It is a new year. Well almost, but you get the point. I cannot believe where God has brought us in a year. At this time last year Dustin was over the Decatur branch of a business making very good money. I was teaching half a day, doing what I was sure was God's calling on my life. Wow, how God changes things.
Dustin lost the job not far into 2012. Now, we know why. His stress level was horrific, the place was a feeding ground for Satan, and we probably would not have been able to walk away from the money when we were offered the job at the CH. God took that barrier away. I always wanted to be a stay at home mom, but teaching is a passion of mine. I wanted to do that until I could stay at home, or I would be very content doing it forever. God did not have that in mind for me. He gave me motherly instincts long before I became a mother biologically. So, He put me in the place to use them everyday. I will teach. Sunday school, bible study, something. Heck, I may even end up back in the classroom. Never know what God has planned.
We changed churches. It was VERY hard. We are enjoying Decatur Baptist very much, but walking away from the ton of support we had at Danville was so difficult. Plus we wouldn't get to see our babies at Danville quite as much as we would like. That part is hard but some of them still make a lot of effort to come see us, text us, or snap chat us, so we still feel like we are a part of their lives.
We sold our house. Made the conscious decision to become "homeless". Our parents probably hate this decision! HA! But we wanted to be good stewards with our money and felt that this was best. So we did it.
Dustin and I have grown so much closer to one another. We get to spend an enormous amount of time together and we love it so very much. We laugh so much. We have learned to be a parenting and housekeeping team. We have grown closer to Jesus Christ and in turn we have become closer to one another. We have seen the blessings in our spiritual lives and our physical lives.
I continued on my weight loss journey. Continued to eat healthier. Continued working out(some). Continued running(love!). The amount of a boost it has given me in self confidence is amazing. I got the guts to chop my hair off. AND I LOVE IT!
I am not setting certain goals really for 2013. I want to lose a few more pounds and continue a healthier life style. Continue growing in Christ and with Dustin. And the rest, I will just go with whatever God has planned. I have learned I could never dream up what He has planned and it is far better than my own ideas. SO EXCITED FOR 2013!!!
Dustin lost the job not far into 2012. Now, we know why. His stress level was horrific, the place was a feeding ground for Satan, and we probably would not have been able to walk away from the money when we were offered the job at the CH. God took that barrier away. I always wanted to be a stay at home mom, but teaching is a passion of mine. I wanted to do that until I could stay at home, or I would be very content doing it forever. God did not have that in mind for me. He gave me motherly instincts long before I became a mother biologically. So, He put me in the place to use them everyday. I will teach. Sunday school, bible study, something. Heck, I may even end up back in the classroom. Never know what God has planned.
We changed churches. It was VERY hard. We are enjoying Decatur Baptist very much, but walking away from the ton of support we had at Danville was so difficult. Plus we wouldn't get to see our babies at Danville quite as much as we would like. That part is hard but some of them still make a lot of effort to come see us, text us, or snap chat us, so we still feel like we are a part of their lives.
We sold our house. Made the conscious decision to become "homeless". Our parents probably hate this decision! HA! But we wanted to be good stewards with our money and felt that this was best. So we did it.
Dustin and I have grown so much closer to one another. We get to spend an enormous amount of time together and we love it so very much. We laugh so much. We have learned to be a parenting and housekeeping team. We have grown closer to Jesus Christ and in turn we have become closer to one another. We have seen the blessings in our spiritual lives and our physical lives.
I continued on my weight loss journey. Continued to eat healthier. Continued working out(some). Continued running(love!). The amount of a boost it has given me in self confidence is amazing. I got the guts to chop my hair off. AND I LOVE IT!
I am not setting certain goals really for 2013. I want to lose a few more pounds and continue a healthier life style. Continue growing in Christ and with Dustin. And the rest, I will just go with whatever God has planned. I have learned I could never dream up what He has planned and it is far better than my own ideas. SO EXCITED FOR 2013!!!
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