This past Sunday we did take the kids to church, despite their sniffles. It was a pretty eventful Sunday. Jacob has a new friend, the little boy named Aiden. It is so cute. After church services there was a pitch in we stayed for. Jacob insisted he sit with Aiden. It was the first time not to have one of the boys with us. I kept looking over at him. He was sitting with Aiden and Aiden's family. He looked so grown up eating and laughing. Aiden told his Grandma that Jacob was his best friend. How adorable! They have only spent two Sundays together but Jacob just loves him. We also had our first little dispute between one of my boys and another boy at church. There were some other older boys at church. One of them hurt Jonah. Okay, when one of my kids gets hurt I am like a crazy lady. But when Jonah gets hurt that is a whole different story. I am like a crazy mama bear about to attack and eat you for lunch. I know the boys are all the same age but something about Jonah and I am all protective. Jackson and Jacob will kinda gain up on Jonah and it infuriates me. When I look at Jonah I still think of him as only being 3 pounds. He is just so delicate to me. And he is so precious. So, we had a lot of firsts at church on Sunday. But don't worry, I totally kept my coo. Oh, plus the whole 'pitch in' at church is so out there for me. Growing up attending mostly Catholic services I don't remember much outside fellowship. There might have been, but I don't recall. I felt kinda awkward on Sunday, like when you don't know what to do with your hands and you just keep fidgeting. I am weird. After church we all came home and went to bed. At that point it was getting more obvious that the boys were really not feeling well. Monday was spent with four sick kiddos. Sunday night they had low grade fevers. By Monday morning the fevers were gone, but the kids were definitely not feeling well. Almost all four of them slept all day. Evening Jonah started vomiting. Jonah is so super sensitive to vomiting. He can do it on demand. Seriously. I never really worry when Jonah starts vomiting. This morning during breakfast I looked over at him and he had the worst expression on his face. I said, "what is that expression on your face?" As I was saying face he totally vomited on his waffle. Then he looked at me and said, "can I have another waffle?" He went on to eat another waffle and two servings of yogurt and held it down. I asked him if he was going to school today and he said, "Yep!" So, I took all four of them. By the way, if you know someone whose child attends Crabapple and they are sick my kids have totally NOT been sick and I made this story up. We do NOT get other kids sick. *wink, wink*
This morning I got up at 4:45 to get ready to take the kids to school. I know I really don't have to get so early. But Jeff gets up at 5a and I really wanted to be out of the shower before he left for work. I wanted us to be able to have one cup of coffee and talk before starting our day. Okay, so Jeff left for work and I needed to iron my shirt. While ironing my shirt I decided to turn the news on. That is really random. I really never watch tv, especially the news in the morning. However, when I hit the guide button I noticed P90x was on qvc. I have been praying like a crazy lady lately for God to help me with my weight. Which he is probably like, "really, Jackie? Just stop eating!" But regardless I have been praying for help, willpower, guidance, a divine intervention..anything. When I turned the tv on and they were selling P90x I totally ordered it. I am pretty sure it is not a sign from God but at 5:30 in the morning I felt pretty confident that it was. I have not informed my husband yet. I think he will be supportive, but considering we don't have a dvd player for me to actually watch the videos. That may be an issue because you know what is coming next. We have to go buy a dvd player. We had one but the kids broke it beyond repair.

Sleepless in Indy

It is 3am and I am exhausted. I want to sleep so badly. However, I keep having nightmares. Now, I am forcing myself to stay awake for fear of going back to sleep. This is ridiculous. I haven't had nightmares since our pastor came and blessed our home...until tonight. Still they are not nearly as horrible as before. And I am in my office. Where before I would have been too terrified to get out bed. So, is that progress? I just get frustrated because I really thought this was behind me. But I am wondering if eating a cookie right before going to bed is actually the culprit. Don't they say you shouldn't eat before going to bed? My alarm is set for 5am. I guess in a little bit I will just get in the shower. We have church in the morning. I am really debating on taking the kids or if we/Jeff or me should stay home with them. They all have the sniffles. Jacob came to my bed at midnight and said he is so sick. He was coughing horrible and couldn't sleep. I just checked on the other two boys. Jonah peed the bed tonight. I tried to wake him to change the bedding and his clothes. But he is sleeping so soundly he wouldn't move. Is that horrible? When I put more blankets on Jackson he moved around and began coughing again. I am almost thinking they shouldn't go to church. Sometimes it is so hard being a parent to make decisions like that. Really, could it be like allergies/sinus? But since they all have it then it must be contagious? I don't know.

