Survived first day of school...

I survived the first day of school not only as a teacher this year, but as a parent to 2 teenagers!  You never understand what a parent goes through the first days of school, until you have them.  I mean the endless paperwork, I may have began misspelling my name and mixed up birthdays by the end of the mountain.  

My classes are going good, got a few tough cookies, but we will get that fixed quick I am sure.  They all liked to test the water you know!

D and T both had a good first day.  T was nervous, being at high school and all, but he survived and came home with a smile on his face.  T's favorite classes so far are his morning classes.  D loves school.  She of course loved seeing her friends and talking to them.  She has just about every class with at least 2-3 friends!  Hope this doesn't get her in trouble talking.   I have D in class this year, it is a little different knowing that I am the parent and teacher. 

T's 14th birthday is Saturday!  We are having dinner at the house with some family.  He does not like much attention in that aspect and just likes to be home.  I have tried figuring out what to do, but he is not easy to discuss this with.  I think he may invite one of his friends over also. 

Ways you can pray for us:

1. D's attitude, she is sassy and such a drama queen!
2. T's attitude toward school, he likes it and thinks it is important, but would rather not put much effort into it if he doesn't have to.
3. Me being patient and learning how to deal with the attitudes.
4. That they will have a desire to get involved at church.  I never know how much to push and how much to allow them to chose.  I want them involved, but at first they didn't even want to go to church.  We now don't have problems going to church (even if it is not their favorite), but getting involved is taking time.
5. Also with disciplining.  I am not much of a "yeller" but they do not want to take me serious because I say it more in a calm manner.  I am guessing that maybe yelling was how it was before and so they are just adjusting to even though I am not yelling at you, I am serious and need you to fix your behavior.  

Thanks to you all for support and prayer!  

We are all moved in!!!

I guess it has been a really long time since I have updated this!  Well we got all moved in a settled in the house.  We all enjoy the extra space, it has become the perfect place for D to work on tumbling.  We had a 2 gentlemen come help us move out of the kindness of their hearts!  They will never know what they did for us!

So I have to share how God showed himself to me tonight.  I was really struggling with feeling worthless.  I mean T does not want to be seen with me at ALL and I was feeling that for D I was just a location for her to stay so she can stay in contact with friends and family.  I mean will they ever love me, I don't care if they appreciate what has been done or anything, but will I ever be more then Ms. Moreland to them.  (Yes! They still call me that!). I started reading scripture, I needed something.  I was reading James 1 and came to the last verse and it says 

"Religion that God our Father accepts aspire and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world".

These 2 are not orphans, however, to me it is the same. They have parents who are alive,  but cannot take care of them.  So even though some days are tough, it is my job to take care of these precious children (who some days, don't seem so precious).  I do love them, and enjoy getting to spend time with them.  They are your normal teenagers, I can rest assure of that!  Parenting is just still not normal to me.  :-). One day it will be, but today was not my shining moment.  I am sure I will have plenty more of those days to come.  

One thing I can always be sure of and we all can is God's love, his will, and that his scripture is always there and full of truths.