2008

What a year 2008 has been. New baby, new house, lost loved ones, lost income, new president, bad economy, big bailouts, dogs for the first time. It started out with a bang and has been wild ever since. I am just praying for it to go out peacefully, and bring in 2009 with many blessings. It started out the state of GA was looking for sweet Merideth Emerson, a hiker who was missing. That ended in sad sad tragedy, very close to home. Too close. And it was wild ever since. The whole year, wild. There have been huge changes in our house hold. February we had our 2nd baby, a sweet little girl. She was born with 2 heart conditions, VSD and Pulmonary Valve Stenosis. This was sad to us, but prayer has got us through, and got us strong. February we also celebrated 3 years of marriage, and that is a blessing. April we bought our first house, a beautiful one that we love so much, and prayed so hard for the Lord to only send us there if it was his will, and here we are, we are so thankful. It is in our hometown and for that we are at peace. Right up the street from all Grandparents, including Nanny who watched our babies while we work. On July 16th we lost Nanny unexpectedly, and have still not been normal. She was firm, bold and sometimes mean, but she was truly an angel to us and our kids, and for that we love her immensely. When we lost Nanny the only option was for me to become a stay at home mom. That was a challenge, I love work, and I thought I could never stay in the house all day, and we were already on the budget of a life time, how would losing a hole income help it and how would it work. I am here to tell you, I love it, it is HARD but I LOVE IT! And we have not done without one bit. The Lord is amazing and he provides. It is amazing to see how it shouldn't really work money wise, but it does. And boy the things you see while staying home. They are priceless and I am ever so thankful for the opportunity. In these changes we have inherited 2 dogs, this have been the most difficult thing for us. Truly, I still do not know how I will continue to let them live here, but my 3 year old tells me, they are good doggies mommy and I love them so much, so they are still here, sleeping right beside me as I type. Bless their hearts. In the country we have had big deals too. I guess there always are, just different each year, but they have to have things to put in the back of those yearbooks to remind the students what happened that year. I guess in the back of the yearbook this year would be, first of all a new president, then after that in no certain order HIGH gas prices, then LOW gas prices (Thank the Lord), Horrible money, house, and job troubles. It is scary, but I know it will all get better. It is a test. We are just ready for a great 2009.