Poor Marley.....

Last Tuesday our yellow lab Marley got hit by a golf cart (of all things). It messed his leg up pretty bad. The vet had to sedate him and stitch his leg and he spent 6 nights at the vet $$$$ So last night was his first night back home and he was supposed to stay inside, well that didn't work out so well. At 2:45 this morning he starts whining so Steven gets up and takes him out, by 3:15 he has still not settled down, I could hear him messing around on the linoleum in the living room-banging the big cone on his head around. Yes that is funny-but not so much at 3 in the morning-as say 3 in the afternoon. So Steven took him out and tied him on the porch where he couldn't go anywhere and I guess he went back to sleep, or at least I did! He is supposed to have his bandage changed tomorrow and his stitches out in a week-it's almost like having another kid!

Help Us Find Clarity....!?!

Life is full of decisions. From very small meaningless ones to very big meaningful ones. As some of you may know Steven and I have begun what we thought was our new home back home -close to the grandparents, where I grew up. We put the house we live in now up for sale over 2 years ago-yes over 2 years ago. To this day we haven't even had an offer made on it. Shortly after putting our house up for sale we began the basics at the farm. Building spot leveled-check, septic tank-check, driveway-check, house plans-check. The kids are so excited, well they were, now we are all starting to wonder where this going....right now nowhere. All the building spot seems to be good for at this point is a parking spot for an old Ford Ranger. Our prayers for quite some time have been for clarity. And so far we have none. We really want to do the right thing though it seems we have no direction at all. I feel the need to be close to my grandparents during these days, I still have a lot to learn from them. Here at our present home we have a great church family, they are more like just family, the kids go to a great Christian school, and we are content. That is until we visit the farm where we planned to move, or my home church (like we did last Sunday for homecoming-where by the way we have another great church family), or when I go to doctor appointments with my grandparents that remind me of how I need to be closer to them. Then we start to ache to be back there. So as you may see clearly the only thing we see clearly is the fact that we are confused, very confused, and in need of some clarity. I'm writing this post just to ask all who stumble across it to pray for us and for God to give us direction. We are accepting words of wisdom, no begging for them actually. But if you could just say a prayer for us we would be very grateful. Thanks

Home from Branson..

Well we are home. We had a long trip to Branson on Monday. We arrived around 7:45 and found a pizza buffet because we were hungry. After pizza we checked in to the condo and got settled. On Wednesday we went to Lamberts Cafe for a late lunch and then to the Sight and Sound Theatre to see Noah the Musical. It was really good. Thursday was our big shopping day and then Friday we traveled home. The girls did a 5 session bible study called Girl Talk. It was really good, for the adults as well I think. It was about our words. Back at home Shay and Jadeyn stayed between a friend and a grandma. On Friday Steven was off so they along with Andrew and Eliza went to Louisville to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and then to a Tim Hawkins show. I think we all had a good week. Tiring though. Hopefully we can get rested up this weekend!

Busy Saturday

Steven and the boy are off to paintball today at Diamond Lake with some boys from church- so you know what that means. Yep, it's me and the girls today. We have a pretty busy day today. First we're off for biscuits and gravy at Little Daves (yes you heard us right Steven and Shaylen Little Daves it is). Sorry you couldn't be here.. Then, well my gas light is on in the Expedition so I should probably take care of that. Then we have to let carpet cleaners in for a business I clean for, then (sorry girls) flu shots at 9:45. While strategically avoidng the HUGE Hwy. 60 yard sale mess we will then head to the church and finish cleaning and fill the baptistry for a baptism tomorrow. After that we will come back home and clean OUR house, and pack for a few days away. Darrian and I are going to Branson with the youth girls from church (which is way funner than paintball with the boys by the way). So we have a very busy day.... better get started.