House Plans...

HELP: I keep trying to comment on everyone blogs but it is not letting me. What am I doing wrong?


Ok so here is what we know so far. We are coming down to Texas on Sunday afternoon (hopefully in time for church Sunday night). From there, we are staying through Wednesday and finishing up things on our house. Please be praying that we will be able to close up here on Thursday the 30th. That would be awesome for us!
Will keep you updated as we know more!

Our weekend of adventure...

This weekend our family went to Florida for my Grandpa's 90th birthday! Wow, what a trip. Noah got to ride on his first plane, which he loved and thankfully we really great on, and we got to spend some really great family time together. We rode on 4 different planes between here and there and both boys were just fascinated by them. Adin has flown several times before but loves to sit by the window and watch the take offs and landings, which we learned quickly was one of Noah's favorite parts too! While in Florida we did the typical family reunion things with a couple of trips to the beach included! Adin loved to run into the ocean and just crash into the water and Noah LOVES to eat sand! I know I know, it is gross, but he was literally covered from head to toe in sand and sticking it in his mouth by the handfull! We all had a really great time and got some really great pictures! I will try to post them soon. All in all we had a great time.
***Special note to Mandy...there is an amazing jewerly store there that my mom took us too and I thought of you the whole time I was in there! You would love it...extremely cute jewelry, with amazing prices so if you ever plan a trip to Bonita Springs, Fla let me know. I will give you directions : )***
Now, on to other things...for those of you who don't know, we have a contract on our house in Texas and have put a contract on a house here in Tulsa. We are very excited about all of it! We are closing on our house in Texas either the late afternoon of the 30th or early morning of the 31st and then hopefully can close on our house in Tulsa on the 31st as well. At this point, it looks like we will be in our own home for the holidays and I really excited about that! I will keep you posted on things from this end but please be praying for smooth transitions all around! I will write more later, AND will be able to write more and post more pictures once we get into our own home!
Will write more later!

I HATE rollar coasters...

UPDATE:Literally as soon as I finished this post and hit publish my phone started ringing and it was our realtor letting us know that we got the house that we put in offer in on! God is good...I will continue to persevere! Praise God!




I really do not like them. I have decided though that it is not the ride that I hate as much as the anticipation leading up to ride that I can't stand. So, what roller coasters have you been riding lately you ask...well the figurative kind. Moving is the biggest roller coaster of emotion that I think I have ever been on. In a few short months I have experienced extreme happiness, sadness, joy, excitement, hope, fear, nervousness, peace, unrest, insecurity,accomplishment...just to name a few. And can I just throw in that for a comfort eater, this has not been an easy transition, although for the first time in a major stress situation I am actually losing weight and not gaining! I think this is probably why I am experiencing all of these emotions that I am for the most part not used to. Normally when I start to feel this way I eat away the feelings that I don't want to deal with. Not this time, but that means I am experiencing things in a whole new way. It has not been an easy road, but I have learned that through all of my inconsistency and range of emotions that I have experienced there is one thing in my life that has not changed and that is GOD. He has remained the same no matter how I am feeling. The other great thing about GOD is that He can handle my emotions. In His word he has even given me ways to with my emotions. I am thankful to serve a GOD who is big enough to deal with every situation and every emotion that I experience.
I think the verse in James is having a whole new meaning for me where it says "consider it pure joy when you encounter trials of many kinds." I think the word that I thought I was struggling with there was the word trials, but it isn't. The word that I wish I could change is MANY! I don't want to encounter many trials, BUT I am thankful for the last part of that verse where it gives encouragement for enduring those trials. Therefore, I will press on and endure as long as it takes. I will ride the roller coaster of life and trust that God is at the controls. ( However i will still never ride the Titan as long as I live!)

"consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. " James 1:2-3

Rebecca