It has been a rather hectic time around the house - and campus - in the past weeks, so much so that this has been the first day/weekend off I've had since August 8th.

Good news is that things are going very well. Bad news - abundance has a way of needing to be managed that creates chaos in the short term. But God is good and is providing moments to de-stress and get back in the swing of things.

Snapshots of what is going on:
* W. is home for a couple of more weeks. He was going to apply for a job here on campus that he would have been GREAT for, but the pay was too low.

* We need the extra $1,000 a month from his income right now b/c our tenant in our house in Georgia informed us today she is moving out.

* This is actually a bit of a blessing because we have been wanting to sell the house and yet she had a lease (although she has been late on her rent the last 5 months). W. will be flying out there next week to list it and such. Please pray that it will sell quickly!!!! At this point, I'd pay someone all of my 403b to take it.

* I'm teaching a freshman seminar class - good for the income; hectic for the schedule. I'm actually enjoying the teaching endeavor, but with our campus ministry programming it is overwhelming.

* Our numbers are clearly up from last year. Partly b/c of a larger entering class, partly b/c we have credibility now. We may have to move out of the chapel if we get any more folks in worship! (Our chapel is itty-bitty, but we have had 35 or so both weeks, and last year we had about 12-15)

* A. is now staying angry with me if I give him a time-out. Making it very interesting around here. He said he was mad at me because I've been "mean." Truth is, he's right...I've been much less "fun mommy" the last two weeks. Hopefully this weekend began to remedy that.

* (And I'll end with this because, let's face it, nothing else can top it!) A. is also becoming very observant - even the pediatrician says he is more observant than children much older than he. So today, when W. and A. and I were in the living room after church, A. kept saying something and pointing at Kirby, the dog. Finally, we realized he was pointing at Kirby and saying, "Why is Kirby's penis out?"

Holy crap, it took all that W. and I had to not laugh our butts off. I said, "Sometimes that just happens." A. said, "Why? What is Kirby's penis doing?" I looked at W. and said, "This is your territory." Thankfully, my husband is more creative than I am and said, "You know how sometimes in the morning your penis "hurts" and it's hard to put a pull-up on? That is how Kirby's is, too." A. goes, "Oh, ok."

What the hell am I in for???