God's Many Blessings

Hello Friends and Family!

Its been a while! I have a lot to update you on!! :-)

David and I have both been busy working and spending time together when we can! Of course lately our schedules have been what seems like the opposite of each other and there has not been a lot of time together. The good news is we have been able to have someone here with the dogs at almost all times. Its nice to know they are getting the extra attention.

Life has been largely uneventful over the last few weeks until Thursday evening. All I can say is wow!! God has been so good to us and I truly can't complain! :-) We decided to head out to Johnson that evening to check David's mailbox on campus. We were expecting a piece of mail to arrive there and upon our checking the mail box we found a nearly $800 check from the school to David! We were thrilled to know we were going to have some extra money!! We immediately left the school and headed home.

Of course our blessings only got bigger from there! :-) While driving home just a little bit North of the school a tree fell right in front of us! I saw it falling out of the corner of my eye and David did not have enough time to react with the car. We just bumped right over it! If we had been driving any faster it would have smashed into the back of our car! If we would have been driving any slower we would have most likely hit it! We have no explanation as to how we made it over the tree. Simply put we believe the Lord intervened on our behalf! We checked the car and nothing was wrong with it! Just a slight scratch on the front bumper! We both were laughing and couldn't help but say to each other "Did that just happen?!"

The blessings don't stop there! Since returning home from Christmas I have been sick off and on for the entire month of January. During the whole time I have had a nasty cough that would not go away! It was annoying at best and painful. My ribs and whole body were achy and I felt terrible! I finally had enough on Friday when the cough hit its peak. My ears were hurting and my nose was stuffed up. I called David and I went to the doctor to find out I had a double ear infection, sinus infection and Bronchitis! (Thank God we had the extra money since we don't have health insurance!) Sure explained why I had been feeling so crummy!!

Of course I also received good news from my grandmother yesterday! Her cancer is dormant for the time being and we are praying that it stays that way! Thank you all for your many prayers and concerns!! :-) They have been answered! We don't know how long the cancer will stay quiet and we can only pray that it is for a long time, but we know God has been faithful in caring for my grandmother so far and pray he continues to do so!

Like I said, its been a God filled week! :-) David also has received more hours at work, something we have been asking you guys to pray for! Please pray this continues, as it has been ever so helpful to have the extra income! :-) Please also pray for the people of Haiti! This is such a tragic event and my heart aches for the people of this small country! They covet our prayers and our help!

Happy New Year!!!

Well friends, 2009 has officially ended. I know, I know, I'm a bit late on the post concerning the start of 2010, but life keeps you busy!! I spent the last night of 2009 ringing in the new year with a few close friends (and by few, I mean like 14!!) at my brother-in-law's apartment off of Papermill in Knoxville. It was an enjoyable evening of chatting, watching the ball drop and fellowship. :-)

Of course as with the ending of each year and the beginning of another year in my life, I spent some time reflecting on 2009. This year has been FULL of ups and downs! Everything from moving, to marriage, to illness, and new friendships has been covered through the year! 2009 was a generally positive year, however it did have its low points, as with every year. Some years are rather nondescript as others are more "action" packed!

I must admit that though 2009 was full of life changing events, I much prefer the years where nothing huge happens! Don't get me wrong, getting married was certainly the highlight of my year, but I much prefer the quiet life. Perhaps its maturity, or I really am turning into my parents, but I find the peace and quiet much more enjoyable that I once did!