Better days have come!

The last two entries were so depressing...it has been a hard month here! Kyle has been sick and then I got it...now Hannah is fighting it off. BUT better days have come now!

Tomorrow is a day when our church teams up with the "Greater First Missionary Baptist Church" to have church together. It is always a great time. Tomorrow we'll have lunch afterwards- I made pinto bean with sausage AND chili. We'll have rice and cornbread to go with all of it. Should be a great day!

Monday at work, I expect to get deposits #57 and #58. That is going wonderfully. The building is almost done and we'll be moving the first 3 people in the first week in March. This thing is about to TAKE OFF!!!

Thursday is the day that Kyle and I leave for Fredricksburg. We have reservations for 2 at the Hoffman Haus... I can't wait!! We'll be gone Thursday, Friday and will return home sometime Saturday. Relaxing, antiqueing, good food, just a great time away!!

Mom and dad seem to be doing pretty well. I am really proud of them. They've been through a lot and they are handling together. Who'd've thunk it?

God...you sure are a big guy up there...taking care of all of us in your own perfect way. I am very glad for that!!

I can see the finish line...

Weary week...weary week. Kyle has been sicker than well for 2 months I think. Viruses, kidney stones, working too many hours, on and on.... He is worn out. I've been doing fine until last Friday. I finally got his yucky sore throat, clogged ears, body aches, headache,snotty nose stuff. Felt bad Saturday, Sunday , Monday, stayed home Tuesday and drug myself back to work today. Now home again and trying to de-compress. There is an end in sight though...next week.

Next Thursday, we (Kyle and I) will leave for 2 1/2 day all to ourselves. No kids, no work, no worries...just each other and time! That is going to be amazing. Now, if we can just get over these colds before then!!

Even keel....

Seems that I have hit this odd even keel. Always tired, always working, always behind! You would think that I would have this wife/mom/employee thing down a little better than this after so many years, but no...I don't. Here we are on Friday night. Brookshires convenience supper (too tired to cook, so I picked up rotiserre chicken and mashed potatoes), dirty house, lots of dirty laundry. Tomorrow I work again and Sunday as well. Wonder when I'll ever catch up?

You know what? It won't really matter... I am certain that when my family looks back that they won't remember the details of the dishes and the laundry. I hope that they will remember my heart and my desire to spend time where it matters most...with them.

In January???

Darn this ADD! I cannot focus...maybe it is the warm weather and sunshine that makes me feel that I am racing around with no real direction. It is January, right? Why is it 73 degrees outside? I want to be in the flowerbeds and planting Gerber Daisies, not inputting data and making phone calls!

ok...I feel a little better now...

Shall I update you?

Seems that I have laid out a few different situations on here that need a little more explanation.

• First let's talk about work. Yesterday I took the check securing the 52nd deposit of 79. Only a dozen (13 actually) rooms left in AL, 12 in MC. Now 66% preleased!! VERY GOOD!!! I think we've even suprised the corporate office... wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy more deposits than the sister house that is a month ahead of us and is about to open.
• Weight loss: Didn't weigh in this morning, but still down about 20 lbs since August. Making smart choices, limiting portions, just doing better. No meetings, no expense, just trying to be accountable to K'Lynn and myself! Ran one night last week- need to get more faithful with that.
• My mom and dad: Believe it or not, they seem to have hit some type of even keel. Dad is trying harder, getting around a little better, doing more for himself. She seems to feel a little less put upon, started a new job, posting on FB once in a while, doing better! It feels great to know that God is working there.

Those are the main things...life is good and is really humbling right now. I watch the earthquake in Haiti and realize how much of a heart for missions my family has. I think we'd all jump on the nearest flight and go if it were just that easy. Father, be with those that can and do go. Be with the Haitians. I trust your authority and your plan. Holding onto the faith and trusting God for the details...

I want to get away!!!

So, we are going on a trip! Probably the first get away we've taken alone in...well...I don't know if we've ever done anything like this before in 27 years! No kids, no job, no phones, no adgenda...just time. Time and the open road and a quaint bed and breakfast. I cannot begin to explain how excited I am. I need this...Kyle needs this...we really need this!! We will be gone for 3 days and 2 nights. Lots of time to talk, reconnect, discover, piddle...whatever we want to do! Did I mention why and where we're going? First why: because my friend/boss Becky and I have busted our buts and beat another community in reaching 50 deposits first. Big accomplishment! Where? To Fredricksburg. We aren't German, but I hear there are antique stores there that might be fun to look in. We enjoy that together, so it will be great.

I wonder if we'll ever make it to see any antiques??? ;-)

It's all coming together!

So, I sell apartments to senior adults. I sell security, I sell fear, I sell "just in case"...I sell community, I sell, surrogate families, I sell a brighter future. I sell assistance - if you need it now or if you might ever need it. Sounds shady when I write it down like this, but it really isn't. I love what I do and it is nothing like selling used cars- people need what I have to offer. There are 79 apartments and so far I have sold 46 of them. Yesterday, two new team members came on board and now there are more of us to share the burden. We hope to be open by 3/1...hope that happens! It seems that it's all coming together!!

Don't speak too soon....

The news in my last post was so great, I almost hesitated to post it. You' ve heard the phrase, "don't speak too soon"... I guess I did. Got all call from Mom on Saturday morning at 5 am. Dad had fallen out of bed. Who do I call was the question? EMS was the only answer. I wished that I could live closer to help and to watch the relationship evolve. Later that morning I called her back...I wanted to get more of the story. Instead, I heard how he had been sitting in a chair for the past few days and how she had slept for 3 days just wanting to avoid the situaiton. Old habits are hard to break, I guess. One of my prayers had been for the old demons to stay away, but they never left apparently. I must be honest...I was very sad when I talked with them that day. I had been "cautiously optomistic", but apparently this was not a reasonable emotion. I told Mom," My list of ideas for helping you guys out is growing really thin". You know, at some point you would think that a couple could just take responsibility for their own life and make this work out. Is that so hard? And as for the wedding band? Mom said she thought that Dad thought that by her buying that she was signing up to be his slave....good grief!!!

Thank you God for my precious husband and the relationship we have. I need another 80 years to be married to him...not a day less will do. He is an honorable man- I am blessed and highly favored. I do not deserve him, but I am so thankful that he tolerates me!!