Promise

As I sit here typing, my body is reminding me that it is full of stress and tension even though I know without a doubt that God is in control of my situation. My heart is trusting and I truly believe God will make a way that is beyond our comprehension; however, my head and neck did not get the message and tell me so with a constant pain.

I did have my meeting with the new attorney, Mark Bierly, on Friday. Since I will not discuss my legal issues on this blog, please know that if you would like to pray along with me, I welcome your email and would be happy to keep you updated. I covet all the prayer partners I can get along this scary part of the journey.

Because we are both dealing with extremely stressful situations at the same time, Michael & I made a pact to dedicate the entire weekend to nothing but fun & relaxation (the boys were at Matt's). Any talk of anything remotely stressful, legal, financial, etc., was banned. OK, well at least until Sunday night. Then it was time to regroup and reinforce our faith in God and support alongside each other.

At Michael's church, the kids stay in the service until the worship time is over. Yesterday we had communion during the worship time. As the elements were starting to be passed, Michael leaned over and whispered to me that Drew was now able to take his first communion. It was the first time I had even thought of it! It was so thrilling to be able to share that special moment with Drew. I explained to him in whispers (and at his level of understanding) what each of the elements stood for and why we were taking them. What an awesome moment!


After church we took our picnic lunch and the boys to a nearby park. It was a beautiful day and the boys had a ton of pent-up energy. We had them run their little hearts out... and then run some more.

But their favorite, by far, was the pond. They could have spent all day there. They were soaked by the time we left.

I just love my boys! They're so much fun. I wish I could capture all the memories as vividly as they happen and store them forever.


Also on Sunday, while we were away, Bella Casa (my realtors) held an Open House for me. I found out today that there were two families who intentionally came to this house to look. One family had 3 kids and were looking for a big backyard. They loved ours. The other family loves antiques and old houses and apparently loved some of my antique light fixtures (Michael cracked up at that one!). I'm only cautiously optimistic at this point, but it is definitely something for you to pray about with me! We prayed specifically for people to come who could find something to love in this house. God already answered that prayer. Now we'll see if it leads anywhere.

Bella Casa has also requested that I bring by some business cards for them to display, and they would like to add me to their website. How cool is that?!

This weekend I remembered that God had given me a verse, a promise, over 2 years ago on New Year's Eve. I went hunting through an old journal to find the verse. Let's just say that Michael & I had a good cry together when we read it (Sshhhhh.... don't tell him that I just made it public that he gets sensitive like that or I'll be in trouble!).

Would you like a good cry too? OK, here's the verse. It's Rev. 21:5 (NASB):

And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new. " And He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true."

And that, my friends, is my promise from God I found in my journal that He has already been fulfilling since last year.

I am loved.

And again, here come the tears...