Tonight was our niece Emily's 7th birthday party. They boys had a blast. It is so cool to watch them interact with other people and see them come out of their shell. I really had a good time seeing everyone. Emily got her ears pierced for her birthday. Isn't that so grown up? It looks really cute on her.

Jeff has finally decided to attend the Great Banquet in September. He will attend two weeks before me. I am so excited he has made this decision. Something I didn't think about was being home alone. Geez, I used to live alone but now I get all freaked out. I think we will have to make some arrangements.

I have now been up for over an hour. Prior to coming upstairs to blog I was writing in my journal. I decided to write out our financial goals. I wish we had more short term goals, but the majority of them are going to take a lot of time. I am so impatient. I guess of few of them are short term. They include rebuilding our emergency fund (since we depleted it for our van), gathering enough cash for the boys' birthday and then Christmas, saving enough cash for Jeff's college tuition, continuing to grow our emergency fund 3 to 6 months of living expenses, reimburse the 20% down we used on our current home and then saving to pay cash for our next home. I really don't want to be here any longer than need be. But I think if I don't go back to work it will be a long time before we can start packing. Ugh! That is frustrating. I want to start looking for my 'dream' home. Anything worth having is worth waiting for. I will keep repeating that to myself.

Life list

Today was the boys second day of school. Things are going really great. I am feeling very blessed for the opportunity to be with Juliet and manage to be productive at the same time. Tonight I hung out with Nikki and Tiffany. My husband is especially sweet. I had two girls nights out this week! Tuesday I had a great time hanging out with Kico. I always very much enjoying catching up with Kico. Tonight I hung out with Nikki and Tiffany. I have no idea where the time goes. We met at Tiffanys at 7p and I didn't leave until after 12:30! They say it is me that is so long winded. I think that is ridiculous. I like to keep things short and to the point. Regardless this has been a very good week of seeing family and friends and starting the school year.

Recently I updated my life list. Some people refer to list like this as bucket list. But I have no plans of kicking the bucket anytime soon, unless God has other plans for me. I like to keep list like this to remind me of my goals, dreams and things that I would just like to accomplish. Some stuff is silly and out there. But it is kinda meant to be a little out there.
1. Hike the Grand Canyon
2. Visit Alaska and experience 24 hours of daylight
3. Jog the mini marathon (I walked it in May)
4. Make a complete Thanksgiving dinner (I am really intimidated by the turkey)
5. Go on vacation for Thanksgiving
6. Take the kids to a different state every year for vacation
7. Sponsor or adopt a child
8. Meet Paula Deen
9. Visit Holy Land
10. Become a photographer
11. Build my kids an amazing playhouse, like ridiculous
12. Weigh under 180 (I know some of you are amazed and think I can check this one off my list.)
13. Go to NYC at Christmas time
14. Be more outgoing
15. Be confident, stop doubting all my decisions and be more comfortable in my own skin
16. Make a quilt (I was almost able to check that one off)
17. Be fit and in shape
18. learn Spanish
19. Have a garden
20. Run a flower shop after I retire
21. Visit Maine and Ireland
22. Have a log cabin on some land
23. Have a second modest lake house (which lake to be determined later)
24. Finally obtain my degree (I would work on this one, however I still haven't decided what I want to be when I grow up)
25. Read the Bible in a year, but continue to read it over again every year
26.Learn to make furniture
27. Buy $1000. pair of shoes
28. Drive a dump truck (This is the only one I have checked off. Thanks, Mike)
29. milk a cow
30. skydive.....maybe
31. be the proud owner of my dream car, a Woody. You know, one of the old jeep wagons. Yes, that is truly my dream car.
32. Learn to drive a motorcycle (this one was added to the list prior to having kids. I am not so sure about it anymore)
33. To grow my relationship with Christ everyday closer to him
34. To learn how to live more simple (It is really weighing on me to cancel all cable television. However, I do not have the nerve to turn it off. Why? Am I addicted to my tv? I hardly watch it, but the thought of it not being there terrifies me.)
There you have it. I am constantly adding to it. What is on your list?

First day of school!

