It Is Well With My Soul

I love that old hymn "It Is Well With My Soul" I had forgotten about it until this past December when I heard Jennifer Rothschild speak at a women's breakfast. She talked about how God gave her that song right after she had learned that she was going blind. It was a song she never learned to play but it was the first song that came to her when she arrived home from the doctors office. It gave her a sense of peace that everything would be OK and that God was in control and he would never leave her. I've really held on to that song since then, it's helped me get through the past 4 months and I'm sure it will be there for me in the years to come. It helps me to know that no matter what happens or comes my way God is always there. We've had some very scary moments just recently and even through those times I prayed earnestly to God to get us through. You know God has always answered my prayers, sometimes it's been a "No" response but usually after that "No" I see that He had another plan that was better than my own.

I feel very blessed to be able to see God working in my life. I couldn't always see him even though he was there. I think I had to learn to look for him. It took time for me to learn that the events happening in my life were all part of God's plan for me and now for my family.

Here is an example... We applied to get our son Clayton into the lab school at ISU, we had heard some things about our home school that made us uneasy so we thought we would try and get him into another school. Well, we got a rejection letter last week. I had prayed and prayed that we would get in, but it didn't happen. So we started looking at private schools, and we found one that we really like however it's going to cost more than we have right now to send him so we decided to pray about it. Is there anything we can cut out of our budget to help with the cost or should I get a part-time job? These and many more questions are in our thoughts and prayers. This afternoon my husband had lunch with some friends who work for a different company in town and they told him that there company is hiring people in his field and they are willing to pay anything for someone with experience. I'm talking more than we imagined we would have in the next 10 years. We are still praying about this, but it could be an answer to our prayers. We would be able to afford the private school and possibly move to a new house next year. It's a big step and we need to weigh all our options, but I think God is placing this before us for a reason now it's time for us to act upon it.

So Many Things

I have got so many things on my mind and I'm not to sure what to do or how to handle everything.
Here is a list:
Eli's upcoming surgery
My RA and deciding a treatment plan
What diet is best and can I really stick to it
Should I take a vitamin supplement
What will the Medications do to me
Choosing a School for Clayton
Will he get into Metcalf
Do we send him to public school or find a private school
Do we home school
Should we move so we can be in a different school
We have so much work to do on this house before we can sell it
Fix Clayton and Eli's bedrooms
Paint the fence
Fix the basement
Fix the playroom walls
MOPS - can we move to a new location and what will my role be
I feel like a horrible friend sometimes because I haven't kept in touch with my friends like I should be.
My mom worries a lot and I do my best to let things go, but sometimes I feel like I'm being bombarded and I hate worrying. I know that God will take care of me I just need to know that I'm on the right path.