Welcome to my "New Normal"

Hello everyone! Today is my first post on blogger since McKenzie passed away. So much to be said, so little time. I'm going to put a final post on McKenzie's website and then reference this site in case anyone wants to follow the crazy adventures of the May Family through our grief. My thought for the day, out of 1 Peter, "Satan roams the earth searching for someone to devour." I believe that Satan continues to attempt to devour my family. He wishes that my husband and I would cave to the pressure. He wishes we would divorce and renounce the faith we have clung to throughout McKenzie's illness and death. I will not succumb to the pressure. He seeks to devour my children. While McKenzie is safe in the arms of Jesus, Courtney, Caroline and Monroe are always victim to Satan's attack. I must be the mother they need; I must continue to point them to Jesus. It's not easy, but I must journey on. I am so pleased that they are in a school where the name of Jesus is spoken daily. Thank you for your prayers...
With Love, Jeri

Well, I hit a wall today. I wanted to quit. But quitting is not an option! I must keep going as long as there is breath in me. I am not the woman in my group who is having financial challenges, I am financially blessed. I am not the woman I met recently who lost 3 out of 4 children in a car accident, all my children are alive and mostly well. I am not the woman whose husband took his last breath yesterday morning, my husband is alive and well and on his way home! I am so blessed! I give it all to you, God. You are in charge of my leadership, my marriage, my children, and of all that I do. Order my days, manage my time, remind me not to waste any, and remind me to exercise.

I must believe!

I must believe that God will sell our house and get us to Salt Lake City. Many obstacles must be overcome before we get there. I believe that if I put God first in my life that He will wipe away every obstacle. A question in my Bible Study today asked what would I do if I knew I only had one week left to live. Part of my answer is that I would write. I would write about my life so that I would not forget and that my children would not forget either. This blog is part of that response. Last year, I was faithful in journaling through McKenzie's illness on her website. I want to be faithful in journaling through this next step of faith. I am beginning right now!