The boys start school next week. Jon and I are both excited and ready for the new adventure the school schedule will bring. We have boys in track, football, archery, and one even going to votech. The summer was a great way to jump in and build relationships now it's time to live life with them.
All that to say, that's not what I wanted to post about this time.
My thoughts lately have been about the fact that Jon and I are completely different people out here on the ranch. I am constantly amazed by the new discoveries that happen every day. I am constantly finding that I have changed. My heart is different, my thoughts are different, my personality has even shifted some. Being in a different place, with different people and in a position of authority to teenage boys has a tendency to do that to you. I'm a mom. I take care of five boys, boys that aren't my own. I feed a family of seven now, sometimes even more than that. I am no longer sitting behind a desk or defined by the work I do in the church. I am on my own, with my husband. I am a wife to a man that is a father. We are young, yes, but nevertheless we are parents. I am a woman that has to prioritize my relationship with God, my husband and now these five boys. We have to work through tough issues as a family. We laugh together, cry together and are just down and out right goofy together. I love being a mom! I wouldn't trade where I am in life for anything!
The ranch has changed us. We've grown up. We are different people now. I am amazed by God's plan for our lives. It's so incredible to see Him work it all out for our good.
In Christ Always,
Whitney
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