Ash Heap - January Edition
For starters: we got a new blog title. The motto for West Virginia is "Wild & Wonderful" - so I thought it was fun & appropriate!
Moving on:
After a very crazy 1.5 months, I am still playing catch-up!
Steven & I travelled to Arkansas (Yes! We flew this time & were there in 2 hours! GLORY!) over Christmas and were able to spend 10 days with my family. I dont think we have ever had such a great visit. My heart was heavy going in & the Lord completely blessed my time there. (THANKS GOD!!) I hope to share a bit more about our visit at a later date, but for now... I'll just stick with telling you what the heck is happening in this Wild & Wonderful world of ours:
Moving on:
After a very crazy 1.5 months, I am still playing catch-up!
Steven & I travelled to Arkansas (Yes! We flew this time & were there in 2 hours! GLORY!) over Christmas and were able to spend 10 days with my family. I dont think we have ever had such a great visit. My heart was heavy going in & the Lord completely blessed my time there. (THANKS GOD!!) I hope to share a bit more about our visit at a later date, but for now... I'll just stick with telling you what the heck is happening in this Wild & Wonderful world of ours:
- Steven & I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary on December 17th! We spent a very classy evening with some friends of ours at an intimate church gathering/meeting about the church's vision for the coming year! We got to dress up & spend our night with some of our favorite people on the planet! I cannot believe it's already been 6 years. I am still clueless as to why the Lord continues to allow me to be married to that guy. He is more amazing than I could ever begin to tell you.
- ALSO - On Dec. 17th my drug study ended... which gave me the freedom to enjoy chocolate! Best anniversary gift ever. Will I ever do another study? Doubt it. It was great for what I needed the $$ for, but I dont think its for me :)
- Steven wrapped up his 3rd semester of college with a (drum roll please.......) 4.0! Cumulative GPA thus far? 4.0. He's a star.
- Steven starts his LAST SEMESTER next week! AH! Where has time gone...
- Speaking of college - b/c of our drug studies, we were able to pay for his final semester, meaning we have put him through college 100% DEBT FREE on basically one salary.
- God has been phenomenal to us in the area of work & money. I just pray that he continues to show us how to use this gift wisely & not for selfish gain & glory. It has been a great joy to see how He has provided for us since we've been in West Virginia.
- We spent 10 days with my family... but I said that already. My nieces & nephews are growing like weeds. Makes me sad that Im missing out on so much of their lives. Gosh, they have the greatest personalities and are some of the funniest people I know.
- I hate that I only get to see my mother twice a year.
- My grandma (which is the only grandparent I've ever had) isn't doing very well. Through various hospital stays & doctor visits... it seems that she has some form of leukemia/blood disease where her platelets are being attacked. After a few weeks of having to get blood/platelets 3 times a week, my family has decided to stop the treatment. Doctors say it wont help & every time she has to go she comes back weak and miserable. She is now on hospice & she is slowly fading away. This is super hard on my mother and my aunts who are caring for her. Its hard for me too b/c I'm so far away & I adore her. It was great getting to spend so much time with her while we were home... and as "off" as this sounds, it was good for me to see how much pain she's in. It helps letting go a bit easier.
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