Sticks and ...

not tying you sneakers in PE will break your bones. For those of you who don't know, Caleb broke his foot in PE last week. We thought it was a sprain and he insisted on staying (and walking on his foot) in school for the remainder of the day. He has always wanted to "need" crutches and was very happy when we borrowed some. Rich and I tend to play it safe and take our kids to the doctors "just to make sure." The nurse practitioner who saw him ordered the xray "just to make sure" though she was all but certain it was a sprain. We were all surprised when the radiologist told us his foot was broken. Caleb is now sporting a fancy boot and is able to walk without crutches.

It's been fun to hear him tell of the story, how he was making a great shot in the PE basketball game...he jumped 10 feet off the ground...come to think of it, I don't know if the shot went in or not, but regardless, he didn't return safely to earth...definitely needs to work on his landings.

While I fell bad about the break and the discomfort of his injury, I just have to wonder if he would have broken the foot if his shoes were tied. For those of you without kids or young kids, it's "un-cool" to tie your shoes properly (and think of all the time we as moms spend teaching out kids how to tie their shoes before kindergarten!). I gave up the fight many years ago, do I go there again? Hmmm...a thought for another day.

All that to say, there are just things that happen in our lives that we cannot plan. It throws us off with lots of things. The encouragement for me is those of you who have been praying for Caleb and my family and the fact that God is always there for me. He's there for you too!

New Blog

There is an excitement in the air to be more consistent in studying God's Word, the Bible at LCC!To help in that process I've started another blog that is title "LCC Women Study the Word." Look for the link under "helpful links" and hop on over. You can join a Bible study group to enhance your learning or follow along at home. Either way you will be blessed as you spend time in the Word.

It's A Bling Thing!

I think I can say for all those who attended "It's a Bling Thing!" was definitely a "God Thing!" God was certainly present this weekend in a BIG way! The words "thank you" seem so inadequate to express my appreciation...first to God - He was with us each step of the way...to the retreat committee who did such an outstanding job...and to each lady who attended! I pray that God would continue to lay things on your heart to make life changes and to share with others the lessons learned. I pray that this will be a spring board for women's ministries and all God is doing in the life of LCC.

Please use the comment section of this blog to share with others the things God taught you this weekend...it will be an encouragement to everyone!