The decision has been made...

Well, it's going to happen...

We've decided the move date is going to be July 22nd. We'll be moving to MA. I'm excited and nervous all at the same time. I really do believe God will take care of us though! We are going to leave without having any jobs secured... but I have peace about this. I really do believe God will provide a job for Paul. I will at least have my mom's paper route to make enough to cover paying our phone bill and our car insurance, lol. We'll have to do odd jobs until Paul finds a secure job.

So, yet another thing to pray for... a job for Paul w/benefits! If I need to work, I really don't think I'll do more than part time.

So, if any of you know of someone needing help somewhere, please let us know. We both have experience with administration and Paul has managerial skills. I also LOVE to clean... so I'd be willing to clean too. :)

So, here we go.... taking a HUGE leap of faith. At least we don't need to pay rent for a little bit. HA!

DATE NIGHT!

I'm very excited! Paul's family is in the US for the month, and his mom and sister have been with us for a week. Tonight, Paul's wonderful mom is sending us off on a date, which is long over-due! Bless her heart! I'm SO looking forward to this date! :)

Thank you!

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who's praying for/with me and my husband about these decisions we need to make. It is a hard choice to have to make! We're still praying... thanks again!

Worst teething weekend ever

Sophie has had a miserable weekend. On Sunday, she woke up with a fever of 103.5. She slept most of the day, and barely ate. We did manage to have a little bit of fun with her, but for the most part, she just wanted to cry because she's obviously in a lot of pain.

I stayed home with her on Monday. She didn't have a fever, but she was still miserable. She only ate about 14 ounces of formula, and would cry every time I tried to spoon feed her food. Well, she screamed even when I would put the bottle even near her face. Back arched, head back, tears pouring out of her eyes, kicking, arms flailing.... not a fun day! She even went to bed without having anything to eat because she just wouldn't take it. I woke up at 2 AM just to go in and try to feed her some formula while she was sleeping, and she still shoved the bottle away (this usually works).

She's drooling like a faucet, and her poor wrists and hands are red with teeth marks... so I know it's teething. She usually does get a fever when she's teething like this, but I've never had to endure watching her in this much pain and go without an adequate amount of food for so long. If she continues to not eat today, I'll make a call to the doctor, but I'm just praying that it will be a better day. She was happy when she woke up this morning, but only ate 4 ounces so far.

She's with Grandma Anne today and for the rest of the week. It's very helpful for me and Paul that his parents are visiting right now. We have a built in babysitter. :) I really pray that Sophie eats better today. Otherwise, are we going to need to take her to the hospital and have her fed through an IV? What happens next? Anyone know?

Tough Decisions

I'm going to be very open here... but please don't go spreading news that what I say here IS in fact going to happen. This is just what's been on our hearts and going through our minds lately...

We could really use your prayers in the coming weeks ahead. Paul and I have some really tough decisions to make. We're both strongly considering making a move. To where? Probably MA. But we don't know for sure... maybe for a short time. Paul and I need to get back on our feet. It's very possible that we will need the help of family to accomplish that.

I know we're supposed to trust God and have faith that He will provide. He has, and I count every blessing! But, who is to say that it isn't God's plan for us to go be with family for a little while to get ourselves financially stable again? We've gone almost 3 weeks without heat for our water. Paul and I have paid our gas company between $50 to $100 every month, but Amerigas doesn't think that's enough and wants it paid IN FULL before they'll turn it back on. We can't save money, because we're spending our extra money on babysitters for Sophie and then our necessities for us and for Sophie.

I'm not saying this WILL happen, but it's definitely something we're praying about. If we do make a move it will be by the end of summer. Unless God has other plans and makes a way for us to stay here and become financially stable.

If we do make a move, it will be very hard for Paul, because all of his family and friends will be very far away. At least where we live right now is half way between his "people" and my "people". It would also be hard for us, because we would want our privacy and space. But, sometimes we need to do what is best for our family.

SO, please PRAY! Thank you so much!

Swings!