Michigan

I do love Michigan. Not the football team…The State.

 

It’s good to be back. It’s cold but I love it. I hope to hit Spicer’s Apple Orchard soon. It’s perfect weather for that.

I have already seen family and gotten to hang out with old friends. I got to scrap book with my Aunt, i see one of my cousins everyday, and yesterday another one of my cousins stopped by and i got to see one of his kids. I love being back!

Then I’ve got two wedding coming up and some showers and babies on the way!

Ahhh…Michigan. How I have missed you and the joys you bring. Thanks God.

We Are Here!

Yay!

So we are here in sweet Howell, Michigan.

Still Job hunting but things are promising. We thought Best Buy was a bust when Josh called and they told him the position had been filled but it turns out he might still be able to get a job there. If not, he is applying at BOSE and Journey’s so…that’s good. I am applying at Harry & David’s, rue21, Icing, and Bath & Body Works. Cross your fingers for me!

Counting Down

3 days and 8 hours to go!

We’re rolling outta this joint

So it’s official.

Joshua and I are moving to Howell, Michigan this Friday.

Yes, THIS Friday. As in October 2nd.

So we start the countdown.

4 Days and 3 Hours…

Still Trusting….

Well, by now you know me well. I am going to turn a simple little,short story into a long, elaborate one. Read on…if you have the time…lol

We have been trying to sell our house since about March. We ended up renting it out, ourselves, to a few young men in April. They soon found out it was too much for them and moved out in July.We figured our renting days were over and just really wanted to sell it. We had Steve from Accent Realtors come and look at the house. Accent Realtor guarantees they will sell your home in 90 days or they will buy it. Good deal I thought! But we soon realized we could not even afford the closing costs so selling our house seemed to be out of reach. But Steve told us about Patty, who also works for Accent Realtors. She heads up the Property Management department. Josh and I were nervous about renting but we met Patty out at our house and felt much better. Patty is a very nice lady who has been doing what she does for over 15 years. We felt very comfortable putting our trust in her. So we signed the paperwork, gave her a key and they are doing all the work. YAY!

But now about the picture…

Well the house had been empty and cleaned (thanks to Ben,Rick,and Cori’s help!) since July but we still had a garage full of both our things and some furniture that had been left behind by our previous renters. Patty said we needed to get that stuff out as soon as we could. The problem there being we had NO money to rent a truck and storage unit. We thought we might ask to borrow a van from some friends but their van started making strange noises and was out of commission. And we thought we had a place to store our stuff but that didn’t work out either. I was in tears…I was going to my own blog every day and reading my own post on trust. Reminding myself that I needed to trust in God when things were good AND when they were not.

Josh and I went into Patty’s office to give her the house key and told her we didn’t know when we could get our stuff out because we had no vehicle to move it. She looks at us for only a moment and asks the receptionist if their truck is available. Josh and I were like…huh?! She says, oh yeah we have a moving truck and that’s what it’s for. She reserved it for us for the following Thursday . As we waited for Thursday to come we frantically look for a storage unit under$60 and try and figure out how we will even pay for that! Josh has a brilliant idea and we head to guitar center to sell his massive guitar pedal and my PowerPuff Girl, MOJO JOJO, Daisey Rock guitar. We got $70 for them. Not as much as we’d hoped but enough for 1st months rent on a unit! Then last minute, Thursday afternoon, I found a storage place near our house that’s only $55. Period.

So in the end we got a free moving truck, and a storage unit for under $60 AND the money to pay for it.

Boy oh boy, do I trust in Him.

He never fails. Some times He waits till the very last moment, almost to the point of it being too late…and then in a flash it’s all taken care of. I think He likes to make sure we REALLY do FULLY trust in Him and He has to test us sometimes. And not always for Himself…but also for us.

trust.

09.06.09

God’s word for me today.

trust.

Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus

Just to take Him at His word.

Just to rest upon His promise

Just to know.

I’m so glad I’ve learned to trust Him.

Quick , funny story.

So the other day Josh & I had the day off  so we ran some errands that brought bad news and sort of got us down.  We happened to be by a Stein Mart and had never been in one so we stopped. We thought we’d do some window shopping. After all, when it comes to window shopping, we are pros.

We’re walking around and Josh says he’s thirsty. then this is what I thought I hear him say…” So I might need a drink…and food…and Ben…”

I laughed. He was like what?! I asked him if he really missed Ben that much.  confusion followed.

See…what Josh had actually said was “So I might need a drink…and food…and then…”

Okay so maybe it’s not that funny but after the day we had just had it really lifted our spirits.

oh and then on the way out I saw a sweater and asked Josh what it reminded him of. at the same time he said a sheep. I said Katy.

I guess we both missed Ben & Katy.

Lonely Cactus on a warm texas night

Middle schol art…that I did last month. LOL

My mom used to teach art when I was in middle school. I remember a lot of the differant things she taught. One impaticular was this squiggle one.

We wouldplace our pencil on the page and then, with our eyes closed , draw all over the page till she said stop. Then you connect the starting point to the end one. Then it was time to find the picture in the squiggles. Once you found it you would outline it with a black marker then color it in.

You should try it. It’s really fun.

7 years

On August 10th of 2002 Josh and I vowed to love, honor, and cherish each other till Jesus calls us home. And since that day Josh and I have experienced everything together.

Josh graduated from college in 2003. We have lived in three states. We’ve moved 11 times. We’ve lived in basements, spare bedrooms, a trashed Romanian trailer, a hole-in-the-wall apartment, and our first house. Which takes me to  the purchase of our first home in 2008.

We have had 8 vehicles. Three of them were new/used purchases,two were junkers we purchased and the other three were given to us.

We had an apartment fire while living with my parents and lost everything from wedding gifts that were still unopened to old keepsakes and precious memories. But more than those losses, we had to watch my whole family suffer and struggle as the whole house had to be remodeled from smoke damage.

We have both lost grandparents and other loved ones.

We lost our dog, Bubba. He was a part of our little family.And now he’s gone.

We have been a part of 6 churches.

I have been to the doctor for serious problems several times  in each state and have even been hospitalized for a week. Josh has had to watch as my health has deteriorated here in Oklahoma. But together we have prayed and believe for my healing.

Through everything in our 7 years together, be it good or bad, Josh and I have made it through.  Each struggle has made us stronger and each victory has encouraged us to keep pressing on.

I found MORE pictures!

Here’s a picture of Erick, Nathanael and Josh. Man…Josh and Nathanael sure are working hard watching Erick cook. he he!

Erick Hernand cooking the meat for the Wood-Pomeroy-Hernand 4th of July celebration!

NICE Spread!

Nothing better after an amazing meal than sitting around the fire pit, listening to Joanna play the guitar and watching the sun set.

What a perfect place.