Trials

I had told you all about the prophecy that my husband received while we were visiting Kentucky earlier this month saying that when he got home he would be facing a great trial. Well I think that prophecy has been coming to pass lately. We have had a few trials to face lately but not just us it seems like our whole body of brethren has been going through some trials. I am just very thankful the it seems like the Lord is carrying us through. We all do still need your prayers. But just talking with a few we are so thankful for the Lord's mercy through this all. I hope that everyone is doing well and I will be thinking of all you brethren who are at Sky Camp this weekend and who knows maybe some day we will be able to join you there.

Crazy Day!!

This morning my husband called me and told me that he thought it would be good to sign Jada up for preschool so I got up and filled out all the paper work, got me and the girls ready for the day and left the house to go run errands and drop off her registration papers. Jada went into the class rooms and looked around and met one of her teachers and she even got to play with some toys. And they have a little play ground outside and she is soooooo excited because they have 4 sea saws!!! So we left there and went to get some other things done and came back home. Well I pulled in the garage and parked and went to turn the car off and the key wouldn't turn all the way off so the radio and the lights and stuff were all still on. Well we had this problem a few weeks ago and Johnny drove the car around the block and parked again and it worked just fine. So I tried that and it didn't work so I called Johnny at work and he told me to drive it to his work and he would take a look at it. He couldn't get the key out either so we took the car down the street to a little garage and the man that looked at it said we would have to take it to the dealership because the keys have those security chips in them, so we took the car to the dealership and they said that if they had to replace the key and tumblers that it would be about $300-$500 dollars but they said to go get a new key and try that first and if that worked it would save us alot of money. We did that and Praise God!!!!!! the key is working fine!! $20 compared to $300-$500 is a huge blessing. I am praying that it continues to work fine and that it is not just a quick fix!! So today has been a pretty crazy day. And to top it all off poor JoHannah is getting sick and I felt really bad dragging her all over town while she is feeling bad but she was a good sport and didn't even fuss at all. I am thankful that the Lord allows me to see the good even when it seems nothing is going right.

Preschool!?

Well we are trying to make a very important decision, weather to send Jada to preschool. We went to check out a preschool last night and we really like it. There were alot of positives concerning the place but we don't want to be to hasty in making these decisions. The teachers both have over 13 years of experience. We were concerned about how they handle the holiday's and they do things the same as we do. They celebrate the birth of Christ for Christmas and the Resurrection for Easter and we were very pleased with that. The price is reasonable and they do alot with the kids. There is a field trip once a month and they require that the parents go which is great because I would want to go anyway. And she would only go 2 days a week to sart so that is great. The one thing that makes us nervous is that it is in a church that is not The General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn. We did ask alot of questions about what they taught and it is education based not religious based and the only thing that they do concerning religion as far as teaching is they read 1 Bible story a month and they color a picture that goes with the story. And we feel like that would be OK but we just want to be sure so we have been praying about it and discussing it and tomorrow we have to decide because we have to get her enrolled so that she can start on Sept. 3rd. if we decide yes. So I will try to post again in the next few days to let you all know the decision that we make.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!!

Sis. Stubby!!

My Thoughts

Well things have been a little stressful in my household lately but I have truly seen the Lord in all of our trials. I am so thankful that the Lord can take a bad situation and work it all out. I would love to get on here and just pour my heart out about all the things that have been going on in our lives but I don't feel like that would be the right thing to do. So I will just say pray for us, because the Lord knows all. I do have so much to be thankful for though we have been spending alot of time with the brethren lately and we have really enjoyed it. We have also been trying to learn from the experiences that we have faced and I think that it has helped us to be more humble and maybe even more compassionate to those who have been where we are or maybe even may face the things that we are going through. I guess I will share a little of my life with everyone. My mom was an alcohlic and she also used drugs. She was drinking or using most of my teenage years and into my life as a young adult and the one thing that helped me through this was knowing that maybe someday if there was another sister who has to go through the same things that I would be able to be supportive and help them through. I guess I need to look at my trials now that same way that it is all for a reason. In just sitting here typing this the I feel like the Lord has reminded me of a few things and I already feel better. I hope that everyone is doing good and keep on posting because it really helps to encourage and uplift me through the days. Love and Prayers.......

What A Day!

Well it is only noon and everything I go to do is just not happening. This morning I went out to mow the grass and when I got the mower out and went around to the back yard to pick up things before I started I realized that the grass was soaked. We had some rain yesterday and the temperature is really dropping at night here so there was still dew on the grass so I didn't get that done. So I came in the house and started taking apart a bassinet that Leah just gave back to me so that I can store it for later use (maybe) and I couldn't get the first screw out that I tried so I thought well I don't want to strip the screw so I will go start laundry. I was thinking I would get a few loads done before the weekend so that I won't have so much to do on Monday. I got all the clothes separated and got ready to start the washing machine and I have no laundry detergent!!!!!! So I have decided that maybe this should be a day of rest! So I just sit down on the couch and listened to the girls play in the bedroom it was very relaxing to just stop and sit for a while but, I am now fixing lunch and hoping that everything goes ok with that. So I guess we will see how the rest of the day goes.

We Are Back!!

Well we got home from KY late Sunday night and I have just now gotten the opportunity to sit down here at the computer and post about the trip. We had a wonderful spiritually uplifting trip. Our purpose was to go there and uplift the brethren but we truly received a blessing in it. We were in meeting with the brethren there a total of 4 times in 4 days and every meeting was great. We had meeting at the church in Liberty 2 nights and then Saturday we had a pitch in at Bro. Marvin and Sis. Jan's house and then a church meeting in there yard after, it was beautiful. The main topic of the preaching seemed to be "Are you ready??" and it was beautiful how all of the brothers who taught were on the same page. It was very evident that the Spirit was working!! Another blessing was that JoHannah usually doesn't sleep when we are away from home but she slept great and we didn't have any problems. I do have a prayer request though my husband received a prophecy telling him that he had received a great blessing and that he would have a great trial awaiting him when he returned home. I would like prayer that we can handle (With God's help of course) what ever this trial may be with the grace that God expects us to. I say we because any trial that my hubby faces I face too because we are one. Well I am glad to be home and I am sorry that I don't have pictures to show you but I am not a great picture taker I forget that I have my camera and also I am leery of posting pics of others with out their permission. Well I hope everyone is well and now I need to get busy reading all of your blogs. Love and Prayers!!