A tough week

I feel a bit bad that I have not been blogging very much this week. To be honest, it has just been a tough week!

Going back to school has been so busy. I must say though that I feel like language is going so great! Please pray for me I have my evaluation next Friday. I am so glad that they did not want to do the evaluation at the beginning of the week.

We have our co-workers here this weekend. Shane just went to pick them up at the airport, and for some reason their plane was diverted to a city about 2 hours away. So we are working on getting them here sometime before dinner. I am sure they are pretty tired of travelling!

I've really struggled with Dave this week. It has just been hard. His behaviour has been not so good, and he just is struggling. I have, however, been able to organize for his friend to come and play every Monday. So he will be playing with other kids on Monday (Ethan), Wednesday (we have a meeting that day-a few kids there), and Friday (playgroup time). I think that is pretty good considering our living situation at the moment.

I am so sick of our things breaking. On Christmas Eve, we had Maggie's oven door break (still not fixed). Every time we take the kids out on their bikes something happens to the training wheels-they literally break every single time we go out. I painted some painting for the kids with their Bible verses on it, and they have molded. They are just hanging up on the walls in the bedroom. Plenty of air and sunlight....but still molded! But the biggest thing....has been that I broke my bracelet that Shane gave me for our third wedding anniversary. It was my Vietnamese jade bracelet. I know it is just a bracelet, but I cried and cried over it. It is Vietnamese tradition to never take it off, and I have worn it continuously for the last 7 years. I feel over it now....what can I do about it? But it broke nonetheless! I think I know what God is teaching me through it all....so I'm hoping I learn it and move on!

I'm feeling a bit lonely too. I dont know how to explain it....but lets just leave it at that. I feel lonely.

Good news is....I'm enjoying my Bible study, and I am picking up and going on despite the things that happen to bring us down. I'm loving language, and I am ready to have my evaluation over with. I've had a great week cooking with my friends. I have a few photos, but I will download them later. Noah's teacher stopped Shane at school this week and told him how well Noah was doing. He is reading so well! Thank you Lord!!!!

Thanks for all your prayers. We really needed them this week.

Well...I must run. We are in the middle of a huge rain storm so the sewer has overflowed from the drain in the bathroom. When it rains a lot....the drains overflow in the bathroom and it just stinks and it's septic so we dont want to step in it. I need to go do some cleaning!!!!!

Keep those prayers coming!