Today was the first day of school! It went so very smoothly. I am really excited for the school year. As soon as the boys got up this morning they were eager to get to school. At school the staff takes the kiddos right out of the car. There isn't time for meltdowns or tears. They are whisked away so quickly. It was darling. Jeff drove and as he pulled out of the parking lot I kept looking back, but the boys did not. They were so cute walking together up the sidewalk. But no tears were shed. We all did good. While the boys were at school Jeff and I made our first trip of the season to the apple orchard. We went to Apple Works and stocked up on apples. It was so easy taking Juliet. It was like we were on vacation. We weren't there long. Then we drove back home and put together a picnic lunch. We surprised the boys and took them to the park after school for the picnic. As a bigger surprise their cousins and aunt met us there. Needless to say, all five kiddos (including Jeff) are very asleep right now. Pure heavenly. One quiet house so worth the $312 a month. Oh, plus they did already learn things today. One thing I am going to hear so much this year is,"Miss Chris says....Miss Chris does it this way....Miss Chris..." Miss Chris is the boys teacher and they were already talking up a storm about her. Which I am thrilled about. I really want them to love her. Today they learned how to wash their hands. It is so funny. I have showed them the same things two hundred times this summer about washing their hands. Don't turn the water on high, use soap, use warm water, don't forget to dry their hands. But magically when Miss Chris showed them today it finally stuck! It is a miracle. Regardless it was so darling when Jackson said,"Miss Chris says turn the water on low so we don't waste it for the kitty cats." He said it so sweetly in a low voice. I have no idea what it meant, but it was darling. When we picked the boys up from school they were so pumped. They were all talking so fast I couldn't understand what they were saying. Jonah said,"I played with two....no three other kids! And we rode in a plane and it went high into the sky! I played with Will and he is nice!" Jackson said, "I cried because I wanted you and Daddy. I colored you a picture today!" Jacob said, "I didn't cry only Jackson cried. I was a big boy!" Today was a very good day. Okay, I am still having issues posting pics. They always upload in a random order of craziness. When we got home to make sandwiches I couldn't find Juliet. She was in the closet eating her cookie. We recently switched the boys from car seats to booster seats. She was sitting in the car seat in the closet eating. I hope not a sign how she will be later in life. Anyhow, it was very cute. She is funny. I asked her where is Jacob, Jonah and Jackson. She started pointing at the door and talking up a storm. I couldn't understand what she was saying, but she told me a whole long story. I asked her if she wanted to go get them. She grabbed her blankie and ran for the door. I guess she missed her older brothers.

Here is Juliet in the closet.

This was the drop off line at school this morning. Miss Chris is the lady with dark hair posing with the boys. They are all in the same class.

They each had a big bag of school supplies they had to take with them. They thought that was so cool. They loved having a grocery sack with stuff.

I love this pic. I am not sure who this lady is. But I LOVE when people are warm and inviting to my kids. Nothing melts my heart more than to see people open up to my kids. I love that she was so excited to see them.

Jacob on the way to school. I love their little outfits today. Grandma Glo recently bought these shirts for them. They had a new outfit for today.

Juliet. My daughter is so precious. I don't think she has ever taken a bad picture until this one. I think she is still cute, but not a fav pic. Sorry.

My handsome hubbie loading the kids into the car.

Jonah!

Jackson! We went out front this morning to take these pics. I can't believe we had enough time for photos. These almost look like mug shots in front of that wall.

Jacob.

Jonah!

Family photo

Jacob getting his shoes on. I wanted to document every moment of the morning. I was so excited for today. It isn't just the first day of preschool, it is the first day of school period. The boys are getting so old. I was thinking how it seems like not that long ago when I was so sad to have three little babies in a hospital together. I remember when they were born wondering if they would ever be big enough to walk, get dressed by themselves, or even talk. They were so tiny. I didn't think they could ever possibly grow big. That was such a hard time. Jonah was only 3 pounds 5 ounces at birth. Now he has this great big voice and he runs around like a daredevil.

Jackson putting his shoes and socks on by himself. The boys had oatmeal for breakfast.

Jonah is completely dressed and ready to walk out the door in this picture. But he was desperately trying to go back to bed.

I am thrilled how today turned out. This was a day I could relive over and over again. I am so proud of my three little men!

One more day till school starts!

