Well, I haven't written anything in exactly a month so I thought I would update this thing....:) Hmmm, whats going on...Well Kiley recently got a new puppy- a pug/terrier mix that she has since named Otis. He's a cutie and is a really good puppy overall, we are just working on getting him potty trained. ( I'll try to add some pics)
We leave for the beach in 2 weeks and I absolutely cannot wait to get away! Going this late in the summer makes it seem like we will never get there- but whenever we do is just fine with me. I think I definitely would LOVE to live near the ocean at some point in the future even if I am an old "wrinkly" retired person. :) Warm weather suits me just fine.....
We are still trying to sell our home (along with everyone else it seems)- and with only 2 showings in the last 5 months I can't help but get a little discouraged. Our realtor we are using now is the best of the best and we love her to death- so I don't feel its anything on her part- its just the economy stinks right now. (DUH, Julie) Isn't it weird/funny to think that just 2 years ago you could sell a home in a matter of weeks- and buy gas for something unheard of like $2.50 a gallon? I guess it just goes to show you how quickly things can change.....kinda scary. I just feel immensely blessed that God has blessed Shane with the job he has...I have heard some horror stories about jobless families, and that stuff is no joke, these are peoples futures, livelihood, homes, securities. Sometimes you just have to sit down and get a little perspective on things. Thank you, Father.
Something I've been thinking about a lot lately is my kids. I mean, most people obviously think about their kids a lot over the course of a day. But, I received a card from someone recently and what it said really made me stop and think. In the card it said, and I'm paraphrasing, that as much as we love our children and want to protect them and do the best by them, God wants that even more for us and for them. He loves them MORE than I do.......I hate to verbalize it, but I actually thought for a nanosecond, there's no way He could love them more than I do. But He does. It's true. I don't know how many of you know this (those of you that are personal friend to us/me) But I am adopted. I never really struggled with the overall issue, but I always looked forward to the day when I would have my own "BLOOD" relatives. I know, it sounds silly and extremely shallow- and my life didn't revolve around it, but its something I looked forward to. And since Father God has SOOOO unbelievably blessed me with our 2 children who I absolutely would give my life for and then some, I sometimes try to take them back for my own and take my trust over them back from Him. Dang me and my humanness! :) But that card made me think, He loves them more than I will ever be able to, and He also loves me more than any "blood" relative ever could. WOW. Thank you, Father.
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