Hello from chilly Kentucky!
First off the update on Michael and the court hearing. Not too much news yet, the judge is giving them another week to see if they can come up with something they agree on. They go back to court on Feb . 10th and the judge will make his final decision that day. Keep praying please! His ex was still very bitter and angry the day of court so will just have to wait and see. I'll update again after the hearing on Feb. 10th. We are just praying that whats best for the children will prevail.
Its pretty late so not sure how long this post will be but here goes! I wanted to say first off that today I was just overwhelmed with the feeling of gratefulness. Not for one thing in particular really, although I'd say my family was foremost in my thoughts, just how blessed I really am in alot of things. I may not have much in the way of material things, but I am SOOOOO very blessed in so many other ways. I am really grateful that God has blessed me ,even when I don't feel like I deserve it. In big things, its my family, I have this awesome husband who loves me no matter what and loves ALL of our children with such a passion...its just beyond words. He grew up without a father figure, lost his mother at a young age, raised by his dear grandmother, and yet he came through all of that and became a AWESOME father. He amazes me daily. Then there are my kids. Every single one of them wonderful and precious in their own way. My teenagers here have been with me through some awful times and yet they have the best attitudes you could ask for when the going gets rough. When we had the pipes break we had no shower and such for almost a week. You would think that three teen girls would be moaning and complaining, but not them, they made the best of it, got creative with how to cope, and ended up cheering ME up! I really don't know how they turned out so awesome with all the hard stuff they have had to deal with. Then there is the little stuff, the less noticed stuff. Tonight I was folding some warm clothes out of the dryer. Laundry is pretty much endless in this house. :) But I was thinking about how thankful I am to HAVE a decent washer and dryer! It wasn't that long ago that our washer broke while my husband was out of work. It was awful but we had no money for a new one. God blessed us once again through another homeschool family who found us a washer that a neighbor was getting rid of. We didn't even have a way to pick it up since our van is broke down, but they brought it all the way out here (an hour or more drive!) for us! I am still so very thankful for that. When I was a single Mom I had a time where we had no dryer. I actually enjoy hanging out clothes on a spring day, but hanging out five kids clothes through the winter with no help, trust me, NOT fun. So here I sat tonight getting teary over warm dry clothes, lol. My car was another thing that popped up in my mind today. Our van broke down a few months ago now. We won't have the money to even take it to the shop until we get some tax money back. So its been one car shared between myself,hubby and my teens for awhile. That is hard at times, but you know what, at least that little car is still kicking and we have that! It has no heat, it makes weird noises and it seems to be afraid of hills, but hey, its gets ya from point A to point B ! lol So I am grateful to still have it. Living with no transportation is something else I have dealt with quite a few times in my life. When I had five kids and no car it was VERY hard to ask for help all of the time. Most people didn't even have room for us all ! Simple things like running to the store for milk become, well, not so simple. Even since I have been re-married ,Michael and I have had to go without a car from time to time. Not fun at all. So I am very glad to still have my little car (which was a gift to began with too! thanks again Jennifer!) .Well, I have a warm comfy blanket that I am also grateful for, that is calling my name! Time to cuddle down for the night. Thank you all for your prayers, you are all on my "grateful" list too, trust me! ~Carole
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