Living Life One Cheerio at a Time

I apologize for being MIA recently. This has been an interesting year for our family. My husband lost his job in September. That was the day our life turned upside down and you can read about the day he lost his job  here. But God was teaching us to trust, obey and PRAY. You can read about that journey at this post .. I mean its been 9 months you may need to catch up!   The hubs loves his job. We knew taking this job we may have to make some cut backs and some sacrifices but it was going to be worth it for the opportunity and peace. I keep telling him I really didn't like him the last few years of his last job and I like him so much better now. Its a good change!   We explained to the kids early on that there might be a move happening. They had a million question. And at some point I told them that there was going to have to be more questions than answers.  As a family we were going to trust that God would let us know what we were going to do and how it wa...

I have been meaning to write this for sometime. I wanted to share about the month that I was quiet. That time was trying for our family. I was praying but sometimes I felt I didn't have the words or even know what to say. That's where my community of amazing friends came into play. It was a comfort knowing that these girls were down on their knees in my stead praying the words that I couldn't come up with. There were emails, texts and phone calls frequently. I kept these girls in the loop. Sometimes I may have been obnoxious. This ladies encouraged me through scripture and conversations. Words of wisdom and a few "suck it up buttercup" conversations had to happen when I was having a particular tantrum. Things changed rapidly. We were at the mercy of interviewers. Sure things were doors that closed pretty quickly so that left us with dependence on God and the prayers of our friends. The hubs was applying for jobs 12 hours a day.  He'd say "what do you...

Has it really been a month since I've posted last? My word! Well, I ended last month's 10 on 10 with the fact that my husband lost his job, but today I have good news. He accepted a new job yesterday!!!!!!!!! He will be working only 25 minutes from our house. WOHOO! So today I praise God for taking care of us during this uncertain time and providing for us in amazing ways. Getting breakfast ready for the 3 older ones #1  the 2 littlest and myself on our way to CBS my work as the treasurer my view during the teaching....Michelle our TD and my friend #4 getting into trouble rootbeer float...yummy after nap with little man on the way to nap bedtime stories Linking up to A bit of sunshine

The other day child #1 and I made it to the American Girl doll store that just opened up 10 minutes from our house. I mean its been open a month and I've held her off this long. She got her doll at Christmas and immediately wanted accessories. She had 6 months to work and save and beg grandparents for extra cash. She finally saved enough for a pair of $24 doll pj's. She found what she was looking for and we went to check out. I told the lady that #1 had saved this money and would be paying cash. She counted the money and handed it to the cashier. The cashier did a great job about making a big deal about the values of saving/earning her own money. LOVE it! In the car she listed a few other things she would like for her doll, but followed it up with I need to start saving right away. Mom do you have any jobs you'd like to pay me for? YES, yes I do! 1-parents.......0-greed/give me's Since she is my partner in crime  with posing Jesus...we made sure he came along t...