Letters from a Lehrmann...: New York, New York...

Whew! What a crazy couple weeks we've had here at the Lehrmann household! But really, how I've been seeing God working hard in my life as well, and that's something I've been really praying for/about.

I've been having training for my job still, with one week in Cleburne, one week in Arlington, and then this week I'm in Cleburne, all set to go back to Arlington next week. It hasn't been the most fun, commuting back and forth, especially when I so want to have dinner ready for Brandon when he gets home, but he's been so good about waiting (especially since when I'm in Arlington, I don't get home until after he's been home for an hour). Fortunately, training's over come the end of September, so just a couple more months and I'll be in one place!

My sister Michelle got into a wreck a week and a half ago, so we've been consoling and give her guidance as to how to deal with this situation since then. It's been difficult to not mother her through this situation, but as Brandon reminds me, I have to set boundaries as far as roles go with her and me and with her and us (Brandon and me). But thankfully, she seems as if she's managing things, so thankfully (and prayerfully!), this situation will soon resolve itself.

My sister-in-law Lindsey took off for the Big Apple yesterday and we are so excited for her! She came home last Thursday night and from Friday to Monday, we spent every evening over there, enjoying the moments we could with her. Sunday evening, the whole family threw her an amazing Tony/Oscar party, complete with the red carpet and all and it was so awesome to have everyone together, all sending wishes of hope for Lindsey. And the gifts! They were too cute! My mother-in-law had said to get her gag-gift-type presents and I had such a field day picking out fun (yet some practical) gifts for her. We got her a toy gun (for protection!), a pedometer (her own personal trainer), hand sanitizer (after riding those subways all day!), a cool lava lamp nightlight (as a security system), a jar of cherries (her first groceries- and she loves them anyway), and much, much more including a wooden star I painted gold and wrote her name in caligraphy in black on (so she can have her own star hanging on her door!). She started a blog before she left and after Brandon and I read her first entry, we felt this was such a wonderful thing for her to be doing (not that we didn't before, we just didn't realize how much she included God in her decision). You'll have to read it, I've tagged her blog on the side of my own for anyone who wishes to read it.

Monday Brandon and I called in to work (yep, we're rebels) to have a much needed day to ourselves. Our weeks are usually so filled with meetings, appointments and get-togethers with friends (which we DO love!), we sometimes forget to check in with each other. This day was such a blessing for us, as we talked over so many wonderful issues. We talked about how much we desire to actively seek God each day, about our finances (I know that may not sound fun, but it really was!) and how we can make certain changes in our lifestyle to free up opportunities to glorify God so much more, we focused on our marriage and our desires for it, children and our plans for them (so much fun), and how we need to sometimes feel free to say no to certain activities and say yes to being in prayer with God more. I can't express fully how at peace I felt that night as I slipped into my bed! God is so good and I am so motivated by all we discussed and planned!

So here are some fun pictures from our past couple weeks, enjoy!