Happy New Year

Ok, I'm about to get frustrated because I don't understand why my center picture at the top of the page keeps turning out so small. It kind of loses the effect, ya know?

Well, our New Year's turned out to be a little bit less than peppy. Grace and I seem to have caught a bug of sorts. I am nauseated, stuffy, and achy all over. I'm not sure what Grace's symptoms are except for stuffy nose. Bless her heart.

John and Elijah went shopping today and left Grace and I at home to chill. We rather enjoyed it.

John turned in our 30 days notice to our landlord today, which means I have to start packing everything up. I sure hope I get to feeling better or it is going to go very slowly. Please pray for us that everything will fall into place at the right time (regarding the move). John got what seems to be some promising contacts for jobs in Shreveport over the weekend. I am going to go stay in Alabama with my Mom for a few weeks next month until we get some more concrete plans made.

Sorry this blog was so boring. We are still kind of out of it from all the traveling and being cruddy. Love ya'll.

Amy

Day By Day

I do believe I forgot to include a few important details in my last blog. Blame it on distractions (for instance, screamin' youngun's?) and misinformation. Our move to Shreveport is going to take place on several conditions, ones we feel to be pretty easily met:

1. John gets accepted into the School of Accounting at LSUS for the summer semester.
2. John finds a job that will support us and allow the flexibility of attending a few daytime classes (he can always go to night school if not).
3. We can find a decent place at decent rent.
   

If he can is able to take more day classes, he could be finished with school in 3 semesters! If not, it is going to take a little bit longer. Then he will have to take the big bad CPA exam--which has a first time pass rate of 45%!

Anyways, I hate that I made it sound like we were up and moving just like THAT (although that is the impression John gave me when we talked about it). If things fall into place, we will be getting on down the road. For now, we will take it day by day.

Today, we celebrated Christmas here with Elijah and Grace. It was fun to see them experience it for the first time really knowing what was going on. John read us the Christmas story and then they opened presents. Elijah got a big dump truck, and Grace got a new baby doll as their "big" gifts. They each got a puzzle and a toy cell phone apiece as well. My dear hubby, who wasn't supposed to get me anything, because he told me not to get him anything, was very naughty and had a new watch hid in Grace's stocking for me--so when I was helping her pull her gifts out I found mine! Wasn't that sweet? Next year, I will not listen to him!

The children have had a lot of fun playing with their new toys! The funny thing is, Grace played with the dump truck and Elijah played with the baby doll! Ha! Now that they are finally in bed, it is time for to get ready for our trip which includes packing, cleaning out the car and wrapping some more gifts! I have a lot to do and not much time to do it in!

Maranatha!

Peace

There is such a wonderful peace in knowing that I am sheltered under the wings of God. Life brings change (and we sure have had our share of it, with more to come); but God's faithfulness to me never changes. When a situation arises that overwhelms me, I turn to the rock of my salvation and it holds strong and fast.

We will be in Texas for only a couple more months. As soon as John finds the right job and we find a place to rent, we will be moving to Shreveport! John says he has more peace about this decision than he has had in a long time, and that gives me peace. My husband is a praying man and I know that he has sought God's face for His will and direction for this decision. Although I will greatly miss our church here in FW and all the friends we have made. I have become attached to my little house, as well, but it's just a house.

We are going to have Christmas with our family tomorrow morning! Yeaah!! I am so excited. We got the kids three gifts each, in remembrance of the three gifts brought to Jesus by the wise men. This will be a tradition we hold from here on out.

I wish I had new pictures to post, but alas, the PC that has the capability to upload pics from the camera has died! So y'all will just have to see the old ones for now. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, I'm off to pack for our trip to Alabama!