Well hello everyone :)
I am so glad you stopped by to see about us again. We are doing ok. My hubby and I spent a few weeks this past month just being hubby and wife. I tell you what, you don't realize how many things you don't do anymore until it's just you and your spouse together at home alone. I enjoy my girls. They are my life's joy and most precious gifts. (I of course include my grand-daughter in that!) I have to admit though I have enjoyed things with my husband that I haven't done in a long time... things like sitting on the front porch enjoying a sunset; snuggling on the sofa in a dark room watching a movie; riding in the car with no particular place to go, just so we could spend time together; TALKING. There were so many small things we shared these past few weeks that the busyness of life just didn't make time for. I thank God for showing me that an empty nest will be manageable and this trial run for it made it ok. We raised our daughters to grow up and leave the nest, but I never said it would be easy to watch it grow empty.
Now, you might ask, what happened these past few weeks to make me feel like a momma bird? Heather as you know was my first nestling. She calls me regularly, something for which I am very blessed, but she lives almost 45 minutes away as the mom drives. Tiffany has been busy making finishing touch wedding plans and Rochelle has been traveling- first to Branson, Missouri and then to Anchorage, Alaska.
Tiffany will soon be Mrs. Christopher Michael. Her wedding is set for August 18th, a mere 13 days away. I am very happy for them and as soon as the wedding is past and I can get pics uploaded you will have one to see. They plan to go on a cruise to Mexico and when they return they will continue looking for a home to buy. Her wedding shower was yesterday and, true to form my mommy moments were trying to surface but she didn't see them. I explained a few years ago what mommy moments were, so if you've read any of my posts you know I get teary eyed about the quickness of my girls growing up.
Rochelle's travels took her to Branson with friends in which she met the guy she thinks is the one who broke J.D. Sumner's Guiness record for lowest note hit by a human voice. The Alaska trip was a mission trip with our church. I am so glad she had the opportunity to go and experience serving the Lord and being someplace that I've never been. I am also excited that she brought home the coveted pictures of hills (which look like mountains to us) and moose! It was her first time flying and she got to experience something called turbulence which she did NOT like.
I am proud of the girls we have raised. They have loving, generous hearts and they have professed Jesus as Savior. I know that no matter where they go in life they will be ok as long as they keep Him at the center of their lives because when all else doesn't make sense He is the One you can turn to.
David was given the opportunity to preach during the absence of our pastor and the other 6 church members who went on the mission trip. I am glad he was givne this opportunity. He has taken a pause in sending out resumes until he finishes his Master's course in seminary; but rest assured he will continue answering God's call as often as he can. Pray for him as his job has gone to permanent nights which makes it difficult to study.
Our only mode of transportation's theft system has begun to lock us out. This seems to be common for the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu. We keep resetting it by the 10 minute method but we know that it is just a matter of time before it just won't start anymore. Right now we are focusing on getting back on our feet and getting a wedding paid for so another vehicle is out of the question. In addition to this our oven has gone out and after the first new payment on the house we have been informed that the note is going up already. In all of this we know that "God works all things out for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28). David and I want so much to not live on what I have begun to call borrowed dreams so we choose not to go into debt anymore. The Bible says to neither a borrower or a lender be for the borrower is slave to the lender (as evidenced by the rise in the house note). In this day and age it is difficult to live by that principle. Yes, we HAVE signed loan papers on the house in the past few months BUT this is something we have recently determined in our hearts through reading God's word so the loan has to stand until we can pay it off, hopefully before the time period of the loan is over. Please pray for us as we embark on this step in following Christ.
I am spending some time keeping house, running with my parents to doctors and getting some crochet projects done. I am making cell phone pouches and purses and some requested items, as well as continuing the bag mat ministry our church does.
I guess that is about it for this update. I hope this finds everyone happy, healthy and safe. Take care and God bless.
Sunday, August 05, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
9/8/11 Heavy hearted, but still hoping for God's intervention
Hi everyone,
I hope you are all doing fine. We are doing the best we can in this crazy economy. We've also been running here and there with family members sick and praying. This year has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs. Sadly I know that this is the same story everyone has. This economy is a destroyer of dreams and a crippler of finances.
