One Step Forward ...

This week i feel like i have been very productive for once. I have been busy in my financial life this week, I paid OFF a bill! now it wasn't a really large one but still its done! and i have 2 more to go before summer ( thats my goal) but if i push myself i can actually do this in 2 1/2 - 3 months. woohoo! I have also been building our savings and i finally have a good enough chunk in there to be proud of and it gives me a little room to breathe. Having something to show makes me feel so much better. I have my goals set, i can sacrifice and do this. right? yes!!

Church this morning was wonderful, the sermon was fine but it is the Music that really speaks to me, i could sit and listen to that all day long, i wish it was longer than 30 minutes :) 

hopefully it was enough to get me through the week until its time for worship again. If i'm alone this weekend im going to be very sad, i have celebrated christmas, new years and both our birthdays alone this year and i would hate to spend our Anniversary alone too. but as of right now that is the way things looks. :( cry cry. im wishing for a miracle .... for my CLEAN SHAVEN husband to get to come home SOON! this is week 7 of him being gone. please. :D

I wore my hair in loose curls today and it felt so much longer to me lol. maybe it is growing? :) 

I hope everyone has a great week! and i hope i have a great weekend! :D

JwF

Moving Mountains ...

Had to share my super cute "old lady" dress that i got. wore it to church this morning 

and bling'd it up with all my pearls ... cute cute.

Matthew 21:21a  "if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was 

done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain."

This Morning i went to church and I know the sermon was not written directly for me but boy did it  jump out and yell at me!

Many people think that this faith necessary for "mountain moving" is a matter of working something up - like rallying one's courage in a difficult situation.  But in truth it is more of a letting go than a "summoning up".  there will be many times and circumstances in all of our lives when there is nothing we can really do about a particular problem, no matter how hard we try (or plan or think).  At such times, we need to learn to trust God that He will resolve everything according to His will, remembering and believing that that will is for our good in every way.     


My mountain seems to grow each day... I have Faith but i need to pray about my doubts.  I pray for my husband every day, this is the hardest on him and i know he gets run down and loses hope. being away from home and family for so long can do that to you ... he has been gone 5 1/2 weeks now and wont be home for several more weeks :( I am proud of you for sticking with this and doing whats best for our family!


JwF

I feel Pretty .....

I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and gay ...

and i pity any girl who isn't me today!

                                                                      Crusin' 8-10'


this song has been stuck in my head all dang day! i wear scrubs every day at work, which gives you no shape and is so not flattering but* they are comfortable:) i usually dont wear makeup either and i need a reason to dress up in real clothes, do my hair and makeup and feel PRETTY! with preston gone all the time i never have a date :) i guess i will settle this weekend for going to church and dressing up.... but i really need my husband to come home for a good old fashioned date night! 




This has been a great week, work has been smooth and i have been able to relax every night. I spent Monday night (Valentine's Day) with my 3 favorite kids, and Tuesday after work i went to visit aunt Syble in overton, i hate that she is 40 minutes from me now instead of 10-15. i used to go see her whenever and now its hard to get out there once a week. sigh. but she did look really good and was moving around easily so that was encouraging to see.  my husband is still away, technically he has been gone 5 weeks now but i did see him for a few hours a couple of weeks ago but im not going to count that, anything under a full day doesnt count! I dont know when he will be home again, he is finally done with training and got his on truck but sadly from what he has told me its a pretty crappy truck that looks like it will break down if you sneeze on it. and he is really bummed :( and when he is stressed about it then i get stressed and discouraged ... i just need to get ahead. uhg. 
sometimes the "getting there" part of life just SuCkS! 




anywho im going to enjoy the rest of my night and finish off season 10 of SVU:  -  my weekend holds - a baby shower, and a girls night at home with Laura. . .  yes please!


JwF

Valentine

               Happy Valentine's Day 
                         my love!

Snow Day!

Friday we had a snow day and were not able to go to work, i was actually kinda bummed ... it was Jean day at work and we only get that like 3 times a year! uhg. oh well. so i went to bed around 8 thursday night and woke up to this! snow everywhere .... it was still snowing pretty heavy in this picture so i had my umbrella out because i hate snow in my face! i stayed in bed till around 1030 then got up and showered and got on warm clothes. i wanted someone to play with so around noon i had Ronnie put my jeep in 4wheel drive and drove to town to get laura :) 

bad mommy ... i left gwenny out in the snow! but she's ok, hard shell :) 

my brother Chris and I :) isn't he so cute :)

some of the crew all piled on the four wheeler good times

aunt Michelle made trash and it was delicious!

after we played in the snow for hours and had trash and hot cocoa i was going to go take a long nap, but i got called to go babysit for the weekend with my 3 kiddos and off i went friday night. and i didnt get home till sunday afternoon. good time with the kids, they occupy my time so i dont miss my husband so much ... well no actually i still miss him im just not so sad when i have something to keep my busy*, yeah thats what i meant.

this week is going to be insane. . . but thats ok! really it is. . . right?

well im off to file taxes ( cry cry ) and watch some SVU then bed time! good night!

JwF