Growing up fast!

 

August 15th, 2011

Wow how time flies!

Today my babies started school.

Brianna started her last first day of middle school as she is now in 8th grade! 

Its so hard to believe that next year, she will be in 9th grade!

Kara started 6th grade and Ethan is now in 2nd. 

They had a wonderful first day.

I start school on Thursday.

Jeremy starts school on Monday.

And this year, Jaxson will be starting preschool. Right now, he isnt too sure about it. 

Anytime he things he might spend away from me, upsets him. Its time. 

Although it wont be a complete seperation. 

I will be helping with the preschool while I am in school so I can learn with hands on. I am excited. ;)

Just wanted to share this with you all!

Have a blessed day everyone and I pray those who have children in school, that this is the best year yet!

God Bless You all!!

To Be or Not To Be

“To be or not to be…” The words of one who isn’t sure life it worth living. Is this life not my own? NO! To me, it is not! This life was given to me by God, to be used for God, to show people who God is in my life. There are obstacles that arise in each of one our lives and it’s up to each one of us how we look at them and how we will go about them. Will we let them control us or will we control them. I have not always been the best at the latter part of that…”controlling them” but I am working on that. In the past two years, God has been teaching me how to tell my storm how BIG my God is and not tell God how big my storm is. I have been freed and am being freed still daily from the spirit of worry! You know the one that comes in like a flood and washes all stable things away. You look around and you just aren’t sure when or where or how you can fix the mess it has left behind. But God has taught me that He is the ultimate construction crew. He comes in, dries up all the water and rebuilds faster and better than ever before. So “to be or not to be”…I choose to BE! Worry has no place and when it starts to creep in, I call on Jesus! I remember what great and wonderful things He has done; I remember what He is doing and where He brought me. I remember the chains that He has broken off of me and how those chains will not be passed to those coming after me. There is freedom in that all by itself for me. Knowing that the mess that has been for years is now cleaned up and is not and will not be passed to my kids and the future generations puts a “little water to the eye” as I once heard an old cowboy say. I can hear it now, “what is she talking about?” Well just a short version…the chains of worry, the battle in the mind of what will be next?; the chains of alcoholism and drugs that have haunted my family for years; the chains of abuse that have seemed to creep into the next generation; the chains of bondage that leave you feeling helpless and feeling worthless. Just to name a few. I am FREE!!!! Those are no longer a part of the family heritage of Heidi Marie Smith Ledbetter nor Jeremy B.(shh can’t tell you. Haha) Ledbetter!!! Our kids will not have those demons to battle! Oh and one last chain that probably the biggest…Opinion of Man!!! Just a little FYI, we love each one of our family and friends. You are very important to us and though we value your opinion to some degree, we have come to realize that we cannot base our decisions on where others think or feel what is best for us. We spend lots of time in prayer, fasting, and the word of God and we have to base our every decision of who He is and what He wants for our lives. I (and Jeremy) have spent most of my almost 30years on this earth concerned of what other’s think, what do they want me to do, will they be happy with my decision…blah, blah, blah. It’s exhausting and emotionally draining to be worried if everyone around you like or agrees with your decisions. But wow at the freedom that comes with only depending on God and whether or not He agrees. (If you have always battled with the Opinion of Man, I greatly!!!!!!!! Suggest that you ask God how to get away from it.) Anyhow…. Freedom, To Be… That’s where I am going with all this.


We have embarked on a great adventure in our lives. One of the very many we have had in the last 10 years. (Following God is fun, new adventures around every corner. Some scary but always turns out wonderful.) Jeremy as you know has gone back to school. After the last year of trying to get basic down and trying to head into the medical field of some sort, he is being lead down a completely different road. One that we are very excited about. One that we believe is best for him and for us as a family. He will be changing his focus to Barbering. He will be starting barber school this fall. His goal is to bring back the old time men’s barber shop. It has become a lost art of the past and is slowly dying with the pro’s. Yes big difference from where he was headed but after the past year of school and lots of prayer over the summer, we have realized this is the right road for us. We are very excited as to what the future holds for us. I have also just in the past week decided to go back to school! I am super excited. Never thought that I would be excited about going back to school but I am. And I think that comes from knowing that God is leading and where He leads, I will follow. I start school this month for the fall semester to get my Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education. I will be able to teach preschool through third grade. Becoming a teacher has always been in the back of my mind since I was in high school but I have never pursued it much nor though much else about it. I have a good bit of credits and am looking at about 3 years or less left of school. I will be able to take all my classes online with the exception of a few. So this will still allow me to be at home with Jaxson til he starts kindergarten in a couple of years and be involved with the kids at school.

New changes as we round the last corner of this Finishing Season with God. (if you didn’t read the last blog, go!) It’s an exciting time and we look forward to what God is doing and where we are going! We love and thank each and every one of you who are a part of our support team. Thank you to those who pray with us and help us along this path that God has us on! You are vital to us! Please keep us in your prayers as we enter into this arena of our life. God Bless!!