Day #50 - No Title ;o)

AGAIN!?! It's been awhile AGAIN?!? I'm real annoyed with myself! I no more than get a few people reading my stuff and then I fall off the edge of the earth!

I can honestly say this time though, that I've been busy! Since my last post, we've moved, Kate has started school, I have painted a living room, 2 bedrooms, an entry way, 2 hallways, a stairway, and 4 ceilings.

We're around the corner from the farm! Michael has started a new job and is going to help with the family farm. I am still at home, but now with only 2 children. Kate rides the bus to and from school each day and is really excelling. I can't believe the difference in her in just 2 1/2 weeks... MJ and Lauren seem to be adjusting well to the move and to being without Kate daily. They're always very happy to see her skipping up the driveway from the bus at the end of the day.

We're attending St Johns Lutheran Church here in town. It's going to be an adjustment. St Paul's was my first real church home and it was very difficult for me to leave there. Honestly, I still feel like a bit of my heart was left behind... Someone posted a picture of the sanctuary on Facebook the other day and I was instantly homesick. And St Paul's is my home. There are a lot of very important memories there. Michael and I have already discussed and decided that we will still be making trips back to visit.

I started a Bible study today. The women's group is doing a study of Daniel. I think I'm going to like it. It's really delving into the book and is exactly what I need. There are only 2 other women in the group, plus the leader and a pastor. It's a big enough group to allow conversation but not so big that we end up off subject. I'll keep you posted on everything there...

We were back in Ohio this past Sunday. Patti gave her testimony at her church. It was phenomenal!!! She's lost 100+ lbs now! I'm so proud of her and her journey. She's such an inspiration!!! We also got to spend some time with the Gulicks and stop by our old house to grab more of our things.

That stop by was quite emotional for me. I'm making the new place my home, but I'm always going to feel attached to Hillsdale County. I made some real good friends there. I grew so much in Christ. Michael and I made huge strides as husband and wife and really started walking with the Lord.

I still have moments of worry... That things are ever going to be "that good" for us again... I mean, in so many ways, this location is wayyyyy better for us (family closer, friends closer, better schools, better job for Michael) but in other ways it was real nice to be just Michael and Stephanie vs. the world. We were really on our own down there. We were making names for ourselves. We were laying our own foundation. We were just us.

There's history here.

Good and bad history.

Just keep us in your prayers...

Blessings -

501. Time for reflection
502. Quick dinners
503. No TV
504. A wonderful weekend of fellowship
505. The upcoming weekend - Go Green!
506. A new chapter
507. Being back in the decorating saddle
508. Ideas swirling around in my head
509. Line drying clothes
510. Hand washing dishes