Tomorrow morning the boys start preschool and I am kinda nervous. I am more nervous that I will forget something. They have a list of stuff that needs to go with them. And now that the boys are in school that is more responsibility for the parents. At the meet your teacher day they immediately asked me what events I wanted to volunteer for. I kinda wanted to say, "um, yah I am paying you so I don't have to volunteer." Volunteering and mingling with other parents is really out of comfort box. I can definitely be an introvert at times. This is so one of those times. I think the boys will do fine. I am more nervous they will get into trouble or be known as the boys that pee all over the bathroom toilet. They have no idea what is in store for them. But really it is only two days a week for a few hours each time. So little time such a huge monthly payment. We are paying $312/month for all three boys together. It really isn't that much compared to other schools. However, my van payment was only $200/month. We know how cheap I can be. OMG! I was just getting ready to type that after this I am going on a mission to find my camera cord so I can upload pics of the kiddos tomorrow. And I can't even take it I just find my cord. Guess where it was was this whole time...under my keyboard! How did the kids get it under there? Haha! So, yeah pics tomorrow!

Relaxing Sunday

Today was a pretty relaxing day. The whole family took a nap together after church. At least Jeff, Juliet and I took naps. I have a feeling that the boys were actually enjoying the freedom for awhile as we slept. But it was nice to close my eyes for a few minutes or an hour. I didn't however sleep in until 2:30p like some lazy individuals. Haha! You know who you are...
Church was okay. I was in the toddler room today. Okay there were five children and four of them were mine and I kept thinking, 'these children are horrible!' The fifth child (the one that was not mine) was an angel. He was so polite and kind to the boys. I felt so horrible for him. His name was Aiden. The boys have a friend named Hayden. Jonah said at least 500 times Hayden, Hayden, Hayden...Seriously over and over again. Aiden kept saying, "that is NOT my name!" Jonah was so incredibly annoying. I finally put him in time out facing the corner. There he yelled at the wall over and over again, 'Hayden, Hayden, Hayden!' It was a long hour. It didn't end there. After services we went back to the sanctuary for donuts and coffee, with Aiden. Jonah started all over again in front of everyone. Aiden's mom was very nice about it. I was really starting to get embarrassed. Jonah was obviously making fun of him or giving him a hard way to go or something. I did forget to mention Jackson at the beginning of services. The kids stay with the adults for worship time, then they go away to play. During worship between songs the worship leader was praying and it was quiet. Jackson starts yelling repeating, "I am starving, I am so hungry, Mom! I am sooo very very hungry!" Jonah kept running laps around the chairs. And Juliet was so cute. As soon as the music started she grabbed Jacob's hand and started dancing. As if to say, 'come on, dance partner.' It was an interesting day at church. Our church is extremely laid back so I didn't think too much about it. But regardless parents always want their kids to be perfect in public, especially at church.

Apology

Jeff made me feel guilty for being so descriptive about my grandma. He said I was a little harsh. I was really being sarcastic about holding her under the water. But seriously, I would never hurt someone. It just helps to talk about it. Anyhow, I am feeling much better today. I am sure today will be a great day. It has started off a little bumpy. Jeff went golfing this morning. I am really excited for him. However, I am not so excited about it that he needed to turn all the lights on and keep asking me questions at 6am. Every time I answered him he would say, "what?" That drives me crazy lately. Whether I am asleep or not every time I tell him something he says,"what?" I know he can hear me. I am constantly repeating myself. So, lately I just ignore him and I have stopped repeating myself. And you know what?? He totally heard me. Why is it a habit to come back with 'what?' after everything I say? It makes me want to tie him down with duct tape and pluck every single hair out of his eye brows with tweezers very slowly. Is that too descriptive? Maybe I will just start hiding all his cans of tobacco like I used to. That was kinda entertaining. Anyhow, I feel bad about talking about my grandma and I am sorry. And I guess I should say I am sorry for talking about my hubbie too. I would never hurt the hand feeds me and my kids. Plus, he is actually a pretty awesome husband but don't tell him. He probably wouldn't even hear you anyways.

