A little of this and that

Well - with spring comes LOTS of end of the year programs, ceremonies, field trips, projects, etc and that is what the Arrington Family is in the midst of these past few weeks! I will post about all of them at once sometime later this week.

God has really been revealing Himself to me in new and different ways the past few weeks. First of all - He is showing me that when He moves, He wants his people to be ready to join Him and serve Him. God is moving in the community of Bayfield and we are joining Him! Our youth here are growing by leaps and bounds in their faith! We will have 7 graduating this year and I can honestly say I am SO proud of every one of them...they're amazing! Some have over come big opsticals that have been dragging them down, others are moving on to a world of service to our country through the military, others are exploring the fine arts and using their talents to praise the Father and another is dedicating her life to the mission field - how can we not be proud of that? One of them - is saying the prayer at graduation and I LOVE her e-mail to Joel where she expressed that she had wanted all her life to speak at Graduation as Valedvictorian but now - she gets to share her faith and her Lord and that is a MUCH better way to speak at Graduation!!!

Another thing I am learning - to truly seek God and ask for discernment in relationships. This is a hard one but a good lesson. God has shown me that the only motive I need to have in ANYTHING is to bring glory and honor to HIM and to Him alone! For this reason - I have backed off a lot of the "things" I have been involved in because they were for me and not for HIM!

Finally - God has brought me back to a very real passion and first calling - serving my family! I have sensed that God has asked me to make my 4 kids and husband my number one priority in serving Him. In theory and in words this has always been the case - however, this hasn't always been evident in my actions. So - I am working really hard at being home and available to serve them!

So - a random post but just an insight to where we are! Look for highlights of my kiddos activities SOON!