I pray each day for relief and for God to show favor, but I don't expect favor to be shown on me. We live in this world with all it's trials and strifes. There will be no relief until we go home to our Father in Glory. It hurts though to see so many loved ones sick and also to see my husband who is trying the very best he can to hold onto our home. He is also trying to follow God's call to ministry. With so many churches out there looking for a pastor I am baffled that so few are actively seeking one. My husband's heart is for the Lord and I know he would make a GREAT pastor if he just had half the chance.
My husband works hard and is a good man, he has done all he can. Please, pray for God's wisdom for him; for open doors and if it will be a while before he can fulfill his calling, for him to find another job. Jobs are so hard to come by anymore. Our daughter has been looking for months and still hasn't had a chance at one. Please also pray for my parents, my cousin Shirley, David's step-dad and his uncle Huey. They are all going through life altering health problems. Only God can answer these needs. He is our hope and stay. I ask for one more prayer request. Please pray for our country, it's leaders and it's people. We are all suffering under the strain.
Take care and God bless.
I hope you are all doing fine. We are doing the best we can in this crazy economy. We've also been running here and there with family members sick and praying. This year has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs. Sadly I know that this is the same story everyone has. This economy is a destroyer of dreams and a crippler of finances.
I pray each day for relief and for God to show favor, but I don't expect favor to be shown on me. We live in this world with all it's trials and strifes. There will be no relief until we go home to our Father in Glory. It hurts though to see so many loved ones sick and also to see my husband who is trying the very best he can to hold onto our home. He is also trying to follow God's call to ministry. With so many churches out there looking for a pastor I am baffled that so few are actively seeking one. My husband's heart is for the Lord and I know he would make a GREAT pastor if he just had half the chance.
My husband works hard and is a good man, he has done all he can. Please, pray for God's wisdom for him; for open doors and if it will be a while before he can fulfill his calling, for him to find another job. Jobs are so hard to come by anymore. Our daughter has been looking for months and still hasn't had a chance at one. Please also pray for my parents, my cousin Shirley, David's step-dad and his uncle Huey. They are all going through life altering health problems. Only God can answer these needs. He is our hope and stay. I ask for one more prayer request. Please pray for our country, it's leaders and it's people. We are all suffering under the strain.
Take care and God bless.
6/23/12 New Beginnings
Hello everyone,
I see I haven't posted since November of 2010. I hope you are all doing well and that life is treating you kind. I started this blogging journey in hopes of letting our family and friends in various states know what was going on with us. I am sorry I didn't keep up with that. I hit a rough patch but I am trusting in my Lord to help pull me through and as always He lifts me up as I rest on Him.
We have turned many corners in the last few months. We have embraced the full life of being first-time grandparents as well as being the parents of all adult children. Our youngest, Rochelle just turned 20 this past May. She will be going on a mission trip with our church to Alaska in July thanks to many sponsors who love her (and some of her hard work). Thank you to all of you. You know who you are. I will miss her when she leaves but she will be back in a week's time. I am feeling the empty nest and wondering what this new life has in store for us.
Tiffany, our middle daughter still works at Good Housekeeping and will be getting married in August. I am so happy for her and look forward to welcoming a new son-in-law. His name is Chris and they have known each other since he was 13 so he's been family for a long time, we're just making it official.
Heather and David are living in Thibodaux with their daughter Jamie who will be 3 in December. It was said by my sister-in-law Dawnell that you blink and 10 years have gone by. I told her the problem is we blinked too many times. It's ok though, being a grandmother doesn't make me feel old, in a strange way it has made me feel young again. Life is renewed through a new life and we are blessed.
We have been blessed that after a struggle to keep our home through the foreclosure crisis we have been given a new hope that it will remain in our care. We prayed for the Lord to show us His will through all of this red tape, knowing that whether we were able to keep our home or not, God is good and He's in control. Thank you Lord for blessing us once again. I put my family photos back on the wall yesterday. They were the hardest things of all to take down when we were expecting to be evicted any day. Now they are where they belong. I can't wait to add my grand-daughters height line to the doorframe next to her mom's and her aunts' heights. We became a Christian family while under the roof of this house and it is for that reason more than any other that it means so much to me.
