It’s been a couple weeks since I posted any new blogs and, needless to say, things have been both busy and a little stressful.  I’ll give you a quick Kent Life Update (a Kent Lifedate, or Kentdate) for your reading enjoyment.

First and foremost, our baby girl is due in just 2 short weeks, although we’re praying for an earlier arrival.

Mindy’s mother comes on this Thursday for a month to help out and babysit the petting zoo (aka; our house) as needed during labor and delivery.  We’re looking forward to some great home cooking!

We’re coming down to the last part of our softball season and it looks like we could have a NY Giants ending.  We finished the season 7-7 with 5 of our losses coming in the first half of the season.  In our first two play-off games, we managed to 10-run rule (if you are up more than 10 runs in the 5th inning or later, game over) both teams, one of which was the #1 team in the league.  Tonight, we play the semi-finals and tomorrow (if we win) it’s the championship.  It’s going to be exciting.

Mindy stopped working a couple of weeks ago.  She will not hesitate to tell you it was not a moment too soon!  Since then, she’s been diligently getting our house cleaned to her standard but has also enjoyed getting her 11 hours of sleep every night (get it while the gettin’ is good).

WIth Mindy now at home full time, it does put significant financial pressure on us.  As we learned at church this weekend, one of pressure’s purposes is strengthen our faith in the provider of all things.  We/I need to focus not on the source of the pressure, but the power and provision of God.  Since losing my job in January, I have been anxiously (both good and bad anxiety) awaiting how God was going to work things out for the good of Mindy and me.  We have been blessed and continue to be blessed in this.

With that in mind, I have been spending my work hours listening to Dave Ramsey, a financial guru who operates on God’s and grandma’s principles of handling money (“Giving you the same financial advice your grandmother would, only we keep our teeth in”).  I highly recommend either him or Crown Ministries as a way to get your stinking finances in order so that if do find yourself out of work or in some sort of emergency, God won’t have to work so hard (or rather God won’t have to make you work so hard).

Mom and Dad are back from PA for a month and are about to start their Tour De Grandchild before heading back to their next assignment in Nebraska.  We look forward to seeing them tomorrow and again after Briahna gets here.

Grace and Peace.

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