ERNIE GOT A JOB, ERNIE GOT A JOB !!!!!!

Yes, the news is out, Ernie was offered a great position here in Indy today. It's in his field of expertise, which is testing concrete and other materials in the construction field. God blessed him way beyond our expectations. He is supposed to start sometime next month, so I better get the honey do list written soon, so he has time to finish it.

The cool picture is of the Mississippi River partially frozen at one end. Ernie took it while 42 thousand feet in the air flying home from California before Christmas.

Well, we are trying to get caught up on some rest, so that's all for today.

Be Blessed!!

Settling In

Well I had a wonderful weekend. I spent most of it getting settled in our new rental house. We are very blessed to have it and Praise God, it's bigger than a camper!!!! AND. . . .I have an office right off the living room. Ahhhh, that is music to my ears, let me tell you. Running a business, and a family is much easier with an office. The dogs seem to enjoy it because they are closer to me when they lay on the couch. Yes, we have blankets on the couch because they like to sit with us when we do actually sit down. Then when we get up, they still enjoy laying there.

We are in a peaceful little town and that is so nice for us after all the packing and moving since January. There is a baseball field directly across the street, and I'm hoping to take the dogs for many walks over there and do some marketing.

I even did marketing at the laundromat this weekend. (Still looking for a dryer). Well, I passed out invitations to my Love The Mama Party, and felt like I was loving on the ladies at the same time. Most were very receptive.

I know God is preparing us for "something" really important I am sure of that, just not sure of what or when yet. He is overhauling us in so many ways, it's hard and exciting all in one breath and depending on the moment it could be one or the other.

My Husband and Bonus Daughter T got to drive to North Carolina and back this weekend, moving his sister J back to Indiana. Long and exhausting drive I am sure, but T was hanging out the window with all the new sights she's never seen before. We are excited to have J back home, but praying that God blesses her with just the right job and that God would draw her to Himself and heal her heart and set her free. Like we all want :-)

Thanks for your prayers

WE FINALLY MOVED, BUT NOT TO WASHINGTON

Well it took longer than I thought to write again, but the good news is that we rented a little tiny house in Pittsboro, so we moved this week.


Trying to get settled in. Our dogs seem to love having our couch again and their own territory to explore. We are right in town and the baseball diamond is right across the street from our house, which is good form my business.

Ernie's job only lasted for 2 days before the owner ran out of work for him. So. . . he is on the hunt again. We could sure use your prayers. The Lord did bless us with a very nice stove for free, and we are currently looking for an electric dryer. That would definitely save trips to the laundromat, which is where I'm headed off to now.

One Day at a Time, New Jobs, and Dishes Story

Sorry it has been so long since I have written. It seems every day there is more to do in a day than I have time, but God is good and He is blessing us. To get you up to date, the Washington job has been delayed by the client, to possibly June, we really don’t know. We are seeking God for his direction on the next steps in our life, which may be not to go at all. For now we are still here, living in Ernie’s parents basement. They have been very gracious to let us land here for a little while until we figure things out. A song called "Revelation" by Third Day resonates with our hearts quite a bit. Here are some of the words:

Chorus:
Give me a revelation,
Show me what to do
Cause I've been trying to find my way,
I haven't got a clue
Tell me should I stay here,
Or do I need to move
Give me a revelation
I've got nothing without You
I've got nothing without You

Won't You show me where I need to go
Oh oh
Let me follow Your lead,. . . . .

That is what we are currently doing, trying to follow God’s lead. We know He has great plans, and we are very excited to find the key to unlock His treasures for us. That may be staying here, or going elsewhere, but for now we are here. We can see that God is currently giving us time to take care of some very important spiritual and physical things, and for that we are very grateful.
Even if we remain in Indiana, we still want to live incredibly cheap in order to be able to pay all our debts,(Baby Step 2 of our Total Money Makeover for those who are familar with Dave Ramsey) and get financially free. We are looking for a camper to borrow, or rent cheaply for the summer. If we found an incredible deal we would consider purchasing, but we haven’t found that type of deal yet. It’s difficult to find a place to live with the criteria we need. Low rent, safe neighborhood (keeping mind that I work in Carmel , church in Avon, kids in Lafayette ), clean with no mold or cats, and a place that we can have our 2 dogs. Yes, they are 2 yellow labs and they are our spoiled 4 legged children who get their feet wiped off when then come in the door. Tall order, I know, but we figure a camper, might be an option worthy of considering.


New Jobs

We are happy to announce that Ernie and Ryan both started new jobs here yesterday. Yes, they have been earnestly seeking, and through referrals from friends and family, they both applied, interviewed, and got hired on the spot Monday. Ernie’s is not necessarily permanent (but whose really is?), so we are praying this employer gets more work. It’s still construction, as he’s doing some earth moving/concrete type work. Ryan took a full-time position with an ice cream franchise at the mall, and seems to have enjoyed his first day.

The Dishes Story

Since most all of our kitchen tools are in storage, we have been looking for a set of Corelle dishes at Good Will, on Craig's List or something like that. We thought we could use them if we get a camper, or wherever we live next. They take up little space, and are very study. We have a set in storage, but didn’t want to use our good ones. We didn’t even care what pattern God gave us, we would take any old set. We had not found ANY, so I began praying, and I asked God, if he really wanted us to have them, that there would be a set at our church’s Community Give Away this week.

Well I was helping set up yesterday for the Give Away and I didn’t see but one table of household items, mostly just clothes. I had kind of put the thoughts of my prayer about dishes on the back burner by that point, having been focused on many other things. Ernie found a box on the floor and asked me if I had seen what was in it? I said no, so he said come look. Well, God is so incredible. It was a whole set of Corelle dishes, including bowls, salad bowls, mugs, etc. AND it was the same pattern that we have in storage, so they will match, for FREE!!! I was so shocked, on one hand, and sooo thankful for an answer beyond what I asked of God. I was really thinking they would be that green or mustard looking pattern from the 70’s, and I would have be very happy. I mean I’m not hooked on the blue and green that we currently have, because I bought those in probably 1995, but it’s the pattern we have in storage, so we are thrilled. I know it's just dishes, but God is so cool at even the small things.

Thank you for reading our blog, and for supporting us in so many ways. We covet your prayers, and ask that you pray for God to make it VERY CLEAR where we are to go, and what we are to do. I promise I will update the blog more often now that things have settled down some.

Blessings!!