Thursday, December 30, 2010
Just another ramble
It has been awhile since I've been here. Life has been busy. Last posting was just after we moved up to the south hill. Since then, I have taken a part time job with Kiemle & Hagood. (yup! the company Larry works for) It was a bit more than I wanted to work for the first 2 months! More 5 day weeks than 2-3 day weeks. It should settle down to mostly 2 day weeks now that the lady is back from maternity leave! Today is day #2 of a 5 day 'weekend.' I am liking that. Don't know how much I'll like the paycheck that goes along with it though!
I talked to the Fairbridge people again about a part time position with them but haven't heard back. At this point I'm not sure I want to do that. It's pretty sure if we can find jobs back in the southwest, we'll be moving again this coming year. Larry is talking with a company he has worked for before. Don't know where that is going to go but I know he's realized his old bones don't like the cold and wet here in the northwest. This is the year we should be buying our RV. I sold out my share of the property my folks left to my brother & will be collecting the funds in the next couple of months. It's not a lot, but enough to put a nice down on our 'home on wheels.'
As I sit here on my couch looking out window at the play field across the street, I once again marvel at God's handiwork. The beauty of the snow covered tree in the foreground, the flat field covered with it's fluffy white blanket of snow and the trees beyond all trimmed in white. What a glorious sight! Even the lack of sun seems somehow - right; just the bottom part to the sky showing a lighter shade of grey with the upper portion all clouded over. Such a site to be hold!
I admit to finding the beauty in this winter weather but truly prefer a warmer climate so I'm having a tough time fighting Larry on the idea of another move. Besides, I found a great RV place in Houston & if we move south again there's a much better chance we'll go there to make our purchase. Their prices are quite a bit lower than locally and they have a HUGE stock always of nicer, newer RVs. If we're in the Southwest, it will cost far less to travel there. MAYBE we can even go & visit John, Tammy & the kids when we're in Texas! (that would be a dream come true for me & thankfully Larry is open to it and not at all intimidated by the fact that they are from my "Other Family.") I am such a lucky lady! God brought me a very good match! Larry & I share the wander-bug, we are comfortable when it's "just us," we have learned how to communicate with one another - in a way that works for us but may not for anyone else! I'm not saying we're perfect but we are a good match. In every relationship there is room for growth and we are no different but we have been growing together since we got together and with God's help that will continue.
Sadly, our youngest grandchildren lost their daddy this week. It is a tough time but we'll all continue to support the kids and help them remember how much he loved them. My heart hurts for those little ones. Thankfully, Mikayla has a great support system and seems to be dealing well with this. I know she's hurting, angry and feeling abandoned although they had gone their separate ways a long time ago. It's good to know she has so many loved ones to help her through this. Her dad and I will help all we can, but time is really all that will soften this blow.
As I look forward to 2011, it is almost impossible to believe 2010 is coming to an end!
Where oh where did this year go?!? What did I do with this year? What did I do to make this a better place/time for others this year? What can I do next year to make it a better place/time for loved ones/strangers? What does God have in store for us for the coming year? I am encouraged that God has a plan and when I do my best to follow HIS will, my life will be perfect! - just the way He has it planned.
Thank you God for all You give and have given.
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