Finally...

Jeremy is coming to see us!! We had planned to not see him until August 9th but we both can't wait that long. (Maybe my teary phone call last night broke him..) He is driving 14.5 hours on Friday, staying the weekend and driving back on Monday. Isn't he a sweetheart??? I'm going to keep it a secret and let him surprise the kids. They are going to go berserk!

Update on our move

We still haven't sold our house but we are going to move anyways. At least move our clothes and other necessities. We will be moving into my mom's house in Birmingham, Alabama around the 8th of August. Maybe a few days sooner. She is coming up on the 1st or 2nd and we will pack and then head out. I am sad to leave our home here, but thrilled to be reunited with my precious husband. We miss him terribly and he can't believe that it will be another 28 days or so until we see him again. We will have to start a countdown! I have a lot of planning to do between now and then. I will post about my progress.

"Do you trust me?"

This is the question that God has been asking me this weekend. I actually answered him out loud today. I was in the bathroom, of all places, and just said outloud, "Yes, I trust you". Just saying it made me believe it more.

Just wanted to add a pic of my cute husband. We miss him tons and can't wait to smother him with hugs and kisses. Brooke told me today that we had to be careful not to give him "hard kisses" when we saw him because he could get hurt, only "soft ones" are allowed. Too cute!

Listen to the words of this song. It is my absolute favorite right now and I sing it to myself all the time! I really do believe the words. How can I keep from singing His name?? I am dearly loved by The King!! My heart is trying to sing...

Wait.

I am so frustrated!! God is definitely teaching me that He is in control, not me or Jeremy. Our lives are in such upheaval! Jeremy is in Birmingham today and next week he will be working in the Memphis area. After that is anyone's guess. On Tuesday his boss let him know that the couple who had the Alabama and FL panhandle region have retired and that there was a 75-80% chance that he could have that region instead of MS, AR, W. TN. Great news!! Now I have to wait until next week sometime to find out if it will really happen. Ugh!!! So here I sit wondering if I am here as a single parent until our house sells(which is who knows how long) or if I am leaving in 4 weeks to live in my mom's basement so that we can go ahead and enroll the kids in school. All that is involved with leaving in 4 weeks is staggering and emotional. I'm trying not to dwell on the lists that are forming in my mind and waiting until I know for sure if we are moving home or not. I am a planner and this is making me a little crazy, ok, maybe ALOT crazy. God knows that for me waiting is what I need. I need to rest in His arms and not in my own plans-or Jeremy's arms. I need to find my security in Him and not in knowing how our lives are going to unfold. I have a 1000 questions for Him and the answer to all of them is "WAIT, simply wait".

The above picture reminds me to find comfort in my children and simple, carefree moments.

Beach '08

The whole tribe after dinner.
Christmas Card '08???
The view from the front yard of our beach house - divine!!
It's so hard to get everyone looking cute!!
This is one of my favorite shots. We take one every year.

We had a great week a the beach. It was a much needed break from the craziness and uncertainty going on with us. I thought I'd just share some of my favorite pics. Hope you enjoyed them.