Its been a long year already

I can't beleive it is only the middle of February. Our family sure has had a crazy year so far. I think we have been fully healthy for a total of 1 week so far. We have had upper chest infections, ear infections, strep throat, stomach viruses, procedures, colds, you name it we have had it. Isabel and Erin went to Cincy Children's Hospital for her latest check up on how she is doing and they determined that she will be having double hand suregery in April. Last week we got water in our basement...again. Two weeks ago Erin and I got away for a few days in Columbus. The kids have had 2 hr delays it seems almost every morning for school. Three of our girls have already finished an entire session of ice skating and will be starting another this weekend. It has just been nutty. At the church we have had countless people in the hospital with their own struggles with surgeies, emergenices, and other illnesses. We had to cancel My Place last week & cancelled our lead team last night all because of weather. It has been quit a year.

Do you ever just have those seasons of life that are so hectic and chaotic? You wonder how you have made it through them? Or in some cases it is so crazy that it just seems to be a blur...you feel like you have been doing nothing but catching up or just keeping your head afloat. That is what this year has felt like. I am sure some of you can relate to this and some of you have had even crazier years. I am always amazed that no matter how wild our seasons of life are that God never changes. He stays constant and true in His character and His qualities. I wish I could say the same for me during these times. Sometimes I just seem to be (or at least feel like I am) out of balance. I get irritable, more selfish and self-focused. It is easy to lose touch when life is going a million miles an hour. I am sure things will slow down here pretty soon...yeah right. Does life ever slow down? Well maybe sometimes but it is not a guarentee. How do you cope with a crazy life full of the expected and the unexpected? It's not easy but that is life isn't it. I pray that I continue to take on the characteristics and qualities of Jesus as I walk through life with Him together. I pray that you do the same as well. Blessings,