another song that I want to share....



It looks as if we may have long road ahead of us with Mike's job. I really, really do trust God and know that He never lets go of us and has a plan!

Let's CELEBRATE NATE!!!

My Nate is 7 today...seriously, I can't believe it! We started today with making him a 7-shaped pancake!

God is growing him into such a sweet, loving, kind, helpful, intelligent, athletic, hard-working kid. He is SUCH a great big brother, especially to Caden. Caden just adores Nate.

I am blessed beyond belief by Nate! Thank You, Father for my sweet Nathanael David!!

as a newborn

1st birthday

2nd birthday...DID NOT want to blow out the candles :)

3rd birthday

4th birthday as BATMAN!

shortly after he turned 5 (we had just moved to Oklahoma)

6th birthday

Happy birthday Nate!!!

God is SO good, in case you need a reminder

MIKE GOT THE JOB!!
(this was originally written one week ago but I never posted it because the job got held up in Humans Resources. So today is the day that we can ACTUALLY say he for sure GOT THE JOB!!)

We are SO excited! I got Mike a congrats card that says something like this "You DID it! I am so excited it's like I did it!" Well that is so true, we are SO excited because this will drastically change our family life for the better!

Before I write more about his new job, I first must give all glory, praise, and honor where it is due, to our Heavenly Father who works all things together for our good! We are so blessed by Him!

You see, the interview did not actually go as well as Mike was hoping. He just didn't feel that good about it. A friend of ours called him after the interview and suggested that he send an email to the man interviewing him to thank him for the opportunity. In this email, Mike wrote how excited he is to be able to do the new job if he were given the chance.

Anyway, it made for A VERY LONG VALENTINE'S WEEKEND, since he was told he would know on Monday! I actually was beginning to feel some guilt, like I didn't pray right or didn't pray enough...like it was MY FAULT! I know, I know...totally not true.

So, Monday afternoon, his new boss called him and explained to him that he just didn't see excitement in Mike during the interview. He wanted Mike to OWN THE JOB and be all excited and act like he already had it and say HE IS THE MAN for the job. Well, Mike IS so excited, he is just not very good at tooting his own horn, if you know what I mean (plus he was exhausted and had already been awake 9 hours and working 8 hours before his interview at noon). So, his new boss told him that it wasn't until he received the EMAIL on Friday morning at 5am, did he see the excitement in Mike. That EMAIL IS WHAT GOT HIM THE JOB!!!!!!!

You know, how many times you hear in your heart, "I should call that person" or "I should send that person a note of encouragement"? Well, our friend heard "I should call Mike" and he DID it! God used our friend as part of the plan for Mike to be offered the job!!!

Praise the Lord!!!

this is it

This is the week. This is the week that Mike interviews for a position that could drastically change our family's life for what appears to be way BETTER.

I am praying hard. I am trying to not be anxious, but to just give it to God continually.

Please join me in praying for Mike and our family this week.

My hope is in my compassionate, loving Father who knows best. I'll keep you posted. (following is a video of the worship song that God is really using in my life right now called How He Loves Us...I can't get through it without crying...listen to the words and worship our loving heavenly Father!)

Flashback Friday...Maine Memories

This month marks 2 years since we left Maine. It's hard to believe it's been 2 years! Here are some random pics from Maine...

The huge moving truck in front of our house (and the two houses on either side...it was a LONG truck!) (2/22/07)

me and Sue at my going away party; a bittersweet night (2/1/07)

my boys with Cameron and Colby, Nate's best little buddies (1/31/07)

me with my awesome more-than-just-coffee friends, Jen, Lisa, and Shannon (check out Lisa's awesome blog here) I miss these girls and our Friday morning coffee! (1/31/07)

Mike and me looking for a Christmas tree (11/26/05)
(it sure doesn't look like this in OK)

Lilian, me, Angela (5/12/05)

Jordan, Ian, JonJon, and Nate...my kids LOVE these kids... looking for a Christmas tree, this time with NO snow :) (11/24/06)

JonJon with Nate (summer 2004)