M left this afternoon for a International Student Leadership Conference in Oberwesel. Another week away from home and out of school! She's having a wonderful school year!! We sold the weight set and yesterday Joey got it moved so my office is now just an office! We moved a "homework table" in which will hopefully help S and R finish this year strong academically!
The sun came out today so we took a hike by a lake in Kindsbach. We found that R only has two pairs of shoes that fit. One for basketball and one for school. So we were scrambling to find an old pair for him to hike in... (trails are kinda wet and muddy this time of year). Well, he ended up wearing pair of Joey's! They were just a tiny bit big... but not much! He turns 12 in one week!!!!
We are in the big clean it out mode and this past week I finished the guest room and utility room (in addition to the weight set above) so making progress. According to my list only 13 rooms to go! I knew the house was big... but wheh!! I love having 6 bedrooms and an office though!!! No complaints here! 12 weeks till the moving truck comes though (minus one week for spring break where we will go somewhere!) so I'll have to keep the pace of one plus rooms a week to make it!
At the same time we are intently praying and looking for housing in the DC area (so many choices, but so many needs we have to consider... and it is a good time to buy! but do we want that responsibility??). As well as we are interviewing Au Pairs for next year so I can take advantage of the training offered me in DC in preparation for our move to Moscow 2010. Today's sermon was very powerful as the chaplain spoke about the inevitable "crisis of belief". God shows himself faithful to us daily but inevitably in that moment when we have to trust Him there is always a time where we have to believe in His grace and power or give in to the doubt that creeps up on us. (God brought his people to the promise land and when they sent spies in they doubted they would be able to take the land, even after God had brought them through many things, and provided all their needs up to this point!) I have seen God work in amazing ways throughout our military career! When I remind myself of those times when God was so faithful to us, I am excited to see what He has in store! The chaplain reminded us that when we pray be prepared, not for the answer your hoping for, but for a struggle... a "crisis of belief"... because ultimately He will bring a situation which will call you to depend on Him, to trust and believe, bringing you closer to Him. Please pray for us as we must make some very big decisions these next few weeks... pray that He will make it very clear to us what He would have us to do. There are so many things we cannot see, we cannot anticipate. He has faithfully made our path straight with every assignment we have had...every place we have lived. Help us through this crisis of belief so we can hear Him clearly lead us to this next place.
The sun came out today so we took a hike by a lake in Kindsbach. We found that R only has two pairs of shoes that fit. One for basketball and one for school. So we were scrambling to find an old pair for him to hike in... (trails are kinda wet and muddy this time of year). Well, he ended up wearing pair of Joey's! They were just a tiny bit big... but not much! He turns 12 in one week!!!!
We are in the big clean it out mode and this past week I finished the guest room and utility room (in addition to the weight set above) so making progress. According to my list only 13 rooms to go! I knew the house was big... but wheh!! I love having 6 bedrooms and an office though!!! No complaints here! 12 weeks till the moving truck comes though (minus one week for spring break where we will go somewhere!) so I'll have to keep the pace of one plus rooms a week to make it!
At the same time we are intently praying and looking for housing in the DC area (so many choices, but so many needs we have to consider... and it is a good time to buy! but do we want that responsibility??). As well as we are interviewing Au Pairs for next year so I can take advantage of the training offered me in DC in preparation for our move to Moscow 2010. Today's sermon was very powerful as the chaplain spoke about the inevitable "crisis of belief". God shows himself faithful to us daily but inevitably in that moment when we have to trust Him there is always a time where we have to believe in His grace and power or give in to the doubt that creeps up on us. (God brought his people to the promise land and when they sent spies in they doubted they would be able to take the land, even after God had brought them through many things, and provided all their needs up to this point!) I have seen God work in amazing ways throughout our military career! When I remind myself of those times when God was so faithful to us, I am excited to see what He has in store! The chaplain reminded us that when we pray be prepared, not for the answer your hoping for, but for a struggle... a "crisis of belief"... because ultimately He will bring a situation which will call you to depend on Him, to trust and believe, bringing you closer to Him. Please pray for us as we must make some very big decisions these next few weeks... pray that He will make it very clear to us what He would have us to do. There are so many things we cannot see, we cannot anticipate. He has faithfully made our path straight with every assignment we have had...every place we have lived. Help us through this crisis of belief so we can hear Him clearly lead us to this next place.
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Just a comment from having been a landlord - it stinks. Tenants do not take care of your house, they lie to get out of their lease, they expect things to be fixed when they broke them.... and the worse part is the management company does little other than collect the check and hire workmen. Think long and hard about whether you want those headaches esp since you'll be overseas.
Thanks for the reminder Renee...your preaching to the choir. We already own in C Springs. Thankfully we have been blessed with wonderful friends who work as our property managers. But the rental stress is enough on its own and is why we are not jumping in so quickly to the "investment opportunity" in DC.
Didn't realize you already had the joy of being a landlord. Then at least you know what you're getting into if you do go that route
I am assuming you are referring to the "guest room" in a very light manner??? Or did you clean the whole attic? Keep the faith, I know it is all going to work out and then when it is all over, you will realize this was one of the most exciting assignments you will ever experience. You are in my prayers. Love, C
just the guest room/ back corner. cleared it of everything but the fouton. now all J's progear will be set aside back there for the movers to pack and mark appropriately!
Just when you think you are not hearing and your prayers are bouncing off the ceiling -
GOD Speaks!
Love MOM
oh this Au Pair me
Hooray
I remember how I read this psot almost 1 month ago
the feelings are not the the same as now
3 months minus 4 days
HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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