Quick update and prayer requests...

It's been awhile since I posted, so I'm just going to give a quick update and ask for some prayer!!!

Madison is currently in swim lessons and is doing wonderfully. The first day she got in the water, the teacher got her to do things I've been trying to do for years!!! She only has three lessons left but I'm hopeful that she will now be more confident in the water. She is starting to get an attitude with me and so my patience is starting to be worn thin. I ask prayer that we can get through this pre-adolescent stage and find a good balance between us. I want to continue to be a caring and patient mom and the days when all she wants to do is talk back, I find that woman to be long gone. I pray that I can continue to show her what it takes to be a woman of God and to treat all people with love and respect.

Emily recently went in for a second MRI and it was such a hard day for me. She did wonderfully through the entire thing but was exhausted the next couple of days. The prayer request I'm asking for her is that when we get the results, everything will be normal. I pray that there is no cyst or tumor in that beautiful head of hers and that there is no further reason to worry.

My next prayer request is for our entire family. Blain is being deployed and we now know the actual date. While I can't share it for security reasons, just know that it is soon and we are beginning to prepare. I am sad at the thought of having to spend the rest of the year without him, I am sad for the girls...they have gotten incredibly close to their daddy over the last few months and I know it is going to be a tough time for them. I am asking prayer first for Blain. That he will be safe while he is away and that he is given many opportunities to write or call us. I ask prayer for myself, that I will be a good single parent while he is gone and that I am given the opporunities to take a step back and get refreshed when I feel like I can't go on alone anymore. I pray for each of the girls, that they will understand that daddy will be coming back soon. I pray that they will rely on eachother for support and love in the way sisters only can and that although they're young, they can get a grasp on the entire situation.

We need prayer!!!