Hey y'all (she said with a soft southern Georgia accent)!
Deepest apologies for not keeping up with this better the last few weeks, but life has been a whirlwind (I know... when is it not?)! Here's a synopsis of what's been happening with us & from now on, I'll attempt to post more regularly & give detail. I'm trying to figure out how to post pictures on this blog & so far have been unsuccessful, so here's hoping I get that figured out so you can see our beautiful city & our faces (which may or may not be so beautiful, depending on the day).
1. Mobile house SOLD!! Praise God...what a crazy roller coaster that's been.
2. Rome house PURCHASED! Praise God...what a blessing to be able to rent until closing. I think we pushed the "senior" owners a few years closer to their death with all the stress of Mobile house adventures.
3. Precept Bible Study class found! Studying 2 Peter - extremely convicting, great small class, lovely teacher. Only downside...it's in Cartersville, about 30 min away. Hopefully I can find one here eventually.
4. Kids are adjusting well. Alex & Madelyn have kicked it into gear & are doing GREAT at their schools. Alex has a ton of new friends, went to his first "dance" here for Valentines (no date thank you very much & of course, he didn't dance!). Madelyn has found a good friend, finally. Molly has found a twin in her class...total tomboy, only wears Under Armour, lives in our neighborhood, musical, Christian, and sometimes her grades are good...sometimes, not so much, but enjoying school. We'll get there...pray for some decisions we need to make for her regarding some testing/therapy.
5. Paul is moving the Calhoun clinic up in the company ranks dramatically & loves it there. He has tremendous co-workers & has done some great marketing, which he enjoys. We're ready to get him here in Rome...looking like it will be this summer. But if he got an opportunity to buy into the Calhoun practice, he wouldn't mind staying there. Pray about that for us, if you think about it. Calhoun office is about 30 minutes away.
6. We'd been here all of 12 glorious days & I got sick...long story short, ended up with a total hysterectomy/surgery/the works. Very thankful for it, found some pre-cancerous stuff in there & feel like God was watching out for us. Of course that's dramatically slowed down the cleaning/organizing/unpacking/attempts to decorate, but we'll get to that too as I get stronger. I'm definitely feeling much better now that we're two weeks out from surgery. My mom & Paul's mom were able to come & help get us through the first 10 days, so that was a big help.
7. For Valentine's Day, we kicked it up a notch, threw the whole family in the van, and drove to Fuddrucker's for burgers. Good burgers, but oh how we miss our go to in Mobile...the Big Time Diner. Milkshakes like theirs are not to be found elsewhere, we've decided. Girls & I baked some goodies earlier in the week & they want to start a kids online cooking show. Kind of like "Spatulatta." Got to think about that one...but I must say, I turned on my inner Giada quite well...if only I was her size & had her hair, I think I could pull it off. "The salty crunch of the peanuts & popcorn, combined with the sweet chewiness of the Craisons, and the rich dark chocolate M&M's, all bound together by the pure white chocolate cream made for a Valentine treat anyone would be glad to receive." Then the sad news is, no homemade treats allowed at school. Bummer.
Well...that's about all, folks. I've had a lot of "downtime" & have discovered some great websites, apps, books, shows; realized how woefully inept I am at all this blog stuff...you should SEE what a lot of these "bloggers" are doing! I've got to get the photo technology figured out! I'll share some in further posts...I hope.
Here's part of what I'm memorizing right now (food for thought): Grace & peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these qualities is blind or shortsighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins. Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble; for in this way the entrance in to the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you. 2 Peter 2:3-11. Deep, challenging stuff.
Blessing & hope to you!
Terra
