New Year-Changes And Goals
Happy 2010! I never thought there would be a debate going around on whether you should say “two-thousand-and-ten” or “twenty-ten”. I personally prefer “twenty-ten”.
Anyway…now that we got that business out of the way…..
I’ve obviously been on blogging hiatus for two weeks and it was actually nice! My parents were here for ten days visiting and it was a great visit. Christmas was great! I’ll post a summary of our activities as soon as I post our Christmas pictures. Which will be as soon as I find my camera! Yes, I seem to have lost my camera!! If you know me at all you know I am constantly taking pictures and posting them on my blog. So, I’ll be lost without my camera. And I’m not so sure my hubby will be too keen on buying a new one right after Christmas. Not to mention the pictures I’ve lost that are on my camera! We’re changing our playroom around today and I’m hoping I’ll find it in there somewhere. If you think about it please pray that I find it!!
We do have some goals and changes we would like you to keep in your prayers for us:
1. After two years of prayer and keeping our eyes open we’ve finally decided to move! We have been casually looking at neighboring towns and the housing market for the past two years but the houses have just been way out of our price range. The housing market has come down since then and we have been able to find several houses we like and can afford in the two towns we’re looking at. One of the biggest advantages is location. If we move to either of these towns it will shave off 40 minutes a day off Mike’s commute. He’s usually on the road two hours a day so this will be a nice bonus. One is the town Mike grew up in and the other is a town we like and know pretty well. We’ve started “sprucing up” our house so we can put it on the market and have started packing some stuff away. I’m excited! And a little….sad. Maybe nostalgic? We’ve been in this house for six years.It was our first house. I had both my girls here. We had church cookouts and other social events here. There are a lot of memories in this house. But, after this past Christmas we realized it is waaaayyy too small for us!! The next few months are going to be stressful, but worth it. We’re going to hold a garage sale (in the winter!) to get rid of a lot of stuff. I’m looking at our backyard and wondering how we’re going to get all those toys and backyard climbing toys out from under all that snow!
So if you’ll specifically keep these things in your prayers we’d appreciate it:
a) That we’ll find a house that is perfect for our family size wise and price wise.
b) That selling our house will go smoothly and with no complications
c)That the packing and other details will also go smoothly.
I’m going to cut down on my blogging (gasp! Say it isn’t so!!) while we are in the packing and moving process. I’m going to try to cut down to three times a week unless I post something that’s quick and easy. I’ll keep everyone updated on our moving.
2. My other huge prayer request that you all know about now is us having another baby. Please pray that the Lord will allow us to conceive this year. It’s now been 18 months of TTC ( Trying To Conceive to you fertile folk ;o) ). I’m making an appointment with my doctor in the near future to talk about this matter. I didn’t think I’d have to do that again but here I am. I’m sure there will be blood tests and all the other stuff I went through with trying to conceive Katelyn coming up. Again. Maybe there will be some answers. Maybe there won’t. I know that ultimately it’s a God thing and I have to wait on Him. And I have to be ok with whatever His answers are.
I do have somewhat of a resolutions list but you’ll have to wait for Top Ten Tuesday tomorrow to see what they are! I do have to say, I like my cousin Lydia’s goal of losing 5 pounds a month until June. That’s very do-able!!
Here is my 2010 Bible verse for this new year. It says it all for me right now!
Psalms 71:14-16(NKJV)
But I will hope continually and I will praise you yet more and more. My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness and your salvation all the day. For I do not know their limits. I will go in the strength of the Lord God, I will make mention of Your righteousness of Yours only.
Well, there you have it. My first blog of 2010!
Happy New Year! Many blessings to you and yours this year!
