Monday

Well, it's Monday!

On Sat. evening, Jr. and I got his resume done, and posted it in the local paper in Frankfort, and on career builder. But Career Builder is using the current address and he is getting emails for jobs in Greenville. So I went in there and changed the address to the Frankfort address, hoping that will help. If not, I will have to go to career builder and start all over. Oh me! Anyhow, I got the names of some woodworking shops and am mailing out resumes to them tomorrow. So we are getting things on the road. The job is the main thing. People were getting very nervous about our moving without Jr. knowing if he would have a job. But Jr. has never had trouble getting a job. And we have moved before to pastor churches with his having no job and God always provided. But we are working on the job end of it. We hated to have to use any money to go up there early, but Jr. and Missie plan to go up in a couple of weeks unless he gets a job before there. If he can secure a job up there and tell them when we are coming to live, he won't have to go. That would be a big relief; so please pray he can secure a job over the internet and not have to go. Even if the house is small, it will do for a while. So the job is the main thing. Having a wonderful church and school is more important to us than having a fine home. Our desires are not for temporal things; but for the salvation of our children; and Missie being in a strong holiness church and school. That is our deepest desire! When you put God first, He will not fail you! So many have forgotten how to trust God and to pursue Him but it is our upmost desire to do this.

Missie went to a youth group with our church youth on Friday night and really enjoyed it. I went to a friend's birthday party, then to another friend's store and she and I talked and laughed and hung out until I picked Missie up. I love this lady and am trying to get her back to church. She has an unsaved husband and 5 children, and she is spiritually, emotionally, physically exhausted. And you know; many don't understand this, BUT I DO!!! I have recently been there, and I know how it is. After Preston's long illness and recovery I faced this and am still not completely over it. I still feel so hungry sometimes for an outpouring of God's spirit like I used to see when I was younger. Not being critical; but we need the Lord's presence to make it in this day and time. I long to see old time conviction; people slain under the power of God; shouts of victory, not wildfire, or working something up; but the true power of God. We need it like never before. Anyhow, I am just talking from my heart.

So prayers are much needed and appreciated especially about the job for Junior.

Thanks and I will keep you posted.

New plans

Well, we have been praying, and thinking things over. We feel that Junior needs to make a trip to IN before we move, and apply for jobs and check on housing. We do have a house we can rent, if it is big enough. So we have extended our stay in SC until Sept 1st, instead of August 1st. He is working 10 hr days to make extra money so we can get some small bills paid off before we have to move. We feel God is in this move; but it will just take more time. If school starts there in Aug. we will get the paces and do them here until we get up there.

So Junior and Missie are driving up one day, probably on a Thurs., and on Friday Jr. will check on the job situation and housing, and come back on Sat. We are not sure yet when this will take place.

Continue to pray for us. God is the mountain mover and God knows the reason we are even planning this move to the faraway state of IN. Until a couple of weeks ago, I never dreamed we would ever move to IN. But the church and school sounds wonderful; and we are being led that way.

2 more hurdles to jump!

Well, now family knows our big surprise.
Next, the landlord has been told which will be next week.
Lastly, Jr. has to tell them at work, and work a notice.

WE ARE MOVING!!!! TO THE FARAWAY STATE OF INDIANA. (Martha C - SC is a faraway state for you, and IN is a faraway state for us!)

It is just amazing what all has transpired in a week around here.

I started checking some things out about moving close to Union Bible College which also has an academy and is close to Indy. But I started getting messages from friends on myholiness.com asking us to consider Frankfort, IN. It is just 40 miles from UBC where Missie plans to attend for college right after high school. They have a wonderful church there, I have been told that repeatedly by many people, including some who live here. They also have a strong solid school! AND believe it or not, a youth pastor from that church has a 3 bedroom house for us to live in! And the rent is about the same as we are paying here! I just can't believe how it is all working out; how doors are opening. Next is the job for Junior. There is another man from the church up there who sent me the name of one place and then he was going to go and check out a woodworking shop close by. There are several woodworking shops that have openings, and Jr. will be putting his resume in online. Hopefully he won't have to make a trip up there ahead of time; but hopefully he can pretty well know he has a job lined up when we do arrive.

The plans now are we are leaving here Aug. 1st and arriving to our new home in the faraway state of IN on Aug. 2. We will pack up on 1st and it will be late afternoon probably when we get to leave, so will get a motel and arrive in on Aug. 2nd. I was teasing our pastor today and told him not to tell Bro. Johnson to not let us have that house to live in. Our pastor is wonderful; I will miss his concern and big smile when he sees his people. The Goings will always have a special place in our hearts. But we feel it is very imperative to do this for Missie. She is so excited. Bro. Travis Johnson made such an impact on her at youth camp, and now he will be her youth pastor. She can hardly believe it. She said, "I have never had a youth pastor before." They have a good group of young people and I have been told they are very friendly to newcomers and that Missie and Preston neither one will have problems making friends.

