"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.

I'll be home soon!

We are finally nearing the end of our 3 week trip away from home. Let me just give a rund0wn of what's been going on with us.
1. Sunday, June 8th:Drove to Birmingham, AL with three kids and our dog. Jeremy was in Chicago for a meeting. The drive took me 15 hours and permanently robbed me of some of my sanity!
2. Monday, June 9th: rested, visited with in-laws, and had a wonderful dinner with one of my best friends, Jennifer. It was just two of us at a fabulous mexican place - Heaven!!
3. Tuesday, June 10th: more visiting with family and Jeremy arrived at 10:30 pm
4. Wednesday, June 11th: leave kids with family and leave for Memphis at 8:30 am. Shop for houses Wed. afternoon and Thursday. Travel back to B'ham on Friday. 5. Saturday, June 14th: Go to Seagrove Beach, FL with my whole family. Spend a great week at beach house right on the beach for a whole week!! Actually didn't feel completely stressed out for a few days. 6.Came back to my mom's house and then went to Memphis again Monday and Tuesday of this week. Did some more house shopping... Jeremy left Tuesday afternoon for 3 days in Atlanta, GA and we will pick him up there on Friday afternoon. Then we will drive to Wytheville, VA to spend the night. We will arrive in Mount Joy on Saturday around 3pm. I may be legally insane by the time we reach our driveway. Wouldn't you be??? We haven't sold our house yet and the stress of it is really hard. Jeremy has to turn right back around this Sunday and drive his car back to Memphis to start work on Monday. I feel really sorry for him and know that he will be exhausted by the time he gets there!! We won't see him again until we sell our house and he comes up a few days before the move. Pray that this will all happen quickly and we can be reunited again and get back to a normal life! I know that God will sustain us but I am still dreading all of this....

Update

I keep catching myself thinking that this will be the "last time we will do _______". We are really going to miss PA and all of our friends and church family. Jeremy is leaving on Saturday and will only be back for a few days until we move. Still have no idea when that will be, though. Hope to move by end of July, otherwise I will be getting awfully lonely without my hubby. We will be together traveling most of June but July is gonna feel really long, I'm sure.

We have packed most of the basement, garage, and storage shed. We have thinned out our closet, packed up excessive amounts of kid craft supplies, and are going to finish a few other things by Friday. I also have to pack for a 2-3 week trip - that should take awhile!! Pray for me on Sunday - I will be driving (by myself) the 3 kids and our dog to Birmingham. It usually takes 14 hours. That's right, 14 HOURS. I have done it by myself 2 other times and it went OK. I go a little crazy during the last 3 hours, but I set 30 min. goals for myself. "Only 30 min. to Chattanooga, 30 min. to the Alabama line, 30 minutes to Fort Payne, etc..." I am trying to pump myself up for the trip, but so far I am not feeling too enthusiastic!

At least the drive is taking me to her - my sweet mom!