Keepin' Up With the Williams'

I am sitting in bed waiting like a kid at Christmas for Dave to get home. The baseball season is so long! You would think after so many years, I would probably be used to this, but it never gets easier being apart. I actually think it's super fun for about a week or so, but then it gets hard. That's where God kicks in to give me supernatural powers to keep my head above water. If you are without your hubby, I am sure you can relate if you still have little people in the house! It's mayhem! I should seriously be doing so many other things, but my brain is just so full I wanted to sit down and write!  I love writing and putting my thoughts onto paper(well a computer screen), it really causes me to stop for however long it takes me to type on a computer (with a missing o no less) and relive each little thought and blessing in my life here in the now! The past few weeks have been so crazy I haven't been able to stop and breathe. I have worked at the pharmacy a little more than normal, been working on Matilda Jane orders in my sleep,  my sister had a baby, and started homeschooling the girls again. I thought I hated homeschooling for awhile, but it was the devil haha. I keep telling myself that anyways. When we found out last year how long Dave would be gone into the fall, we tried to withdraw the girls from school and we had already signed a years contract, so that was a little complicated. We sent them to school and that lasted a whole 2 days. I knew it wasn't what God wanted for my family. I never had a peace about it.  We talked to the school and were able to withdraw them after all... So, in perfect timing both girls came to me and said, "mom, we really miss being home schooled, and seeing daddy.." and I said, well perfect because today was your last day of school. It was easy as that. I thought they would be so sad, but I swear I have some pretty awesome kids. People say that kids need stability. There is a fine line there... Kids do need structure and stability, but where their family is there home is. I love the flexibility of homeschooling and being able to go back and forth where ever Dave is. This week was our first week and they started a homeschool program called Veritas Academy. They go on Mondays from 9-12 for math and science, and then Thursdays 9-2 for history, Bible, Latin, and phonics. I have the curriculum at home and the teachers let me know what has to be accomplished for the week. It's easy peasy. Now all we have to do, is do it! The girls have many friends in the program so they are happy as can be! This will work great so we can go down to Florida when we want to see Dave, and when it's the off season, he will actually have 6 months or so of time with them, every day, all day. Since I will have a husband all winter, school for us will kick into full gear and we will stay busy. We are known to slack while he's away. It's hard to balance it all. So when you see us out doing stuff while kids should be at school, rest assured, we get it all in, some way or another! =) and really, every day is a teachable day in some way or another for us. Today, I think we seriously could take off the rest of the year because they learned so much! =))) We have a food pantry in our town where you can volunteer to come in, help get the food bagged, and call the people out by name and walk them to their car with a weeks worth of groceries. This presents an awesome 10 minutes or so of one on one time to hear others struggles. I had all 3 girls with me and it was AMAZING. I seriously thought there was no way I would survive with Kyndall, but it was easy. She carried the bread and was the one to actually put all of their food in the car. Katie and Kylie took turns asking them if there was anything we could pray for them about, and then my sweet Katie insisted on leading us in prayer each time. Now if that doesn't make a mama happy then I don't know what will!! I cried every time hearing her pray for these people's requests and I know it had to be equally as touching to these sweet people who have fallen on hard times. It was the absolute highlight of my 8 years of being a mother. My dream for my kids is definitely that they will see that there is more to this little world we live in and be able to go outside of our bubble and serve others, and do it with great joy. If this is all I ever teach them, I think I am ok with that.

Ok one last thing..

 Can you tell we were slightly excited?

 Addison Claire Wilson Born August 21 at 11 something am. 6lbs 12 oz

She has the biggest hairbows, and the longest toes you have seen on a tiny 6 lb baby! I am in love all over again. I held her tonight and I swear, I wanted to nurse her. I felt like she was mine! I know that's probably kind of gross, but my sister and I are really close =) I kept telling my sister, I think my milk is coming in! HAHAHA. She is just precious! Keep my sis in your prayers as she learns to navigate through sleepless nights with a toddler in the house, and also that her c-section incision will heal well!! If you want to bring them dinner any time in the next coming weeks let me know. I am trying to arrange a little dinner schedule to help her out in these next few weeks!