Preston is a little concerned about moving, but not too much. He knows we need to do this for Missie. He hates to leave our church, but is dealing with it great! He just wants to be sure he can take his kitty; and I don't think that will be a problem.

So that is the big surprise! We just feel like it is time to move on. I don't know how God will supply all the needs like our medications and all until we get medical insurance and all, but I just feel so relaxed and confident that we are doing the right thing. A lot of people don't know this about me, but if something is not right for us, I get a really bad feeling and know it is not God's will. It is almost a feeling of panic; it is hard to explain. But this time, Jr. and I both have a calm feeling about this; that God is in it. It is worth anything we have to sacrifice for Missie to have some of her hopes and dreams come true, and that she will receive the spiritual help that she needs to receive, with other holiness young people and having a strong youth group.

Some of our families are a little concerned about this. But we have to do what we know is best for our family. It is normal that they be concerned, and it is ok. But the ultimate decision is between us and God, and we are leaning hard on Him. We know He will never let us down!

I have ached all day, and am headed to bed. I took ALL my prescription meds. tonight hoping to wake up pain free in a.m. I use the one very sparingly as it is expensive even with insurance, but dr. has changed me to something cheaper. So I will try it - it is for arthritis.

Night all!
Keep us in your prayers.

Preston is 20 today!

Unbelievable!!! My son is 20 years old. He had a good birthday this year. Last year he was in the hospital and very sick that day. I am so thankful to the Lord that he is so much better and happy on this his 20th birthday. But my digital camera has bit the dust! I am so perturbed! We just don't have the funds to go out and another one that will take good digital pictures. I hope we can soon, though.
Missie took a picture of Preston on her phone but so far we don't have the cord to download them to the computer, but when we get the cord, at least I will have one from today. I have one from when he and Missie shared the cake on her birthday, so I can post it. I will post one of his birthday last year and then this year.
He received $30 in money; and dvds for his gifts. He was thrilled when he got some phone calls and people sang to him; his nana in Canada; his grandparents in NC and he said when they got done singing he asked them who was off tune. I couldn't believe that! He then went on to say he thought it was Papa that was off tune. Only Preston would ask them something like that! LOL He is their only grandson and is very much loved; and they know how he is, so I don't think it hurt their feelings.
Missie's best friend, who he used to claim as his girlfriend and now tells people they broke up, sang to him too. So with his birthday supper last night, and a special cake today, he has done well.

Well, we spent over $200 to be told that Missie doesn't seem to have the "bad kind of arthritis" or a "connective tissue" problem, but she could have regular arthritis or fibromyalgia. I have fibro and my joints don't slip in and out of the sockets. I do not think it is fibro. Anyhow, he wanted to send her to an orthepedic dr. and I suggested Shriner's since we don't have insurance for her. He thought that a very good idea and they are referring her to Shriner's so we will see what happens there.

So that is the update on the children. Be patient about the big surprise; still needing to work out details and make sure family knows first, before the public does; if you know what I mean.

Until next time.

Thursday

Well, we took Preston to the psychiatrist today. He is trying him on a new sleeping pill to see if that helps. So we will see what happens. It was 2 a.m. before he went to sleep, so I am hoping he will sleep good tonight. We took him out to Steak and Shake for his birthday supper tonight; he picked where we ate. He loves to go there. Then we took him to dr. and stopped at Goodwill but he didn't find a thing, thank goodness, LOL. I told him he is a man now and it is time to put away childish things, LOL. The dr. asked about his moods and if he got angry at all. I had such a good report for the dr. along those lines! What a sweetheart he is most of the time, and how different that is from before. He is so much happier now. It is untelling how long that tubing and malfunctioning shunt has been causing him problems. But we are thankful the problem was found, and after almost losing him, we now have a happy son again. Tomorrow is the big day for him! It is hard to believe he will be 20.

We go to dr. tomorrow to see what he says about Missie's blood work and what the next step is. This week it has been her elbow. It kept coming out of the socket and then going back in. It was paining bad down her arm. So we will see what he says.

Missie and I got her and my closets cleaned out this week, and had bags of stuff that we passed on to a homeschool family with 6 kids. They love it when we clean out stuff; it is like Christmas to them. The closet looks sooo much better.
Next week we will tackle Preston's probably! That should be fun. He doesn't like parting with one thing! I snuck out a couple of things this week and he won't even miss them. He doesn't like it when I call the stuff "junk" that he has in his closet, LOL.

I may have something special to share in a few days! I can't even give a hint yet, but will be able to share soon. Just pray about a special request for our family.

Until next time!

Monday

Well, Preston is having sleep issues again. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. We are supposed to go to the psychiatrist later this week, and we plan to tell him about it. I have to get up 2 or 3 times sometimes after I go to bed because he cannot sleep. He never had problems sleeping before this last illness. All the meds. he takes should help him sleep at night; it used to, but sometimes now it doesn't work.

