Rocks in My Wagon: Firsts and Forty-firsts!

Monday, August 10, 2009

Firsts and Forty-firsts!

Ok - here is Eve today on her first day of First Grade!! Mommy was still nervous but didn't cry this year - so getting better . . . Eve was sooo excited!! (She did tell me she didn't want me to walk her to class - so I swallowed hard and said "Ok" like it was no big deal. Sniff . . . but the up-side was I didn't have to put make-up on this morning!)

Her teacher this year is Mrs. Lillis. I heard she used to be a high school English teacher, so I'll have to pay attention to my grammar and punctuation when I send a note to school - pressure!) When I picked Eve up this afternoon, she was all BIG smiles and said she had a great day! Hope the rest of the year goes as well!

And look what I got done while she was there!!! It's an anniversary card for my Mom and Dad . . .

41 years!! Wow! Congrats! Love you guys!!

(Oh wait - stamp images are copy-right Stampin' Up! and I got the flower pot card idea from Andrea Walford - think that covers it.)

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Why Rocks?

This is an excerpt from my blog post titled Rocks in My Wagon:

So actually my real reason for liking the name Rocks in My Wagon is because of the book Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World.

There is a story near the beginning of the book that I totally love. It’s better if you read it yourself, but I’ll try a brief synopsis from what I remember.

Basically, there is a person that God asks to carry 3 small rocks in a wagon up to the top of a mountain. The person starts off on the journey very excited and the load is light. But along the way, we’ll just say ’she’ (i.e. Julie) starts trying to help and carry other people’s rocks too - first small ones, then bigger ones, heavier ones. Next thing you know she is worn out and can’t get up the mountain (and wondering why God asked her to do this when she can’t).

I remember sharing with the group of girls I was with (loved that Bradford J Team) that I felt like my wagon was not only full but sitting on top of me. At the time, I think I had pretty recently gotten new house, new job, and new baby #2 (our sweet little Eden was NOT a fun delivery OR newborn - I think we were both crying quite a bit!) New baby meant maternity leave which meant no pay check (hence more DEBT). It was all a little over-whelming.

But anyway, the point is that I had to dump out the wagon full of all the rocks that I had been trying to pull and focus on only the rocks God wanted me to carry. At that time, there were 3 rocks with the names Shilo, Eve, and Eden. Not everything else. Not everyone else - not every patient I saw - not every need that needed to be filled. So now my wagon has a rock named Eli too, but it is all still much lighter and much easier to pull. And I am headed back up that mountain joyfully again.

Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Rocks in My Wagon

Monday, August 10, 2009

Firsts and Forty-firsts!

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