Well, I haven’t updated as often as I had intended when I wrote my last post, but life happens. We’ve had more health issues in the family. My dad is battling some blood clots in his leg. We are praying for his complete recovery. We kinda enjoy the man and would like to have him around for a while longer. I did not get to spend time with him over the Thanksgiving holidays like I had hoped. Savannah was complaining of a sore throat off and on, and we had been asked not to come if anyone was sick as the slightest little bug could really make Dad worse. I’m not sure if she was really sick because at 7 years old, things can be exaggerated, but we didn’t want to take any chances. We have a big family Christmas gathering in 2 weeks, so hopefully we’ll get to go to that.
I’m so not ready for Christmas. I do this every year, too. It’s not as if I haven’t had an entire year to prepare, but yet it seems to sneak up on me every time. How can this be? Christmas Day doesn’t change each year like Easter does. It’s ALWAYS on December 25th. Every year I say I’m going to be ready the next year, and every year I’m caught off guard. Oh well, maybe next year. Josh quit his job at CSR the week of Thanksgiving, so we’re stepping out in faith. I have lots of writing jobs to do, so we’re not without potential income, it’s just a matter of being able to get it done. He’s also got jobs lined up to work with our pastor who is a Master Electrician. We are praying that lots of jobs will come in so that David (our pastor) can bring Josh on & he can begin an apprenticeship. I am also praying that our church will be able to start paying me a little something each month as worship leader. David had mentioned that he was going to submit it to the board, but we haven’t heard anything else about it. It wouldn’t be much at first, but any extra would certainly help us. There is a lady at church that gives me a love offering every few weeks, and I am so grateful for that. It always seems to come when we need it most. We are also praying for the sale of our truck, which would enable us to catch up on our bills and buy Christmas presents. We need the truck to sell very soon. This week would be nice.
Jacob is growing like a weed, and amazing us every day with something new. He is so much fun. He loves playing and is very smart. He is beginning to pay closer attention to things going on around him and mimicking people. The other day I was watching a YouTube video of a worship song. Jacob loves to sit in your lap and watch the videos too, so as soon as he heard music coming from the computer he stopped what he was doing and came over to me. He was watching the people in the video lifting their hands in worship and he starting grinning from ear to ear and raised his hands! It was the sweetest thing! I just couldn’t stop crying. The following Sunday Josh was holding him during worship at church, and Jacob was doing it again. He even would grab Josh’s hand & pull it up, telling him to worship too. Sometimes I wonder if we’re teaching him properly and instilling in him a love for God, and little things like this let me know that we are. I just love that little guy!
Ashlyn and Savannah are doing good. They love school, and Ashlyn is in band this year. She is learning to play the trumpet and I am very excited for her. I hope that she loves it as much as I did. We are still working out some family dynamics, but I’m sure we will be doing that for many years. Every visit is different, and new things are always coming up. But we are having fun along the way.
That’s about all for now. I think Jacob has woke up from his nap, so he will be hungry. We are heading to the library this afternoon just to get out of the house for a bit. I am so blessed to be able to stay home with him. I thank God for His provisions in our life. We may not have everything we want, but God gives us what we need. He has never failed us, and I trust that He never will. I’m excited to see His plan for our family unfold before us. Blessings to you!
I wish I had known you were going to the library! We have books due tomorrow, so I can’t put it off anymore. We’re going—tomorrow.
So sweet about little bit praising and worshiping. I love that stuff!