I woke up too early this a.m. and have been tired today. Missie helped me today, and I am so thankful for her help. Besides doing her room, she folded and put away clothes, put away clean dishes, vacuumed, helped with washing/drying clothes. She also fixed Preston's breakfast for him. I mopped the kitchen today. I also put some auctions on ebay, too.

So Preston is settled in; praying he will sleep because I am so tired. It is close to 11 p.m. and I am headed to bed. Hopefully I won't have to get up tonight!

Check in later!

My baby is home!

Well, Missie has been gone to AL all week to youth camp. The Lord really helped her there and she came home victorious. I am so thrilled! God is so good.

I am glad she got to go, but I am glad she is home. I missed her, but knew she was having a wonderful time.

Am tired, so it will short tonight.

Something beautiful!

Tonight, Troy Castle led the congregation in "Something Beautiful." You know, I realized then that I had somehow forgotten due to the stress of the past year, that my life really is beautiful. People tend to think we have it hard with having a disabled child. Well, that is true to a certain extent. But my life is beautiful because I gave my life to the Lord when I was 8, the first time. I never got out in sin; I still try to live and teach my children the way of Holiness and Biblical standards. We have each other; the 4 of us; my husband, myself and our 2 children. We have love and consideration for each other. We have a wonderful church and church family. So you see, I realized that the cares of life, Preston's illnesses, Missie's joint problem and depression, have overshadowed the fact that the Lord did make something beautiful of my life. How blessed I really am. I just need to remember to thank Him more for all His many blessings.

To get back to Missie's joint pain, and joints becoming dislocated, it is still about the same. The one knee is especially bad. The blood test that the dr. did and I cannot remember the name of it; was not an arthritis test, but he said arthritis tests were not very reliable, and he thought if she did have arthritis that the levels of this test should show high. Anyhow, it came back ok. So we are basically back to square 1, and have to find out what the problem is. We go back in a couple of weeks. I am going to see if Dr. Banks can get us into Shriner's since we have no medical insurance on her. They treated Preston for years and even did a surgery on his foot, so we are familiar with them and they are not too far from our home. So time will tell.

Missie left tonight to spend the night with a friend and on to youth camp at Pell City, AL tomorrow until Friday. She was so excited. It will be so good for her to be with all the other youth there. It is a much needed break for her. We are trusting the Lord that she will return home spiritually strengthened and lifted up! This joint problem has really worried her; not knowing what is wrong. She is a tomboy and loves to be outside but it slows her down.

I am so tired tonight. I have had a cold for a few days, and I just feel drained. I am so glad I made it to church tonight, though.

'Till next time.

Another week

Well, this has been a different week. Junior went back to work on Monday and I have been helping Missie babysit one of my friend's little boys. He is a year old, with the prettiest blond hair, blue eyes and smile you have ever seen. We got tickled today because when his mom left we couldn't find a paci, and she had it in her pocket. Well, Missie used to have paci's for her dolls. I found a big pink paci, washed it, and gave it to him. He sucked it, thank the Lord, LOL. But it did look kind of funny. But it worked and that is all that mattered. We won't have him tomorrow. Missie said she is going to sleep until noon tomorrow. She is not used to having to get up early because they arrive about 8:15. It is for this week only as his grandma is out of town.

Missie has been in a lot of pain, especially her knees. I called again today and left a message for the nurse, and didn't get any call backs. I get more nervous as time goes on and we hear nothing, and her pain is worsening. She is supposed to go to youth camp in AL next week. I am hesitant to let her go, but she wants to go so bad, and her daddy wants her to go and enjoy it. I will just write a note that she may have to sit out when they do sports. I just wish we could find out something about what is wrong with her and what can be done to help her. She doesn't go back to dr. until June 27 and that is over 3 weeks away.

Preston is doing good. I have taken him off the ativan at night, and have him on the ambien to help him sleep. He is not near as sleepy during the day now, that he is not taking ativan at night. So, maybe we have solved the problem of his being so sleepy during the day. He did walk to the end of the driveway, rested and then back home. It is very hard work for him, but good for him. None of the guys were in the woodworking shop, so he didn't get to visit with them. He enjoys having JJ, the little boy that we are keeping, around. Children used to get on his nerves awful, but he loves them now, for the most part. He is also enjoying the new kitties and loves to play with them.

So that is about all for now! Junior's parents, sister, and niece will be coming in Fri. a.m. for a few hours. His sister is from CO, and her daughter is a good friend of Missie's so they will have a great time together.

Oh, we haven't been to the daycare yet to check it out. Preston has been so sleepy every day, and Junior doesn't think he would really want to go. But once we get these meds. worked out, maybe we will check it out.

Please check out my auctions if you get a chance! I am selling some baby clothes and books for a friend, and I get 50 percent of the profit. I have lots more to get on there when I get a chance.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZhomeschoolfamilyof4