When your going through those hard times, it's hard to come up with something cheerful to post. Or even worth reading. I am finding it hard to see all the good when 2007 is turning into one of the worst years since 1997. What is with that? When we speak we seem to only speak about all the negative incidents and never remember what is good. So today I am going to list all of God's blessings upon us and know that He has not forsaken us.
1. An awesome wonderful loving Husband
2. Two beautiful kids who make me smile daily.
3. A beautiful home in the country
4. An awesome God who does love me and will provide
5. Church people who love us no matter what our faults
6. The words "I Love you!" from a two year old (and 5yrs old)
7. Hugs
8. My mom and dad
9. We own our truck
10. Internet and blogs!
11. Comfortable new sofa and king size Bed! Yah!!!
12. Mary Kay Makeup!!
13. A garden getting ready to booom! with tomatoes!!
14. Summer squash and cucumbers.
15. Just Enough for today! That's what God promises.
I am so thankful Heavenly Father for your blessings in my life. You know me and keep me safe. Thankyou for providing exactly what me and my family needs. Each day is your manna poured out. Help to keep the faith and trust you! You are my God! I love You! Amen
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Amazing Grace
Well, let's see, last time I posted we were headed home. We finally made it on Saturday night 12:30am. Oh yes we did! A final tally left us 11 (eleven) incidents in 3 long days. We were so thrilled to be home and my hubby is feeling like a ton of weight has been lifted off his shoulders.
We had an awesome church service on Sunday morning then Satan attacked at lunch. To the point of break down for Nick. I have never seen him like that before and it really scared me.
It has been a week full of mixed emotions. (literally) Ups and downs, inside out and right side up. Yet, in the midst of it I am at peace and trusting God to be faithful. He knows we still exsist and is watching out for us. I don't know what God's plans are next for us, but I know that I am completely content and also love my life as it is. That is to say, that is usually when God uproots us and sends us into new territory, at least that is how the past has played out. I hope not. I hope it's a new direction that keeps us here. In this place. Yet, I know that I will only be complete when I am in His will for my life. So, we wait and see.
I am loving summer and we have a spanish student from Girona, Spain staying with us for 6 weeks. He is 15 and so much fun. His english is very good and he has loved going trucking with Nick two different times. (once to missouri, and another to Ohio) I enjoy having a teenager around but boy can he eat. I'm not used to that! I'm trying to keep us with the stock of food, I don't want to send him back all skin and bones now. He already has said it will be hard to leave. But I definetely can see us taking a trip to visit him someday, I hope.
Busy, Busy, that is what we are but I love it.
We had an awesome church service on Sunday morning then Satan attacked at lunch. To the point of break down for Nick. I have never seen him like that before and it really scared me.
It has been a week full of mixed emotions. (literally) Ups and downs, inside out and right side up. Yet, in the midst of it I am at peace and trusting God to be faithful. He knows we still exsist and is watching out for us. I don't know what God's plans are next for us, but I know that I am completely content and also love my life as it is. That is to say, that is usually when God uproots us and sends us into new territory, at least that is how the past has played out. I hope not. I hope it's a new direction that keeps us here. In this place. Yet, I know that I will only be complete when I am in His will for my life. So, we wait and see.
I am loving summer and we have a spanish student from Girona, Spain staying with us for 6 weeks. He is 15 and so much fun. His english is very good and he has loved going trucking with Nick two different times. (once to missouri, and another to Ohio) I enjoy having a teenager around but boy can he eat. I'm not used to that! I'm trying to keep us with the stock of food, I don't want to send him back all skin and bones now. He already has said it will be hard to leave. But I definetely can see us taking a trip to visit him someday, I hope.
Busy, Busy, that is what we are but I love it.
Friday, July 13, 2007
HOT, HOT, HOT! Did you hear me, HOT! It was blazing HOT in Port Sulpher, Louisiana. We worked on packing up all the equipment but had to take a break every hour. A gatorade and air condition break. It had to be 100 degrees and all that humid. YUCK! We got out of there by 11:00pm. It was a slow going day.
We brought a pastor friend of ours along to drive a truck. I think it was more than he bargained for. But we have truly enjoyed the fellowship and sharpening on one another. I pray blessings upon him and his family for sacraficing this week to come with us.
