I really do seem to be bad at this
whole blog thing. Its one of those things that you want to be really
good at but you find that life is moving at such a fast pace that you
really don't have time to really sit down and think about what has
happened, because you are too busy, doing!
Well since I made the poor choice of
drinking a glass of Pepsi after 10:00 p.m . the night of day lights
savings, I guess now is the best time to blog!
Since I wrote on here last things have
not really slowed down. Jeff is through his first 4 weeks of training
with Target and we are getting closer to our new adventure!
God truly is an amazing God and we have
seen time over time him answer prayers that we thought we would never
see answered. Not that our faith and trust in Him has ever wavered it
just seems like this was all moving so quickly how in the world could
this all possibly come together seamlessly. I think my worrying has
been more stressful, if I would just keep reminding myself to “Let
Go, and Let God” I think life would be a lot easier.
Looking back over the last month or so
here are a few of the prayers we have seen answered in such a mighty
way.
Jeff's New Job...
He is loving it. He loves that he knows
and understand what is needed to be done and he can get it done. He
loves the fact that there is such a huge support system behind him
and there is no need to create the wheel even though he wants to. He
loves that he is apart of something that you can see the finished out
come at the end of the day. He loves the fact that there is a huge
opportunity for advancement. He loves working with and meeting new
people everyday. Are there things he doesn't like? Yes. But when you
compare it to the world of stress he came out of with AT&T he
can't complain. Right now while he is training in Bozeman they start
at 4:00 a.m which means his days start at 2:30 in the morning. This
can make for a very long day. Once he gets to Helena their day starts
around 6:30/7:00 in the morning. Right now he is on his long stretch
before his weekend off so prayer is needed for the next four days. It
is a 6 day 10 hour a day stretch. He is training for the Logistic
position. This position the basically the heart beat of the store. He
is responsible for getting all the product out to the floor and
keeping things flowing from the truck to the floor and from the back
stock out to the floor. Something that we have found so amazing is
how in every aspect of the job path God has lead Jeff down has
prepared him for this job. God is good. Once his two weeks are over
he will head to Helena and stay there...I guess that leads into
housing...
Where do we go???
Looking for a house this time around
has seemed so painful. We love our house in Bozeman and had been very
discouraged as we started looking for a rental. As I mentioned before
we got a screaming good deal on our house and we struggled with all
the junk we were seeing in Helena. Everything was over priced and
J.U.N.K!!!!! We started looking into buy, but thought most likely
that this would not be possible since we had lost so much on the
house in MN. I started contacting Lenders and found a Lender with the
Dave Ramsay program that was willing to give us some credit counsel.
After working with him for about 3 weeks we realized he was not the
right fit and we got in contact with one of my cleaning clients who
just happens to be a Mortgage Manager. She looked over our credit and
had us approved in 4 hours. We then decided it was time to start
looking at BUYING!!! I can't tell you how excited this has made me.
If you follow me on facebook or Pintrest you probably already know,
but we have found a house. After looking at 15 properties in one day,
with two boys in tow and in a massive snow storm the last house we
walked into that day was the house we fell in love with. As many of
you know making the choice is the easy part. The hard part is
negotiating the contract and getting all the financing in order.
Those are the hard things we have to do! So right now here is where
we stand. We have an agreed upon contract, an inspection scheduled
for Friday, and closing scheduled for May 9th!! Once again
God knows all the details and will work them out as he sees fit.
Since Jeff will need to be in Helena in
two weeks you might be wondering if he plans on living under an
underpass....No! Our Realtor has a very large home and has offered
Jeff a room in his home until we close. This is such a blessing since
we really did not want to pull the kids out of school. Here is how
our timeline looks for now.
March 24th Jeff Moves to
Helena
May 9th We close on our
house and Jeff moves in
May 9th- June 5th we will be
moving things to the new house and doing painting and such
June 5th School gets out and
we finish our moving to Helena!
Finishing School...
Finding housing for Jeff so that the
kids can finish school was such a blessing! We really did not want to
pull Gloria and Elijah out of school and knew they would struggle
with that choice. We are so thankful this prayer has been answered.
Will the 12 weeks apart be hard? OF COURSE! But he is only and hour
and a half away so if we need daddy home he will come home!
Friends...
Moving away from and finding new
friends is always such a challenge, but yet we have seen God work in
this matter as well. I think I shared with you before that Gloria's
close friend at school had moved over Christmas making that part an
easier step for when we moved. However, we have grown an amazing
relationship with our neighbors behind us and have all been sad to
have to leave them behind. We were looking so forward to summer and
backyard BBQ's, outdoor movie nights, summer sleep overs (for the
kids), and all that comes along with having wonderful neighbors who
have the same parenting structure we do. We found out last week that
God has opened some amazing doors for them and they will also be
moving within the next 3 months. We are so excited for them and happy
to know we won't miss out on those things. In fact they are moving to
Billings so we will get to see them when we go to visit family!
Work for me...
I am pretty sure I mentioned the
opportunity that came along to me when we first started this journey.
Although I probably don't need to work, I do enjoy doing it and find
that if I don't have something to keep me busy I can get stir crazy.
I met with our current Realtor and his boss in February and am
planning on meeting with them again this week to finalize plans for
me to work part-time from home. I will be heading up their Property
Management branch of their Real Estate company. This is a very
exciting and nerve wrecking opportunity for me and I am hoping that I
will be able to meet the challenges with Gods help.
Things all seem to be looking up except
for one area we have not seen answered, but have faith that God will
answer this prayer in his timing...
Sophia...
Her dad has not figured out what he
plans on doing once we move. I had a very long conversation with him
last week in regard to what we have been praying and hoping he will
do. We have made our plea that he would please take the job offer he
has here in Bozeman and live here full time and be the Dad that she
needs him to be. I told him point blank that we felt this was the
best option for them both and that she needs a full-time parent. He
does see that this is a need, but is blinded by greed of more money,
which is something we all face daily. PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE. PRAY!!
That he makes the right choice for her. I see so much hurt and loss
in Sophia. She doesn't understand why she is being left. She has told
me she doesn't want us to move and this makes my heart break. I found
a letter she wrote to her mom begging her to come back to Bozeman to
take care of her when her Nanny left. She wishes she could be a
mermaid so that she can swim in the ocean. This is a world she has
created that makes her happy. We have requested that he take her back
to a counselor to work through her feelings of abandonment, we do not
know if he will do this but we hope he will.
As I have said many times, we serve a
great God who knows our hearts and sees our pain. Please pray that
this prayer will be answered soon. Please also pray that Sophia will
find Jesus before it is to late. We want to see that sweet girl in
Heaven someday, along with her dad. They both need JESUS!
Please continue to pray for Gloria. She
seems to be getting more excited about our move, but is still
struggling with leaving her school and meeting new friends. Over the
last 2 months we have seen some new behaviors that show some
resistance to our move. She is like her mom and internalizes things
to the point of feeling sick to her stomach which is causing her to
miss school from time to time. We are not worried about this being a
physical problem, but more of an emotional one. We have spoken with
her school counselor and are doing things at home and school to make
sure her emotions are being handled in a healthy way. Poor Gloria
comes from a very long line of worries on both sides of the family...
Elijah and Jackson...
These guys seem fine with all of it.
Jackson has no clue really and Elijah is just excited about his house
that has a fence in the upstairs! We have had a couple conversations
about how jumping from said “fence” is not allowed, even if there
are pillows and a couch below to catch him...we will see. Don't worry
grandparents we are on this!
Me...
Please pray god gives me strength over
the next 14 weeks as we get ready to move and for the 12 weeks that I
will be a single parent. If anyone wants to come be a roommate and
help me out I would love it. :) I know I can do it this will be out
3rd time at this ball game and I know there is a light at
the end of this tunnel!
Thanks to everyone that reads this! I
know it is long, but we appreciate the time and the prayers that we
need daily!
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