I'm Still Here...

It has been a while since I have posted anything. Life has been super hectic here lately, so I just haven't taken the time to blog. But I do want to leave you with a quick little something. Another blogger that I read posted the lyrics to the song "Blessings" by Laura Story. I have to say this song is great. It really speaks to how great God is. That while we are his children, we are not promised all sunshine and happy days. That sometimes He allows trials to come into our lives to turn our hearts and minds to Him. To remind us what is really important in this life, and surprise, surprise...it's not us! It's our Father who is Holy above all else!

Anyways, here is the youtube video and below are the lyrics.

We pray for blessings, we pray for peace

Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while You hear each spoken need
Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears?
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near?

What if trials of this life
Are Your mercies in disguise?
We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough

And all the while You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe
'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears?
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near?

And what if trials of this life
Are Your mercies in disguise?
When friends betray us, when darkness seems to win

We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears?
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near?

What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst
This world can't satisfy?

And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise?

Credits :
songwriters: story, laura mixon
© new spring publishing;new spring publishing
lyrics from: http://www.xtralyrics.com/

Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.  But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:8-10

Paul had been given a thorn in his side, a messenger of Satan to torment him when this verse takes place. Paul pleaded with the Lord to remove his suffering, to remove that thorn from his side. And you see the answer that the Lord gave him. Sometimes it helps to remember that Jesus' grace is sufficient for us all. That He is all that we need while we wait for Him to remove the thorns out of our lives.

And speaking of thorns in our flesh...Happy TAX DAY everyone!! {enter sarcasm here}

Merry {Belated} Christmas!

Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas this year. We had a fabulous time with our family. Enjoyed good food and good company! I have lots to put on the blog, but I have to take the time to get Joseph's laptop (if he will get off it long enough) so I can post some pictures from my camera. I am so behind because I haven't shared any good pictures of the house, or Christmas decorations, or new furniture,or from Joseph's 30th birthday. So please forgive me!! Guess I need to get on that soon.

But I just wanted to get on here real quick and let everyone know that I haven't forgotten about my blog, it's just difficult to have a blog with no internet at home!

I'm still here!

I still have no internet at home, so I am just posting this really fast here at work to let everyone know that I will try and post some house/Christmas photos this weekend, if Joseph will let me use his laptop long enough to do it. But I do have my Christmas tree up and it's a big one! Stay tuned for pictures {hopefully!}

No Internet, Phones, or TV

Yep. My blog posts might be few and far between until we get internet at our new house. We don't live in a normal service area, so I am having to check on Satellite internet services. So if you don't hear from me for a while, you now know why.

In other news, we are {almost} unpacked. It was quite the ordeal and I am so thankful  to my father, brother, mother, and cousin for helping us move. They were such a big help and we couldn't have done it without them. But I'm thinking when we move again, we will definitely be hiring a moving service. I don't ever want to go through that again!!!

We are really enjoying all the space in the new house. I am especially digging my closet!! I even shared a small section with Joseph. Aren't you proud? The dogs are loving the big yard and getting to chase squirrels to their hearts content. We did invest in a wireless fence for the boys. We didn't do an underground fence, but we got a system that transmits the perimeter via radio frequency. And it works. I was upset the first day when we put the shock collars on them and they got shocked. Mommy over here was not happy! I about cried. But it only took one or two shocks for them to realize that when they hear that beep they better turn around and go back closer to the house. The system is perfect. It gives the dogs about a 1/2 acre area in which to play around the house. And the best thing is that it is portable, so whenever we travel, we can take it with us and keep the little pups safe and sound.

That's about it for now. When I get things settled and unpacked, I will take some pictures to share. We are doing our Christmas card photos this weekend. Due to the move, we had to cancel our session with our photographer to take "real" pictures, which was supposed to happen this past Saturday. Boo! But I have faith that my cousin, Stacey can get it done! I even get to take her picture with her dog Bentley for her Christmas cards. I am super pumped. Just have to get on the outfit selections!

And as Tigger says... ta ta for now!!

I would like to buy a vowel....

S __ L D

I would like to buy an "O" please.

I would like to solve the puzzle. "SOLD" !! Ding, ding, ding! That is correct!! The "O" is also for "O yeah!!!" We finally sold our house and are moving this weekend. We are super excited that our house finally sold three years after first listing it on the market. We are taking a loss on it (who isn't these days?) but other than that, we are excited to move on to bigger and better things. We are temporarily moving into a rental house that Joseph's boss owns, but plan on being there no longer than it takes to build our new house. So, we are packing up our stuff and getting ready to leave this place behind!!

But don't worry, the pups are making the move as well. I got them packed up all safe and sound!!

Quick Update

Just a little update. When I was looking at the blog, I realized how sad my little island looks. What have I done??? Oh well.