and the price was good enough that we decided that even if it just lasted for this summer it was worth it. And the trees wouldn’t even have to be a concern yet. Within a week, we had a pool. It is a great experiment with very little financial risk. It gives us time to decide if we really want a pool, learn the upkeep, etc. with little commitment. So far I have learned that my kids love it. Someone is constantly in it. Ashley sleeps through the night if she has continuous access to a pool. (The one day we had to drain it, and she couldn’t use it, she was up in the middle of the night. I even took her to the city pool for an hour, but it wasn’t enough stimulation.) Obviously, we need an in ground, heated pool to appear in our yard, so she can sleep all year, instead of just the summer. Evidently, God and I were on the same page, the pool was a need! And God always provides the things we need! I’m going to keep talking to him about that heated pool.
Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow.... Matthew 6:31-34
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. ?Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever.
Philippians 4:19-20
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