Strength and Understanding

found one of my Sara Groves CD's at the messiah house last week (or was that the week before? - who knows!) anyway, been listening to it at work. i adore sara groves. if someone were to ask me, 'if you can hang with anyone in the world for a day, who would it be?', i think today i would answer sara groves. she fascinates me with the depth and soul in her songs. she's folky, yet amusing.

the song, song for my sons has gripped my attention this week. these are the lyrics which get my attention:

This is a song for my sons for when they understand it
You know how life is full, you know we couldn't plan it
your dad and I prayed for strength and understanding
for things we couldn't see or comprehend

there's something nearly magical about the line - 'your dad and i prayed...' since michael and alex are biologically Troy's sons and not mine, it adds an interesting element to the possessive word, 'your'. the boys are mine, too, yet they are troy and jeannie's kids. i'm probably not making any sense. michael and alex have become 'my' kids. yesterday i was asked by our financial advisor if i have any kids, and i stuttered for a second - then said, 'yes, yes i do have 2 kids.' it's taking me a little time to realize that i'm responsible for 2 kids, partly beacuse we only have them for 4 days a month.

michael called troy's yesterday to him about his mid-term report card. he has some A's, some B's and a C. we are so proud of him, (and jeannie for working with him on his homework.) alex didn't get his grades yet, so we are waiting to hear that outcome. i'm really proud of alex for stepping up, and wanting to be part of the Christmas play at church. i'm looking forward to seeing him be a tv star. he's gonna be great!

God has been very gracious to troy and i over the last week. i can't really go into much detail about it, but both of us have had opportunities to see the hand of God move in our lives.

i started a bible study with the women from our church this week. it will be good, just a little different format than i was anticipating. it will take me a bit to adjust, but overall i think it's a great way to meet some other women from the church. on a side note, i'm praying for opportunities for troy to get more involved at the church. (it's really hard with his work schedule.)

i'm making a commitment to start going to gym again. i've slacked long enough. troy and i were discussing areas in our lives where we needed to recommit to Christ. mine was about taking care of my body. i think too often when we are recommitting areas of our lives to Christ, we tend to only focus on the 'spiritual' stuff. i've learned man is made of up of 5 parts: emotional, spiritual, physical, social, and mental.

i have two questions:

so what areas in your life need to be recommitted to Christ?

if you can hang with anyone in the world for a day, who would it be?