Well, the trip to the hospital was a false alarm. Momma and baby are still hanging tight, but things are good. Kim got back home around 1:30 last night, but at least she’s familiar with the check-in process now!
This week has been a doozy around Camp Sublett. For a multitude of reasons, the stress level seems to be running pretty high. Today was the last day of school, it’s hotter than blazes, our house is in that “almost/not yet” stage of the remodel…
We keep a pretty full schedule around these parts, and we’re used to being busy. But maybe we need to take a look at the calendar and set some priorities and boundaries. As the kids have gotten older, their social lives have gained momentum. Kim and I aren’t slowing down either. This may be the summer that we have to exercise more discretion than ever if we want to keep our sanity.
I’ve been praying for UNITY in our family more than I usually do. I LOVE our family, and this summer is loaded with possibilities for making some great memories. God is moving in our family, and we want to be fully present to what he has planned for us.
As the husband & father of Team Sublett, I have to lead the charge in terms of attitude, disposition, and spiritual growth. The Bible says that Satan (the thief in John 10) is out to steal, kill, and destroy: Peter writes that the devil is like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Roaring Nittany Lions are pretty common around Happy valley, but this is something altogether different.
More than ever, I am asking God to deliver us, to protect and defend us, to help us stand against the schemes of the devil. I believe that we–Team Sublett, our church, the church of the city–are on the verge of a breakthrough. I believe that God wants to do something powerful, something eternal, something new here in Happy Valley.
I’d hate to get discouraged, to get side-tracked, to miss what God intends. The nation Israel was on the verge of the Promised Land, but their unbelief and disobedience cost them 40 years of wandering in the desert. I’ve never spent time in the literal desert, but I know I don’t want to miss what God has planned for us.
I’m looking for a breakthrough, asking God for wisdom to know what he desires for us, and the courage to do what he asks.
How about you? Are you feeling like I am? What are you doing to fight the good fight, to keep the faith?
2 Comments
Katie · June 10, 2011 at 10:34 am
So…I missed something. Who’s having a baby?
stacy · June 14, 2011 at 2:14 am
A 19 year old girl we’ve been working with. Kim is serving as her birth coach, and we’re helping her work through the adoption process. She’s close to delivery day.