I’m feeling a little overwhelmed and nervous today. I’ve been reading on the internet blogs about cruising with teenagers. So far, there isn’t a lot of encouragement. I guess I need to temper that with the fact that their really isn’t much positive about teenagers period. Maybe that’s the theme. I don’t know. I just don’t want to ruin their lives (in their minds). A lot of our experience will depend on our attitudes…all of our attitudes. I don’t want to be trapped in close quarters with two teenagers who feel like we’ve ripped their lives from them. I know this is a hard time in life anyway. God is going to have to take care of that issue.
Then there’s preparing the house to sell it. I never realized the mass amounts of woodwork in this house until I began sanding, priming and painting (2 coats) it all!! I have 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, all the cabinet doors from the laundry room, and a large living/dining area left to do! It seems impossible to finish in such a short time. We wanted to have the house finished and ready to show by June 1st. We’ve missed that deadline. Obviously, the whole trip’s beginnings hinge on selling the house. We’re half way through June already…summer is zooming by!!
So, pray for me/us. In addition to handling the kids’ emotional issues as the time approaches, I have my own I’m dealing with. I know it’s going to be awesome, it’s just making the transition…and the longer the transition takes, the more time I have to contemplate all the “cons”. Not that we hadn’t already weighed the pros and cons, but I’m finding that I’m second guessing things (not uncommon for me). So just please pray. Thanks.
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I know you know, but if God is sending you – EVERYTHING will be okay. Teenagers find a way to make even the most pleasant experience (vacation, movies, games) seem like it stinks, and we’re trying to ruin their lives! Trust me, i know!
If you as a family decide the kids need to come back for school, we can help. I actually think they will love it!
Your cold feet and second guessing is the very reason why so few of us don’t embark on this kind of journey. Great adventures require great risks…
Okay, since I’m waxing philisophical
“One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” Andre Gide
One of my favorite movies is Joe Vs. The Volcano (despite the bad acting of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan). One line in the movie Joe is floating on his very awesome and useful steamer trunks in the middle of the ocean and the moon is gigantic and he looks up at it and says, “God! I forgot how big you are!” or something like that.
On the other hand, at the end of the movie, they are once again floating on the amazing, resurrected steamer trunks and Patricia says to Joe, “it’s always gonna be something with you, Joe. Isn’t it?”
I think I’m a lot like Joe. I may get resolution and peace about one issue, but give me a few minutes and I’ll think of some other reason to remember that God is big enough to conquer anything!! I get to the right place…I just seem to take the extensive tour! So off I go into the wild blue yonder seeking what adventure I might need a miracle for. (hee hee)