~Back to life~

Here I sit at the computer....on resurrection day.  The resurrection of this blog, that is.  Thanks to two of my sweet girlfriends (you know who you two are...), I "reconsidered" this blog.  This is what I've prayerfully come up with...

This will be my place to document my family, my heart and my love for and walk with the Lord.  I decided this blog should be written for my kids.  I want them to be able to see their life (since I'm a terrible photo-album-keeper/scrapbooker!), and I want them to truly know me.  Since at this time in their lives, my "job" is to be their Mom and not their best friend, I want them to be able to look back and hear my heart for them...and for the world the Lord has put us in.  So this is for them.  And me.  And you, if the Lord so chooses.

It's not to impress.  I will not allow myself to get trapped in comparisons.  I will not struggle to speak, if the Lord hasn't put something on my heart.  It's His, mine and my kids.  If you want to take the journey with us, we're blessed.  If not, we're still blessed. 

Right at this moment, I have a broken camera.  So I don't have the ability to take new pictures.  This could cause me much "blog anxiety".  But it is what it is.  And I give that anxiety over to the One who can free me from it.  For now, I'll just write until I can photograph, too.

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How me and my family have been since March:

(1)Healthy
(2)Growing in our trust of Almighty God each and every day.  We're still "touch and go" with paychecks.  They are spotty at best.  Some months (okay, only one month in the past 8) are feast, while most are famine.  But God knows exactly where we are.  And that's where He currently chooses for us to be.  So I trust.  I wait.  I do the next right thing daily.  And wait some more.  And know that God is good.
(3)The boys are changing, growing.  They are little people now.  Little people with wills of their own.  Hearts of gold.  Hugs that would melt a glacier.  Smiles that are heartwarming.  They are discovering who God is.  What his Word is...and means in our daily lives.  They are learning daily what it means to need God, by dealing with their own hearts bent towards rebellion, as are all of our hearts.
(4)My husband and I are working...lots.  He is continuing to press on in his line of work.  God is opening doors and will bless as He sees fit.  It's all in His hand.  I have re-picked up a home business I used to work when the boys were tiny and it's been fun to see God bless it.  I keep eyeballing Him.  He's never steered me wrong yet...in all my 40 years of livin'. 
 (5)Lastly, Bill and I are just enjoying being married.  We're relishing being parents.  We laugh a lot about the things our kids do ~ things that are easy and things that are "difficult".  We know this time is momentary...fleeting.  He's a great leader, that man.  And God love him...he puts up with me.  Not only that, he loves me well.

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I'm going to bed now.  I'm tired.  And grateful.  And blessed.

Life IS full and my heart will always stay simple~

Simply put....I will be retiring this blog.  For now, at least.  Maybe always.  I need to figure out if I will maintain it down the line as a family blog ~so our relatives and close friends can keep up with our busy lives.  But for now, it won't be happening. 

God has taken us on a journey with debt pay-off, financial challenges, parenting and such.  I have shared a lot of this with you along the way.  And the journey continues.  We're still in the thick of it.  There should be so much to write about everyday.  My thoughts should be overflowing.  They are not.

This tells me that I need to focus all my energy and prayers on the specific things in our lives that we are fully devoted to right now, in order survive thrive during this time.  And of course, my family stays as my main daily activity.

I will follow the Lord and my heart on this.....and maybe I'll be back one day.  Maybe I'll do another blog entirely.  I don't know.  But I do know I'll still be reading yours every chance I get (if you have one). 

Thank you for following!  And blessings upon blessings to you~

Invasion

I don't know if it was this guy....

Or this guy....

But some demon virus took over our computer for days.

Locked up.  Totally incapacitated.

My world was rocked.  At least until my husband brought his computer home in the evenings..and I would hi-jack it for a few minutes to check e-mail! 

But thanks to the exorcism gifts and talents of someone way smarter than me (thank you, Jonathan!), our precious computer is back up and running...and (as far as I can tell) healthy again.  

It's been very traumatic.  

Now I can resume life as normal.      

These thoughts....

I have thoroughly enjoyed writing this blog!  It's such an outlet for me.  I am blessed if you read it.  I am thankful, if you walk away with any nugget of information or encouragement.  I have enjoyed "getting to know" some sweet people I wouldn't have otherwise known.

And I love your comments!  Please keep them coming.  That's one of the ways I know you are reading it.  Another way I know people are reading is for you to "sign up" as a "follower".  This helps me know that my time invested in this means something.  My "following" numbers are low, but DAILY I have others respond to me by e-mail or in conversations about something you read.  I'd love to know you are out there!  :)  Or another easy way to let me know you "stopped by", is to sign up on the Blog Frog in the right margin. 

Yes, this blog is an outlet for me.  But I also am constantly soul searching my way through it.  Do I need to change it?  Do I need to have a more focused topical blog?  Do I need to just keep it little bitty and make it be a "what's happening in our family" blog, so relatives and friends can keep up with our lives?

Then I ask...what does GOD want with this blog?  So...I am searching.  I will continue.  And I will work on it...and improve it.  If I know you are interested.  I will actually invest energy...and decide what direction I should take it in for twenty ten.

Please let me know if you are enjoying it!  That helps me know how to proceed.

Thanks!  Happy 3rd day of this New Year....