Wednesday

Well, I have been giving Preston zantac. It seems to be helping, but he still has a pain around his rib; really a mystery to us what that could be. He is not having any nausea and not bad pain, he mainly complains about it if he is getting tired or worrying about something. If the pain gets worse, I will take him to dr. If it is the ulcer, it may take a few days for the zantac to work. It is too high to be his appendix. So! We wait, keep praying, and prepare to move.

We are still cleaning out stuff. Hoping to get boxes this weekend to start packing! Everyone pretty well knows. Jr. talked to the landlord tonight. We have been renting to own, and have paid 5 years. But he has property adjoining ours and we are just giving it back to him. Having Missie in a holiness church and youth group is more important to us than owning a home right now. We hope to buy later on again.

It is about bedtime, but wanted to update everyone on Preston!

Prayers please

for Preston. 10 years ago he was hospitalized for a bleeding ulcer and he is having the same symptoms again. I bought some stronger stomach medication this evening, over the counter, and please pray it will relieve the symptoms. We don't want him landing in the hospital again! And not before we can get moved! We are trusting the Lord to touch him. With Preston he can go in for 1 thing (in the hospital) and end up with sooo many other problems like last year. We have to leave here by Sept. 1st. As it is, Missie will be late starting school. God has opened all of the doors and the devil may try to hinder us. BUT GOD CAN DEFEAT THE DEVIL!

Where to begin?

I tell you what! God has certainly opened all of these doors for us. It is unbelievable.

Junior got a job today, in Lebanon, IN. He will be working at a place that makes counter tops; right up his alley! He went to a lot of places, and was told at one that they could almost guarantee him a job, then went to Laminque! When they saw they resume they were excited and took him out in the factory and he got to meet the production manager and he was excited too! They told him he will have a job when we arrive in IN! Isn't that awesome!

It is time to move on, away from SC. It is a little sad. We have lived in SC a total of 12 years. This last time we have lived here 8 years. Many things have transpired in these 8 years and it is not like it was when we first moved back here. But God knows what Missie needs and has granted a teenage's girl wish and has answered her prayers. What an awesome God we serve.

Now to the packing and boxing everything. But it will get done. I have already been cleaning out everything and have gotten rid of lots of stuff, and am sure I will find more to get rid of.

Just had to update everyone!

News Flash!!!

I ended up staying home with Preston and Jr. and Missie went to Indiana. They are very happy with what they are seeing! They liked the house, and it has a back yard, garage hooked onto the house, front porch, small back deck, back yard, quiet town and best of all, 3 bedrooms. They met the pastor and associate pastor (associate pastor has the house we will live in) and saw the school. Missie is soooo excited. Several children in the neighbor ride their bikes to school; the school is pretty close. That will solve the problem of not having a 2nd vehicle right now. Tomorrow all day, Jr. will be trying to get a job. He has put a lot of applications in online, so will follow up on a bunch of them. It looks very promising that we will move! Preston was excited when he found out about the front porch with a roof on it and the mailman brings the mail right to the porch! He can sit out there and wait for the mail each day.

Just had to share!

Norma

Friday!

Time goes so fast.

It was a disappointing week; but I asked the Lord to take the sadness away.

Tonight we took Preston out and we had a good time. He is such a sweet boy now!
The Lord opened the door to talk to my friends about coming to church, and that if they go to Hell they will take their children with them. I told them sometimes that is all that has kept me going; knowing if I let up and give up, Missie will do the same, and be lost. They are supposed to come to church Sunday; I am sooo hoping and praying.

Wed. we leave for IN. I have been cleaning out and trying to organize my card making stuff, and have fewer containers, and Preston let Missie and I clean out his toys! He would tell us yes or no whether he wanted to keep them. We had several garbage bags that we freecycled to a family of 8, who homeschool. The children in that family love when we clean out stuff!

I dread the trip in a way, but am kind of looking forward to the break for a couple of days. I know I will miss my children tremendously.

I am very tired and headed to bed. Good night all!

Disappointment

Well, my family is not coming to see us.

I should have known better to get my hopes up. But I thought they might actually come this time. My parents wanted to come, but my brother decided to not come. We are disappointed, but life goes on.

Lord willing, Junior and I leave next Wed. p.m. to go to IN. He has the change as a CNC operator for a granite and marble company. This just might be the job the Lord has for him.

Been making cards this evening. Check out the new card on my creations blog.

Need to scan some more tomorrow and post them. It is so theraputic for me to make cards.

Can it be true?????

Can it really be true? That my mom, stepdad and brother, Myles, are leaving Canada tomorrow to come and see us???? Oh my goodness, I can't believe it! Myles is on holidays for 2 weeks, so they are heading to SC to see us. I am almost afraid to be so happy. I am afraid they will change their mind. Once they get out of Canada, I will be more hopeful. Not sure how long they will stay, but I will appreciate every minute I have with them.

Then, another hard to believe fact! Can you handle 2 in 1 day?

Next Wed. evening, Hannah, one of my best friends, is coming with her family, to stay with Preston and Missie and Jr. and I are leaving for IN. We are going up to see our house, and to see about a job for Jr. We will come home on Sat. Hannah is a CNA and can handle caring for Preston. Preston has consented, can you believe that? He loves Hannah and has known her since he was a little guy. I think she is about the only one who could stay with him. She has 3 children, who Missie adores, so she is sooo excited about this. JJ is a little over a year old, and is just the most adorable little guy! Missie loves helping care for him. I just can't believe that Jr. and I will have a trip alone, for the 1st time in almost 20 years. Wow, we won't know how to act. I hope I don't chicken out at the last minute about leaving Preston. It will be harder to leave him than Missie, because Missie goes away to youth camps etc., and I have been away from her; but haven't been away from Preston. But I think it will be good for us!

So this is the exciting news for today! Tomorrow may be a different story; sure hope not!