Update

Things have been a little rough here lately...but we are blessed. God has provided for us in SO many different ways, and just recently we were IMMENSELY blessed when God provided food for us!! It was SO great!! He is to be praised!! :-)

So, Tim will probably be going back to Iraq....we have some plans for me, but we're not sure what I will do while he's gone. Either way, it's bittersweet, but will help us out as a family.

We just got our christmas tree up and we are putting the lights on today!! Yay for Christmas and a time of celebration with family.

That's about all for now....just a small update...have a great day everyone! :-)

Going's on....

It's been a little while since I've written on here. We've had some events this month. Here's the update:

First, the bad news...about 3 weeks ago we got news that my brother and his wife are getting a divorce. It's a long story, but he's doing pretty good and making the best of it. Pray that God would somehow be able to work a miracle in any part of this situation, whether it's healing the marriage or showing himself strong and powerful to both of them and they somehow being able to see the truth about our God. :-)

Goood news about my certification test...I got NIC ADVANCED!!! (There are 3 levels..I got the 2nd level). It was awesome and I'm SO excited that I don't have very far to go until I reach my goal of the highest level before I have kids. :-)

I've been to Wisconsin twice in two weeks...I think that's the most I've been there since I was little. Anyway, the first time we went up was for my cousin's wedding. It was great to see everyone and catch up..I haven't seen some of my cousins in four years and have NEVER met their children in person!!! So, a huge blessing that we got to do that and see everyone. It might be a while before we can do that again.

The second time I went up to the 'Sco was for tea. My mom, her mom and sisters all get together once a year (it's held at a different sister's house every year) and they all have tea, switch recipes, talk and catch up. This year was the first time the married daughters of the sisters were invited (me and 1 of my cousin's). It was SO fun and really great to see my aunt's in a different light. I don't know them very well and I really only got to see them in a adult-child setting....never as adult-adult...so it was really nice to talk to them on a different level and share our lives with eachother.

This weekend we are going to the Marine Corps Ball. I'm so excited!! We always have a blast at there, and there are some people I haven't seen in a while so it will be nice to see them again and have a good time without worrying about work or anything else!!

We're having internet issues at our house right now, but as soon as it's working, I will put up some pics!!

Wild week

This past week has been a duesy!! We've had some family issues pop up and a friend come visit and now I think I'm getting the flu. Ick. So, pray that I feel better before the weekend...we are going to Wisconsin to visit family for a wedding and I want to be there. Hope everyone else is doing well!

Ode to the Mother

So, it's my mom's birthday today. She is 4.......25. Yes....25. Again.

Anyway, she's getting up there and my mom's been through a lot. I didn't really realize just how much mother's go through as parents until my bestest friend had a baby and I got to see/hear all about it firsthand. I was SHOCKED at everything that goes on and changes with a woman's body when they're having a little one. It's a huge sacrifice and a huge giving of self to have children. After I hung out with my best friend and her new little bundle of joy for a few days, I came home with a greater respect for "the mother" and my mother specifically. I guess you can never understand what it's like until you've either seen all the "down and dirty, behind the scenes" stuff OR you go through it yourself (sorry guys!).
So, happy birthday mom! Know that I love you and I appreciate all that you sacrificed for us so that we could be here and be successful in life. It was a great sacrifice you made, and I hope it's been worth it for you and we, as your children, have made you proud!

Check it out!

Hey! There's this thing happening at the Coliseum on October 17th at 7 pm. It's a city wide worship thing. The people who are heading it up asked if I would be willing to do a video for the Deaf community (which I obviously said yes to!!!) and I thought maybe some would want to see it.

It's on youtube.com under the name Redepmtion0809

Enjoy!

Busy busy busy!!

Whew!!! So, first of all I just went to full time at my job on September 16th. I was really excited because now we will have benefits and I'll have vacation and sick days and all of my professional development will be paid for!!! So, right after I started full time I realized that I scheduled myself for 19 days in a row without a day off. (blech). Sooo my first 3 weeks of full time were a bit overwhelming.

This past Friday was my last day of the 19 days of you-know-what and on Saturday we went to Cedar Point with some friends of ours. It was SO much fun and EXACTLY what I needed! I just need to get back on my workout schedule now. ;-)

Here are some pics I took of my best friend and her new baby when I went to visit her. Isn't he a DOLL??

Here's the thing...

I don't remember my other blog, so I started a new one!!! Here it is!! Now I just need to find my one friend I had on here...