December 14, 2022 - Wednesday


Haha we were back at the Popescos this morning! Me and Ollie went over there so that Jenny and I could discuss our advent book. It was a good time. I was a little distracted because I've been selling things on Facebook and was getting a ton of messages about that and also a million texts from Ben, but it's all good. 

I made fried chicken for dinner, which turned out really yummy, and then we made gingerbread houses together. :) I was feeling grumpy about it, but I kind of just turned myself around and said to myself, "STOP BEING AN ASSHOLE" and then it was better! It was actually a really fun, cute time. Jonas spent so much time working on his. Crazy that he's just entirely independent with stuff like that nowadays! 

Ben expressed some worries to me today about Jonas switching schools next year. Jonas is absolutely sure that he won't make any friends at Calumet. He feels like his social life will be over and he will be miserable forever once he makes the switch. Ben has started to catch some of his negativity about it too and is remembering how tough it was for him to switch schools and move to Marietta. He never ended up making friends like he had when he was a kid ever again. But, really, Jonas doesn't have many friends right now and I had a totally different experience to pull from. When I moved, I finally STARTED making friends. In my new neighborhood is where I made my best friend that I stayed best friends with for 20 years. Anyway, it's something to keep in prayer. It's not going to be an easy change for any of us and Jonas is especially sensitive and prone to anxiety. I truly believe that this will be good for him, but me telling him that is not making him feel better. I'd love for him to start leaning on God, but I don't know how to convince him of that. Hopefully his Blowout camp this summer will help him to feel more confident and excited, just like his TNT camp did last year. 





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