WOW-IT'S BEEN A YEAR!

I can't believe it has been a year since I have blogged. So much for great ideas huh? Well, I am going to give it another go and see what happens! To my one follower out there stay tuned for more to come! So much has happened in the last year and I hate I don't have a journal of it. God can bring you through some crazy things. We will see what is in store for this next one.

Why Everything Will Be Better Next Week

As I pack up the last boxes today I can't quite believe that I am really moving tomorrow. The fact that I have a sore throat and no voice makes it even more fun. I am sure my hubby would agree on the no voice part. Anyway, back to the title of this little story and what I have convinced myself of-
next week life will be better. I will have my own home, I will get up early everyday to spend time with the Lord and exercise, I will loose those 5lbs I have been battling all year and I will do a better job being Eli's mommy. Now why those things couldn't have happened the last 9 months I don't know. I just kept putting them off waiting on my own home. Fortunately for me God never left my side even though some days it felt like it. He will also be there when I move which is good because I will need him more than ever. Not just to get by on the day to day stuff but also for my laundry list of things I want to accomplish. Oh, I also plan on being a better wife to my hubby. So, will everything be better next week? Probably not but that's ok as long as God is with me.

Don't You Just Love It When Prayer Works

Eli's surgery was a great success. We were so relieved. I am so thankful to all of my friends and family for all their support and prayers. We are truly blessed. Eli has been doing so well since we got home. He has had some mild discomfort but has been a real trooper. The hardest thing for him is the food selection. He can only eat certain foods for a few days and he is getting pretty tired of the ice cream. He even asked for salad and carrots last night bless his heart! We have been hanging out at home and I have been trying to keep him from running around. Lots of Hi-Ho-Cherry-O action going on around here. It has been nice to take some time from the business of life and just be at home. God has been talking to me about that for a while. I am a very social person and staying in has always been the most difficult part for me. But as Eli nears 4 I realize that he won't be at home much longer. I pray that the next year will give me a desire to be home more than I want to be gone. I think that the whole moving to the mountains with nothing to do there will help that also! Thank you God for being you.

The Best Gift I Ever Got!

Yesterday was my last day at our group Bible Study before I move next week. I knew that the tears would come I just wasn't expecting so many. My sweet friends had all chosen specific areas of my life to pray for and that was wonderful. But, the best gift of all was the dishes. Not the dishes themselves but what was on them. They all helped me add to my collection of fiesta ware while filling up my heart at the same time. Each person had taken a permanent marker and wrote something special and a Bible verse on the bottom. I couldn't read them all until I got home because it was so emotional. However, the only problem with that is the fact that now I don't want to use any of these dishes! I have not been able to stop thinking about how blessed I am to have them as friends. Thank you God!

Man My Kid Can Snore

I really had high hopes of taking a nap today. I have been woken up by him the last two mornings at 6 o'clock. His normal wake up time is seven and as lame as it sounds even that feels early. So, my plans were foiled by my 3 year old that snores like a lumberjack. His ENT doctor suggested we remove his tonsills and adenoids to help with this problem along with a myriad of other problems he has had with his ears. My anxiety kicked into high gear with the thought of putting him asleep for surgery. I am still not ok with it and I never will be but I know he needs the surgery so we are moving forward. His surgery is scheduled for Feb. 4th. Please pray that everything goes well. I also hope that he is not too disapointed after the surgery..he says he wants to snore forever like his Granny the other lumberjack in the family!

This is my story, this is my song..

I just love that old hymn. But anyway, This is my first blog post and I am having a little anxiety about it. I love blogs and I read others everyday but now what if someone reads mine? It's quite a bit to think about. Plus I have no idea what I am doing so that doesn't help. But my good friend Angie has a blog and she encouraged me to start my own. However, she also encouraged me to join facebook and now I am addicted...thanks. So here it goes. I have pretty much lived in the same area my whole 30 some odd years. I love where I live and everything about it. It's a town that has big city conveniences yet has a small town feel. But we are moving and this is where all the fun begins. I am moving to a small town in the mountains because of my husbands job..there I said it so it must be true. We will be moving in the next couple of weeks. This blog will be my outlet. I don't really know anyone where we are moving hence the anxiety. I will miss my family, friends, church, real restaurants and Target. Oh how I will miss thee Target. So this is my story..maybe at the end of this God will show me my song.