December 13, 2012

• Thursday

  I am up before everyone this morning. Not that it’s that early. I fell asleep on the couch last night and slept all night with my make up on. I think it is the only time I have ever done that. As soon as I woke up I went upstairs to wash my face and found Camden and Blake asleep in our bed and Hope asleep on the floor in Camden’s room. We are so weird.

  We had our big garage sale this past weekend; selling all of the stuff that we have accumulated over the past twelve years. We have sold just about all of our furniture to friends in the area, but they are letting us hold on to it. But this weekend it all goes and for the last 2 weeks we will live with a bed and an air mattress. It will be fun. I will take pictures.

  I have mentioned it before, but we have 3 needs. Our house to sell, money for start up costs, and monthly supporters. This week, in a span of 3 days, we received a huge chunk of our start up costs. Yesterday we paid the $6,400 balance for missionary training school. We will be attending this school as a family in January. A week ago I wondered how on earth we were going to pay that exuberant amount of money due in less than a month, and today it is completely paid in full! We also have $2500 set aside and waiting for us to buy plane tickets and pay shipping to get us our luggage to Guatemala. AND we have another $6,000 set aside for language school which should cover it. OUR GOD IS INCREDIBLE!! The start up costs we still have to raise is for a vehicle and house furnishings in Guatemala.

  

  One thing outside of financial stuff that I can get a little apprehensive about sometimes, is the thought of how much Blake and I will be together over the next five months. Our marriage is good. Like people would hate me if I would elaborate on how good it is. And I count down the minutes until he is home every day, and wish he only had to work 2-3 days a week. But for the next two months of our trainings and fundraising, and then the first three months in Guatemala at language school, we will be together every day all day long. Like absolutely no time for absence to make the heart grow fonder. I am praying for us, that we can be patient with each other and savor the positive aspects of togetherness. I know that it depends 90% on me. Blake is laid back and undemanding. I can be uptight, stressed out, and DEmanding. And the more uptight I get, the more laid back Blake gets which causes me to get even MORE uptight until finally Blake has enough and gives me a piece of his mind and then I cry and well it’s all just really un-called for. So my goal the next five months? RELAX! Not as in be lazy, but as in live calmly. Take one day at a time, Hug and laugh and focus on what will bring peace.

  

  Hope is up. Laundry needs folding. School needs starting. People need feeding. Thursday, here we come.

  

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