Crap, crap and more crap

Today I did indeed take the kiddos swimming. I didn't even bother taking my camera along. Since I still don't have my camera cord I knew it would just lead to more frustration. Today was horrible. Yesterday I was frustrated today I was just blah, melancholy and depressed. Today was terrible. I asked Jeff if I could blame it on the devil. Swimming was fine. The kids were fantastic. It didn't start out so well. It was me, not them. I called the dealership that our van is working on while walking out to the pool. Then I had a complete breakdown. So, my mom and April watched the boys while I tried to gather myself back together. Do you ever have one of those times when one thing goes wrong but while you are upset about that everything else in life comes to the surface. Okay, that happened to me. My poor dad, I really unloaded on him. Well, and my grandma I kinda unleashed myself on her too. Her advice was I needed to let Jeff handle the car situation that men handle things like that better. WRONG! Wow! I did really refrain because all instinct in me wanted to hold her under the water until she started thinking right. However, given she is like 90 she probably wouldn't change her way of thinking that easy. But I did manage to yell out at her, "that is complete bull shit!" on the top of my lungs. Then I stormed inside and started crying again for yelling at my like 90 year old grandma. Well, and for cussing. I have really been trying to not cuss at all anymore. I told my dad, "she made me cuss! She drove me to cuss out loud in front of everyone!" Dad said he wanted to cuss her out the other day too. My grandma has crafted the skill of getting under ones skin extremely quickly. That was definitely a hot button she pushed. I pretty much decided I think at the age of 4 that there was nothing in this world a woman couldn't do. Calling a mechanic to argue why my van isn't done after four days is NOT something a man needs to handle. Now, maybe poop scooping the yard or taking out the dead mouse in the house those may classify as 'man' jobs. However, if I had to I would do those things too. So anyhow, today has been one of the lousiest days I have had probably in the last 12 months. I am down in the dumps. It is not just the van. Sometimes I wonder if my brain was wired wrong. I just think so differently than most of my family. I raise my kids differently. We manage our marriage differently. Absolutely we manage money very differently. I find more often than not lately thinking, "I don't know if I agree with that." Is that true in most families? In a family everyone is raised pretty much the same. So, is it usual for everyone to think the same?

Missing in action

Okay, I have tons of cute pics of the kiddos to add to the blog. However, my camera cord is missing...again. How could this be?? We have added a lock to the office door so no one under 4 feet tall could possibly be capable of entering. Please don't let my friend Tiffany know that I have lost something in the office. She invested her time into organizing it oh so nicely for me. I would hate to disappoint. In the meantime I will begin the search for the cord. I should probably start in the toy boxes.

Someone has a case of the grumpies

Today I am feeling a little on the frustrated side. Okay, I am pretty frustrated. Well, this great van we bought is very much frustrating me. I don't know if the van itself is frustrating me or the mechanics who are working on it. The cab of the van continuously fills with gasoline vapors while we are driving. It is strong and I worry about the kids. Jeff said the other day while driving it to the shop he got a headache after riding it. Everyone agrees that the van definitely smells of strong gas. However, no one knows why. We dropped the van off on Monday evening. It is now Thursday evening and they have no idea what the source of the smell is. Ugh! Frustration! This is one decision/purchase that I had no regrets about (that is a very big thing considering anyone who knows me knows I doubt about every single decision I make). I felt so confident that this was the van we were meant to own.

I am definitely grouchy and grumpy today. I am definitely a little low on patience for the kids today. It is so hot outside. I don't want to go outside. Every time I take the kids outside Juliet turns bright red and I think she is going to have a baby heat stroke. I am very Greatimes/Bouncertown burned out. What did parents do before places like this existed? Tomorrow I have plans to take the kiddos swimming at my moms. We all know how I feel about this. But it is summer, and I should be more adventurous. It definitely sounds better than the alternatives. This is the first time I am taking the kids swimming without Jeff. However, my mom, aunt and sister will be there. Lots of backup is essential.

When I decided to start this blog I really wanted to document what it is like to raise triplets. I wanted to vividly describe the day to day stuff that occurs. I don't feel like I am meeting that personal objective. It is very hard and it is very rewarding. The kids say and do the most amazing things. But they also make me want to put on my tennis shoes and run away from the house as fast I possibly can. Everyday is insanely the same but so very different than the day before. The routine is monotonous but the challenges get trickier everyday. Right now I am supposed to be doing the budget. Instead I am hiding out in my hotter than heck office to escape for a few minutes. Jackson just found me. He just came behind me and patted me on the back and smiled so sweetly I could die. And now just two seconds later I can hear Jeff yelling at them. Someone has turned off the upstairs air conditioning unit and shoved a bunch of stuff down into it. Like any family our days are exhausting and long. I feel like no matter how hard I try or invest time the house is always a disaster. I love it and I hate it at the same time. I love the chaos of a bigger than average family but I pray for quiet. Last night Jacob woke up at 1:40a and climbed into our bed. I tossed and turned until 2:30. That is when I gave up and Jacob and I went into the kitchen, got a glass of water, prayed together, and retreated to the couch for some Phineas and Ferb. We stayed up and watched cartoons until 5a. That is when Jeff got up for work. I loved that time of sitting together. I definitely regretted it this morning. April, Savanah, Braxton and Mom came over today. The house was louder than usual. The kids were crazier than usual. They removed the mattresses off all the boys beds and made slides out of them, someone destroyed Jeff's puzzle and I am sure I will find something else later has been broken/destroyed/or mutilated. Just a typical day in our house.