See, once all this is brought home, Hubby can focus on the next phase of what God has for us. This will no longer hang over his head. A big Praise the Lord. I have been all smiles cause I know how much a burden this has been on all of us and even though it has been a trip back from "the hot firey place!" We are in good spirits actually. What a testimony of God's peace.
It is Friday and we have been working our way back to wisconsin since Wed. Night. Just a recap of what has transpired the last three days (If I can remember due to the lack of sleep) We were 20 miles from the equipment when a major belt went out on the pick-up truck, 1 am, wednesday. A friendly "not sure if I can do it" police man eventually got us a ride to the lot where we had another truck. We slept for about 6 hours and where up in the HEAT all day packing up and running for parts. Good ol'e Napa. We left Wed. night and drove out of louisiana. 2am we pulled over, our little caravan of two dump trucks and two pick-ups one with a camper. Hubby and I slept in truck to wake up Thur. morning to the screaching sound of another broken belt and no air conditioning. Another 4 hr. delay. We go about 2 hours and get pulled over by DOT inspector. Not to bad of a fine. Well I won't bore you with any more details just that it's friday and we are now in Missouri sitting at another scale and being inspected and jerked around. But we love the Lord and are only a little anxious about making it back for church on Sunday. WE will right? Ya got to roll with the punches.
A seems to be a typical day in the life for us! Pray for us to have favor and make it home soon!
We brought a pastor friend of ours along to drive a truck. I think it was more than he bargained for. But we have truly enjoyed the fellowship and sharpening on one another. I pray blessings upon him and his family for sacraficing this week to come with us.
See, once all this is brought home, Hubby can focus on the next phase of what God has for us. This will no longer hang over his head. A big Praise the Lord. I have been all smiles cause I know how much a burden this has been on all of us and even though it has been a trip back from "the hot firey place!" We are in good spirits actually. What a testimony of God's peace.
It is Friday and we have been working our way back to wisconsin since Wed. Night. Just a recap of what has transpired the last three days (If I can remember due to the lack of sleep) We were 20 miles from the equipment when a major belt went out on the pick-up truck, 1 am, wednesday. A friendly "not sure if I can do it" police man eventually got us a ride to the lot where we had another truck. We slept for about 6 hours and where up in the HEAT all day packing up and running for parts. Good ol'e Napa. We left Wed. night and drove out of louisiana. 2am we pulled over, our little caravan of two dump trucks and two pick-ups one with a camper. Hubby and I slept in truck to wake up Thur. morning to the screaching sound of another broken belt and no air conditioning. Another 4 hr. delay. We go about 2 hours and get pulled over by DOT inspector. Not to bad of a fine. Well I won't bore you with any more details just that it's friday and we are now in Missouri sitting at another scale and being inspected and jerked around. But we love the Lord and are only a little anxious about making it back for church on Sunday. WE will right? Ya got to roll with the punches.
A seems to be a typical day in the life for us! Pray for us to have favor and make it home soon!
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
STILL GOING!!
or not. We are currently sitting in Memphis, TN. After much searching we found a hotel with wireless. 3 of the 4 of us are all sitting in the truck with laptops on our laps. How did we ever survive before modern technology. Oh, and the 4th person, watching dvd. Unless the infamous cell phone rings. Then we all stop to answer. What a day we live in!
Oh, Oh, Oh, then we went to Lampert's. Talk about exciting. We had 2 newbee's to the "home of the thrown rolls". The excitement was hard to contain. When that guy comes out of the kitchen and shouts "hot rolls" all hands raise to heaven n a praise the Lord, and a hot fresh roll comes flying thru the air to your hands!. Hey maybe that's what we need on a sunday morning!! Well if you've never experience Lamperts, I believe there are only 3 in the U.S. 2 in Missouri and 1 in Arkansas. (I think) Anyways, we make it there about once a year. Yummo!!
Now with belly's a bursting and sleep a lacking we might make it to New Orleans by midnight. Such a fun time.
or not. We are currently sitting in Memphis, TN. After much searching we found a hotel with wireless. 3 of the 4 of us are all sitting in the truck with laptops on our laps. How did we ever survive before modern technology. Oh, and the 4th person, watching dvd. Unless the infamous cell phone rings. Then we all stop to answer. What a day we live in!
