Solid Rock

When i was younger my sisters and I, especially Dawn, would love to play an album my parents had titled Solid Rock! We would turn the volume up as loud as my mom would let us and listen to the record. We probably could still sing most of the lyrics today. One of our favorite songs was called Solid Rock! It was referring to Jesus Christ as the Solid Rock in our lives. At the time I didn't think too much about the lyrics as I just loved the vocals this group of 4 men sang. But as I think about it today, I know how special it is to have Jesus as our Solid Rock. Life takes a lot of twists and turns, ups and downs, highs and lows and even when we are down in the pit we can know that God will get us back on Solid Ground. He will guide our footsteps and keep us from falling too deep if we keep our eyes fixed on Him. It is very reassuring to me, especially on the days i feel my foot begin to slip. I love the passage below.

Psalm 40:1-3

I waited patiently for the Lord;

And He inclined to me and heard my cry.

He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay,

And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;

Many will see and fear

And will trust in the Lord.

Awesome!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!!!

I can't believe that again, i sent Xavier off to school. As we waited for the bus, I thought of all the other times I had dropped X off to school or waited with him for the bus. This year it seemed even more exciting and scary as he was starting third grade in a new school and a public school. Coming from private schools before, this is sure to be new to all of us. I am excited for him because he is a good kid and will most likely be a light in a dark world. This morning before we sent him to the bus stop, Ross had a Bible study with him and encouraged him to do his best and to be a Christian example in his class. You can be sure that this mom will be praying for him all day long!

Zeph was very upset that Xavier was gone today. He had a royal fit all the way home from the bus stop. What a sight that must have been for our neighbors! It will be hard on him as he really loves his brother alot. But Zeph will soon get use to it and use to a new schedule with mommy. He will see that now he has control of the TV in the morning and he can do special things with mom that he didn't get to do all the time. The only thing missing for Zeph and I is my grammy, who we use to spend lots of time with when Xavier went to school. I'll talk more about her later! Good luck Xman, we love you and will miss you, but are so proud of you too!

Are you ready for some football?

Well, it is official! Football season is here! In the Johnson house it means watching every game, college and pro, from practice to preseason to regular season to the playoffs and of course all the bowls! It means listening to stats, predictions, trades, scores, highlights, reviews, pregame shows, hoots and hollers and rants and raves. Please feel sorry for me as i lose control of the remote for 7 months. And if that is not enough football we have Xavier signed up for Pop Warner tackle football. He has mini camp, 2 week every night practice, then 3 days a week plus games. It is a huge committment for kids and families. I don't know how large families can do it. I can't imagine running my kids to football and cheerleading or some other sport all at the same time. If Xavier didn't live and dream about football, I wouldn't really push him at such a young age. But he loves it sooooo much and of course so does his proud daddy! So ready or not here comes another 7 months of football for the Johnsons! I guess it is a good thing that i actually like the sport and enjoy watching my boy play! Go Xman Go!!!!!!!