Busy is as Busy Does

I just can't seem to find enough time to do much posting here on my blog. I am busy schooling my boys, taking care of my house and family and trying to get my business running. In order to get my Etsy shop noticed, I need to spend a couple of hours a day online on the Etsy site networking with other shop owners.

I am also trying to build a bit of a business offline as well. It's a slow process, but one that I am enjoying, and one that I hope will pay off.

Today was our last co-op day until after the holidays, and as much as we all enjoy our co-op, I am thankful for the break. However, basketball begins on Saturday. I received the schedule for the months of November and December and they aren't too bad. We did, however, receive some bad news today in regard to the varsity team that Anthony will be playing on. They will have a different coach again this year. The bad thing is the one boy who is moving up to the varsity team this year has strong self-centered tendencies and a bad temper. Last year, most of the boys on the JV team wanted him off of the team because he gets nasty to his teammates, and we've seen him lose his cool in a game. Well, the coach is his father, who encourages the self-centered attitude and hasn't done much to curb the bad temper, so we are concerned for the team this year, and Anthony, who was looking forward to this season, (as it is his senior year), is now dreading it. So, please help us bathe this issue in prayer. This is a Christian Homeschool team my boys participate on, and we hope the organization will take a stand, if it becomes necessary, to be clear on the appropriate behavior that is expected. However, it is quite apparent that a lot of people shy away from saying too much to this gentleman, who will be coaching, because they feel indebted to him because he helped to start this homeschool basketball program and has been involved for many years. So, please help us to pray.

Another, much bigger prayer request is for dear friends of ours who adopted a little girl from another country. They are currently in that country to bring her home, but they are experiencing some problems in that the little girl stopped taking her bottle for them and began to dehydrate, so they had to take her to the hospital. They have a nurse who was to arrive yesterday to be with them on the journey back to the U.S. to help with this precious little girl's special needs, so please pray that all will go well. Pray for sweet little Katie and her new mommy and daddy, Susanna and Joe.