David was the witness to a tragic accident this past February in which a young girl was texting while driving. She hit a roadside ditch and her car flipped several times, killing her instantly. It was a horrible experience for him and for her family. It has been a long road for him to get past the images but he is doing better. He didn't know the girl but his heart hurt so much for her family. I hope that everyone who takes the chance to send a "quick" text while driving will realize that their actions hurt more people than they could ever dream of. It can be deadly.
Over the past few months I have been running with my parents back and forth to hospitals and doctors. We almost lost Dad a few weeks ago when his bone marrow shut down due to the rheumatoid arthritis drugs he was on. Thankfully God allowed us a bit more time with him. Mom also had surgery to repair a hernia and damage to her esophagus from reflux. She has recovered well.
I am trying to decide what to do to keep myself occupied and find myself drawn to pinterest. It is a very enjoyable site. I have made a gift of one of the crafts I found there and hope to try many others. We shall see. It will give me new ideas for this Christmas. :)
Well, that's it for this time. I hope this blog finds you all happy, healthy and safe. Take care and God bless.
I see I haven't posted since November of 2010. I hope you are all doing well and that life is treating you kind. I started this blogging journey in hopes of letting our family and friends in various states know what was going on with us. I am sorry I didn't keep up with that. I hit a rough patch but I am trusting in my Lord to help pull me through and as always He lifts me up as I rest on Him.
We have turned many corners in the last few months. We have embraced the full life of being first-time grandparents as well as being the parents of all adult children. Our youngest, Rochelle just turned 20 this past May. She will be going on a mission trip with our church to Alaska in July thanks to many sponsors who love her (and some of her hard work). Thank you to all of you. You know who you are. I will miss her when she leaves but she will be back in a week's time. I am feeling the empty nest and wondering what this new life has in store for us.
Tiffany, our middle daughter still works at Good Housekeeping and will be getting married in August. I am so happy for her and look forward to welcoming a new son-in-law. His name is Chris and they have known each other since he was 13 so he's been family for a long time, we're just making it official.
Heather and David are living in Thibodaux with their daughter Jamie who will be 3 in December. It was said by my sister-in-law Dawnell that you blink and 10 years have gone by. I told her the problem is we blinked too many times. It's ok though, being a grandmother doesn't make me feel old, in a strange way it has made me feel young again. Life is renewed through a new life and we are blessed.
We have been blessed that after a struggle to keep our home through the foreclosure crisis we have been given a new hope that it will remain in our care. We prayed for the Lord to show us His will through all of this red tape, knowing that whether we were able to keep our home or not, God is good and He's in control. Thank you Lord for blessing us once again. I put my family photos back on the wall yesterday. They were the hardest things of all to take down when we were expecting to be evicted any day. Now they are where they belong. I can't wait to add my grand-daughters height line to the doorframe next to her mom's and her aunts' heights. We became a Christian family while under the roof of this house and it is for that reason more than any other that it means so much to me.
David was the witness to a tragic accident this past February in which a young girl was texting while driving. She hit a roadside ditch and her car flipped several times, killing her instantly. It was a horrible experience for him and for her family. It has been a long road for him to get past the images but he is doing better. He didn't know the girl but his heart hurt so much for her family. I hope that everyone who takes the chance to send a "quick" text while driving will realize that their actions hurt more people than they could ever dream of. It can be deadly.
Over the past few months I have been running with my parents back and forth to hospitals and doctors. We almost lost Dad a few weeks ago when his bone marrow shut down due to the rheumatoid arthritis drugs he was on. Thankfully God allowed us a bit more time with him. Mom also had surgery to repair a hernia and damage to her esophagus from reflux. She has recovered well.
I am trying to decide what to do to keep myself occupied and find myself drawn to pinterest. It is a very enjoyable site. I have made a gift of one of the crafts I found there and hope to try many others. We shall see. It will give me new ideas for this Christmas. :)
Well, that's it for this time. I hope this blog finds you all happy, healthy and safe. Take care and God bless.
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