Elorra

I have to relearn when to load the pictures and when to type the text. Some of my posts will probably seem disjointed for a while. So here is what the Lord showed me the other day. Travis was using a knife to cut through the bratwurst that I grilled while he was at church. I stayed home with Kemper since he was still sick. Anyway, the knife that he used was not cutting very well. It was a knife that we use a lot, but I had just sharpened it so it seemed. I watched Travis sharpen the knife and the scripture Proverbs 27:17 came to mind. "As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the coutenance of his friend." I have heard that scripture so many times, but this time God said to me, "You need to be sharpened often, too." Just like the knife gets dull with much use, so do we. Our friends and family enrich our life and we need to make that happen when we get dull. Hmmmm. I will be pondering this point all week. The Lord is sweet to share His wisdom with us. Amen! Now on to a lighter note------------------> Breakfast is so much better when you share it with a friend. Holly brought a handful of friends to breakfast. Doodlebug friends. I couldn't figure out why she was holding one hand to her side and eating with the other hand. "Holly, use both hands please." And she said, "Momma, I can't." I soon found out why. She is so funny. She looooooooooves bugs. All bugs. Grasshoppers, doodlebugs, worms, spiders, crickets, caterpillars, butterflies. The list is long. Our camping experience was great for finding bugs. Kemper, on the other hand, was happy to carry around his blanket and Kitty. He still isn't 100%, but he is getting better. I feel so bad that I didn't know he was sick. I kept asking Travis, "Why are my kids the ones who whine all the time." It was frustrating to see so many kids happy and having fun, but my two were fussing and complaining. Poor Kemper. He couldn't help it that he had a fever. I should have known. He is sick a lot. The toddler years!!!!!

Here are some pictures from our weekend retreat. It was a fun and exhausting time, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. Some of our friends were there with their kids and we met new friends too. I am so glad to be so blessed with opportunities. Thank you, Jesus. All right, bloggers. I am back in action. Let's see how long it lasts. I'm really not a flaky person for the most part, but technology eludes me. Since it takes so long to figure out problems, I avoid it. Ugh. Summertime. We skipped Spring altogether. It was 95 degrees yesterday and really dry. They say that is good. Humidity is what kills you. There was a scorpion in the bathroom last night so I had bad dreams. Yuck. I am very scared of scorpions. I know fear is no good unless it is for the Lord, but I don't deal well with stinging insects. It's not a spiritual deprivation issue, but you should pray for me anyway. Holly finally got to go fishing this weekend. She caught 4 perch. One after another. And this made her bored and ready to move on. So we went canoeing and swimming. Our church hosted a family retreat. It was great fun, but Kemper got sick and had 103 when we got home. He also has a runny nose. Needless to say, he didn't really enjoy our trip. He is crying in most of his pics. Finally, I am proud to announce that Jack has graduated from high school. He did very well and we enjoyed the ceremony. I think moving to Garza HS was a wonderful move for him. Now he is working at HEB and he will go to Austin Community College for a start of his college years. That's all for now. Kemper wants his momma. Take care. More later.

I am trying again. This is only a test.