Good times!

I just realized it has been awhile since I lasted posted, and I thought I would update my 7 followers on how things are going. I love saying that. Anyhow, things are great! The boys are starting preschool in 8 days (who is counting down?). I am eager for them to get a little time out the house, but I am very nervous too. The school has this intense drop off/pick up set of rules. When you drop your kids off DO NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR! But when you pick up please get your butt out the car and come get them. When you drop off only form one line of cars, but when you pick up please form two lines, but NEVER THREE! I am just nervous about driving there. I kinda want to park down the street and just walk there. If I was April I would probably just walk. But the preschool is a 15 minute drive from our house. Maybe I could park at April's house and walk the kids to school. Surely, they would take naps then.
Yesterday we took the kids swimming at my parents house. I think this is the fourth time this summer the kids have went swimming. I really hate to go swimming. I really absolutely love swimming without kids. I know that sounds horrible. Four kids under four plus lots of water and I am one stressed out momma! However, yesterday was just pure fun and enjoyment. I had so much fun. I think it was one of our best family fun days in a long time. The funny thing was I felt like such a kid swimming with my kids. We all jumped in like a hundred times. We all went down the slide like a hundred times. Jeff, April and I had head stand contests. I think mine was the best, but it was hard to judge being under water. Jeff put me on his shoulders then I put Jeff on my shoulders. Seriously I did. I felt like Hercules. Good times.
Tonight Jeff is taking our 'new' van to the shop. The cab of the mini van keeps filling with gas vapors while we are driving. Good thing we don't smoke. I have been bummed since we have only owned the vehicle a couple of weeks. But Jeff and April keep reminding me that we just need to work out the issues. We did only spend $2700 on it. Oh, I don't know if I posted this or not, but we did sell our old mini van. After less than a week we sold it. So, besides our mortgage we are debt free! However, I am not really feeling very excited about it until the 'new' van is functioning. But I just feel like Jeff and I are the absolute best husband/wife team I have ever seen. Not to offend anyone else and their marriages, but we are so good together. We are NOT perfect and we definitely argue! However, we are so good together. We are a family of six. We live on one average income. We are debt free. And we totally kick butt raising these kids together. I could not have all these kids with anyone else.
Everyday God just amazes me more and more. This is kinda funny. Last week I was telling Jeff that he really needs to get out the house more. He never does anything besides work and take care of all of us. We were brainstorming ideas. I told him he should call his brother and ask him to go golfing. Jeff said that sounded fun but he didn't have any clubs. Yesterday his brother called him and asked him to go golfing next Saturday! I do NOT believe in coincidences. I just think that is kinda awesome that we were just talking about that. I am excited for Jeff to get out the house next weekend. I hope they have a good time.
Yesterday we went to church and the message was awesome. We just love our new church. Pastor Mike was discussing at the end of his message some ideas to reach out to others. He went on to explain to us that next time we eat out to try something. He said after your meal when are all finished and the waitress comes to your table one last time to say, "Hey, I am Christian and later today I am going to be praying is there anything I can pray for you?" He said 99% of the time the waiter/waitress will say yes. He said in his experience so many people just completely unload on them. He said he has even had times when the waitress will take a break to talk. If the person says no you can just say, "that is okay, I will just pray for a blessing for you." This would really be stepping out of my comfort zone. I am not sure if I would feel comfortable saying that to a stranger. If someone asked me I would be so happy. I would think how awesome is that. If you are reading this I would LOVE to hear what you think. Could you do that? Or if someone approached you what would you think?

And the Blessings just keep on comin'

I am so excited to post this. We just sold our mini van! Very exciting news. I am not going to scream, "debt free!" just yet. The money transaction has not happened yet. So, it is not completely a done deal. But we have a buyer and we have an agreed upon price. But since today is Sunday and the banks are closed we could not seal the deal.
This morning was our first official service in an actual building. The church has been meeting at the Pastor's home until today. I am so thrilled about the new location. It is such an amazing feeling to know that you are right where God wants you. So, here I am God, please continue to use me!