Oh, Oh, Oh, then we went to Lampert's. Talk about exciting. We had 2 newbee's to the "home of the thrown rolls". The excitement was hard to contain. When that guy comes out of the kitchen and shouts "hot rolls" all hands raise to heaven n a praise the Lord, and a hot fresh roll comes flying thru the air to your hands!. Hey maybe that's what we need on a sunday morning!! Well if you've never experience Lamperts, I believe there are only 3 in the U.S. 2 in Missouri and 1 in Arkansas. (I think) Anyways, we make it there about once a year. Yummo!!
Now with belly's a bursting and sleep a lacking we might make it to New Orleans by midnight. Such a fun time.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Louisiana, here we come!!
Did Imention we are no longer young and crazy? Yet we act as such. I often times tell my husband that there is NO ONE out there as crazy or has as crazy a lifestyle as we do.
So tonight 10:15pm now, we are loading the truck and mind you hubby is checking the brakes to make sure they are in working order (good thing, don't ya think?) to head to louisiana. Straight thru. about a 24 hour drive. Did I mention how young we are? (not)
But I don't have the kids and that is such an exciting thing. I will do just about anything for a break. Like the fact that while I was waiting for the finally touches of truck repair to take place, I hopped on the riding lawn mower, flipped on the lights, and mowed the front yard!! With a great big smile and a thought, "I don't have any kids!"
So soon we should be pulling out and picking up 2 other guys to hike down there with us.
We will be bringing back 2 dump trucks, a truck and camper, and a truck and trailer. We have wrapped up this part of life as we have known it in Louisiana and I am very happy and relieved.
2 years of trying to rebuild (after Katrina) the financial end of it has not payed off and we are just as good as at home. So home they come to work locally.
If you've ever been married to a workaholic/dreamer. You will understand my excitement for an end to come. (I sometimes feel there is never and ending point with the constant tugboat steamer that my hubby is!) But I love him for working so hard and I know that God will reward him for being steady and faithful.
Well, off we go. I'll update through out the week of our progress.
We hope to be in Louisiana tomorrow night.
Did Imention we are no longer young and crazy? Yet we act as such. I often times tell my husband that there is NO ONE out there as crazy or has as crazy a lifestyle as we do.
So tonight 10:15pm now, we are loading the truck and mind you hubby is checking the brakes to make sure they are in working order (good thing, don't ya think?) to head to louisiana. Straight thru. about a 24 hour drive. Did I mention how young we are? (not)
But I don't have the kids and that is such an exciting thing. I will do just about anything for a break. Like the fact that while I was waiting for the finally touches of truck repair to take place, I hopped on the riding lawn mower, flipped on the lights, and mowed the front yard!! With a great big smile and a thought, "I don't have any kids!"
So soon we should be pulling out and picking up 2 other guys to hike down there with us.
We will be bringing back 2 dump trucks, a truck and camper, and a truck and trailer. We have wrapped up this part of life as we have known it in Louisiana and I am very happy and relieved.
2 years of trying to rebuild (after Katrina) the financial end of it has not payed off and we are just as good as at home. So home they come to work locally.
If you've ever been married to a workaholic/dreamer. You will understand my excitement for an end to come. (I sometimes feel there is never and ending point with the constant tugboat steamer that my hubby is!) But I love him for working so hard and I know that God will reward him for being steady and faithful.
Well, off we go. I'll update through out the week of our progress.
We hope to be in Louisiana tomorrow night.
Who can believe it is already July 9th? Where has the time gone?
It has only been in the last week that I can see the fog clearing and my spirits rising from the depths that they were in. Praise the Lord!! I am so excited to begin sharing. What? Well, whatever seems to come my way. The new camera is on it's way and pictures and posts will be happening a little more regularly.
This life of a pastor's wife/pastor/mother and any other hat I seem to like, will begin to take shape on this blog. For the purpose of enjoyment and maintaining friendships both old and new. This journey has just begun! Can't wait to take the adventure with you!
It has only been in the last week that I can see the fog clearing and my spirits rising from the depths that they were in. Praise the Lord!! I am so excited to begin sharing. What? Well, whatever seems to come my way. The new camera is on it's way and pictures and posts will be happening a little more regularly.
This life of a pastor's wife/pastor/mother and any other hat I seem to like, will begin to take shape on this blog. For the purpose of enjoyment and maintaining friendships both old and new. This journey has just begun! Can't wait to take the adventure with you!
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