My Favorite People

Okay, it  may be weird to call yourself one of your favorite people but if you are wearing an eye patch then it is a lot more reasonable. 

 

 Lily was given this patch at her meet the teacher event and we have had a good time with it. 

 Samantha wanted to ride a bike like the big kids. This bike was perfect for her but she did not really grasp the riding thing and the best moment was when she got off and picked the bike up and was trying and mostly succeeding in carrying it. 

 This man is amazing. I have to brag about him for a minute. 

A continuous prayer for us is that his company will have enough or more work. There main source of work for Peter is related to storms like hurricanes and hailstorms. Well, there has been a shortage of hurricanes (don't get me wrong we do not want people to suffer but the promise of steady work would be really nice).  Anyhow, Wednesday he had a call from a potential new client.  They are from a firm based in Atlanta doing a bunch of work in Nebraska where there was apparently a very large hailstorm not too long ago.  Peter told them he would be willing to get licensed for Nebraska but could not help but ask how they got his name.  It turns out that on another case a couple of years ago, Peter was the opposing engineer to this firm.  But, they were so impressed with the honest and truthful nature of his report that they decided they would add his name to their database for future use. I have never been so proud of my honest man. He has found that there are many firms that are willing to make their reports say what the client would like it to say to help their case but Peter has never felt right about that.  We have been blessed with a work environment where he could always be honest and have outstanding integrity without any pressure to compromise. This new client could prove to be an unexpected answer to our prayers (we really thought we were praying for a hurricane in a not so direct way). There are blessings for doing what is right. 

 And my life would not be complete without these three big kids. 

They seem to grow more each day and I wish I could slow time down. 

I also wish that I felt more prepared to be their mother through these coming years. 

I do know that prayer and all of the patience and love I can muster will see us through. 

Summer is on its way out  and we have thoroughly enjoyed it.