New Beginings

Here I am after a long hiatus....wish I journaled more often as soooo much has happened since the last time I was on this blog..well, never mind..I suppose I will skip the stories of the last many months, I would be here all day. As you can see, there are the pictures from "then" and "now" 25 years in the making! The bottom picture shows the kids running around the property we are hoping to buy.......5 acres, 1 bed, 1 bath..real fixer...Praying for God's will.

Constant being in prayer as the job situation is tenuous, housing situation the same. God knows our future, we do not...want to do the right thing. I wonder if getting into to so much debt is such a good idea..I think about Sarah (of Abraham fame) who was promised a child in her old age,and when it looked like it wasn't happening, she figured out a way to kind of fulfill it by having Haggar bear a child in her place.

Am I getting ahead of myself by taking on so much debt instead of waiting longer for God to do this outright? eek! I know that it is not a sin to be in debt, but is it wise (personally for me?)

All I can do at this point is ask that God opens and closes all the right doors in spite of all my actions.

We are back to homeschooling after kind of taking it easy this last year..Much funner to spend time at the beach, though I really enjoy teaching a geography class one day a week to homeschooled 1st and 2nd graders....We dive into more learning here at home about the various countries since there is sooooo much to learn...I am also researching some of the missionaries that have made an impact on the different countries.....LOVE the inspirational stories..makes me realize how very BIG God is and how he attends to the detail of our lives.

Got two parakeets for free..don't quite know how the subject came up, but the family had other offers to take them and they didn't feel right about it...then we came along and it was a good fit.

I asked around and a different friend had a cage she gave us, all within a couple of days!! the kids LOVE playing with them. The birds are let out and fly around the house then sit on the kid's fingers. Fun.

Reading "Gifted Hands" by Ben Carson to Levi. He loves to listen how Ben wasn't doing well in school in the 3rd - 4th grade and then how he put effort into learning and how God blessed him and now he is a top-notch surgeon, has done some amazing surgeries separating twins joined at the head......There is hope for Levi yet,and his lack of reading skills! Nothing like reading inspirational biographies.

Laci has also been inspired and now searches me out to help her to learn her math and reading. Then Anthony sees the other kids learning and goes and gets his books, too without any promting. I really do enjoy learning along with the kids..I am VERY BLESSED. It is really hard to be depressed when you have such a wonderful family. (only reason for my temporary depression is physical ailments and struggles)

Robert is constantly working (almost every day) which is nothing new, but does get warying when it goes for long stretches at a time..I am glad not to be him...too much pressure. He does a pretty good job of keeping it all together: family/work but at much sacrifice on his part. I so wish for him a nice vacation...perhaps someday soon:)

Looking for new direction...being here in Maui is a bit like starting over...new friends, new experiences, new location, new furnishings....only this time with a bit more life experience and wisdom (i hope)