Tess & I

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My little high schooler

So much has happened over the last few weeks. For starters my daughter started high school!!! Crazy. I feel like I just left high school. She is going to the same school I went to, her locker is right where mine used to be, she may even have some of the same teachers down the road. It's a blast from the past. So far the adjustment is going alright but I think she is struggling to know where to fit in. She doesn't really have a niche or a great set of friends, which at that age is such a part of how you identify yourself. Pray, pray, pray, I remind myself.

We have also had two new additions to our house. One is Yvonne, a friend of ours who is getting married this Sunday and has been living with us for the past month till she ties the knot. Our good friend Tess is a more permanent roommate who moved in a just a little after Yvonne. They have been patiently sharing a room and they are really the best roommates ever. I was a little afraid that it would be hard to go back to sharing my space with other adults but so far it has just been a blessing. We aren't together all the time, we are adults doing our own thing, but getting to touch base at night and in the morning is so wonderful!

So in news about my love life. It is hard to know if I should give the short or long version of this story but basically I have been dating Ray Robins, a guy I went to high school with. I ran into him at the gym where he was playing against my brother in a basketball league and we said hi (he looks way different- I didn't even recognize him). Shortly after seeing him at the gym he wrote me on Facebook ask if I wanted to hang out sometime. I thought he would be scared off by the whole Rachel thing- but he wasn't. When Rachel was gone for 10 days on her missions trip we met up and found out we had lots to talk about. I have had my reservations because he has a lot growing to do both spiritually and relationally. He is divorced (no kids) and has made a lot of bad relationship decisions in the past, and he is just coming to really know the Lord for the first time. Even in the short time I have known him I have seen so much genuine growth and struggle going in him but there is so much that only time will tell. These are things that we have been in conversation about quite a bit and I think we are both coming to the realization that the best thing is for us to be friends for a while. It is hard to know how to build a genuine friendship when we see so much potential for other stuff there but it seems necessary right now. On a positive note he does have a lot of things I very much like. For starters he is 6'7'' and a great basketball/volleyball player. He went to Princeton where he played both sports, so of course he is smart (kind of a nerd in some ways) and athletic, two very attractive things to me. He has a great job (auditor at a Nuclear Power Plant) and he has been VERY open and straight foreword with me. We can't stop talking! I think that openness, and the never ending conversation is the thing I like the most. He also really likes me and he is not scared of Rachel (OK...well maybe a little). Rachel hates the whole thing- it brings up a lot of fears for her and she treats him horribly. This has been a major challenge- it is a new adventure in parenting!

So that's the scoop on life here, so full and busy. Sorry if I haven't been able to keep everyone up to date- I have felt like I barely know what is happening myself. My heart, mind and attention have been divided all over the place but over the last month. For the last few days I have been meditating on Psalm 139. I hope everyone goes and reads it right now. It is such an amazing reminder of God's glory & power combined with his intricate care for us as individuals. He is in control! If my blog had a theme that would be it. No matter the circumstances, God is enough. This is the life lesson I keep learning over and over. It feels more and more real everytime because experience keeps showing it to be true. Praise be to God!