Hi!! We're still here.....

HEY!!  We are still here......promise!!

My life has been so crazy since Christmas and I will update soon.  JEB's birthday is next week, so I will write a huge post then.

Just wanted you to know that we are still here!!

Where do I even begin????

Well, it's been wayyyyyyy too long since I've written anything on this blog, but I guess today is as good as any to say something!

First, Merry Christmas to all of you who read this.  We are doing well.  JEB is loving school and growing like a tree!!  He's so tall now!  Reaches to my shoulder!

Jn is doing ok, but still no job.  Although now that its Christmas, schools will start looking to fill positions, so after the first of the year we will begin our search, once again.  I have been extraordinarily busy, especially since Thanksgiving.  Subbing more days than I haven't, which is great!  The new first grade teacher is expecting her first child during my school's Spring Break, so I'm hoping that I will have the opportunity to fill in for her for those 6 weeks, which will be till the end of school.  That would be such a blessing!!

Oh, and speaking of blessings???  Oh my goodness!!  God is so amazing!!  Twice, He's provided us with monetary gifts from people at our former school.  A group of students at Jn's campus, got together and provided gifts for JEB for Christmas!  We have also been blessed with a couple of other unexpected $$ gifts and have truly been blown away by GOD's goodness!!  While there are times that we wonder why we are in this place, doing this particular walk - there is NO DOUBT we are where we are supposed to be.  GOD has made that evident!!

Besides subbing, I also have 10 tutoring students that I juggle each week!!  My afternoons are very busy each day!

I hope each of you has a blessed week and a wonderful New Year!!

learning about plants......

JEB's teacher sent this to me the other day.  He was so proud of this little plant that is growing in his cup.  She said he was so excited to send me a picture!  I asked him what it was and he got his little shy look and said, "Flower"........

He's learning so much this year and I'm so glad he loves school.

Another year has begun......

Here's my sweet boy, getting ready to leave for school yesterday.  And here he is with his teacher.  She's had him the past 4 yrs. and once more for this year.  Then it's off to MS, but we're not thinking about that yet!!  He was so excited to get started again!  He loves school and getting to see all of his friends.  Plus, he gets dropped off at the school where I used to work, because I sub and tutor there.

Can't believe he's getting so big!  He comes to my shoulders!! 

staying put....

After many months of sending resumes to many, many schools - we have ultimately decided to stay in SW GA.  It seems GOD wants us to remain in this hot, gnat-infested place for another year at least.  Our landlord couldn't wait any longer, and we decided that we really weren't in for living in the car under the bridge at the end of July so we signed another lease.

Does Jn have a full-time job come August???  Nope.  BUT our GOD has promised to be our Jehovah-Jireh and we know, Know, KNOW that HE will provide our needs.  And we do believe that a job is a NEED!  We don't know what form that will take, but something will come about.  I have already picked up another tutoring student!  We have both applied for a state certificate and we are awaiting those so that we can apply for the public sector.  Jn did have an interview 2 wks ago at a local tech college, and we haven't heard yay or nay yet.  That would be a wonderful place for Jn to jump into the college arena.

Continue to pray with us please.  If we don't have jobs, or should I say if Jn doesn't have a job, things could get quite dicey, but GOD will provide.  HE always has and HE always will.  

the Birthday Boy!!

Yesterday was JEB's 12th birthday!  Can't believe he's almost a teenager!  He's grown up so fast!  He's really grown tall this year and he's talking more plainly and saying full sentences so much more. 

We've had a lot going on these past weeks since school got out.  He's been hanging out with me, of course, but also this week was VBS at church, so he's there each morning.  He loves it, of course!

But yesterday we celebrated at home, just the 3 of us.  Sort of low key.  He wanted a Hulk cake, so we got one and he got a couple of new puzzles and a coloring book and of course, Ironman and Hulk figures to play with!  He was very happy and excited!!

Jn and I are so thankful that GOD chose us to be his parents and wouldn't trade it for the world!!  He's such a loving little boy and I love his tender, sweet heart!! 

the beginning of summer.....

Hey everyone.......it's been too long.  Can't believe it's almost June!  JEB will be 12 on the 12th......my oh my, where does the time go!!!

This last week was our first week of no school.  Jn still had school and still does til Thursday of this next week and then he starts the summer schedule of 9-2.  I have a full load of students to tutor this summer and have tried to schedule them on Tues/Thur so that on M-W-F, JEB and I can hang out, go swimming, go bowling, go to a movie or whatever we want.

Although, it seems that the LORD is directing our path to go elsewhere this year.  While it is not our desire or at least it wasn't at first, GOD is showing us that this is not where HE wants us to be any longer.  That saddens both Jn and I, since we've made friends here that will last a lifetime and JEB loves his teachers and has a handful of friends that enjoy playing with him.  BUT GOD is so faithful!!  There are a couple of schools that we have applies to that are possibilities.  One is in ALASKA......yes, I said ALASKA.  It would be a great opportunity, but it certainly would be a very, very long trip to get there.  15 days, in fact!  But it would certainly be an adventure!!  The other school is in south Florida, where we were for 6 yrs and where JEB was born.  It's a very large school and one of my very dear friends works there.  BUT the biggest advantage that it has??  JEB can go there too!!  They have a program for special needs children!!  It would be so cool for him to get a Christian education!!  Jn and I are so passionate about that and what a blessing it would be!!  Pray with us, won't you?? 

Another piece of news.....this week, the daughter of the elderly lady that I help out with was in town for a few days to visit her.  One day, she up and gave us the wonderful gift of an iPad 2 for JEB!  What an amazing blessing!!!  It just wasn't in our budget, especially since we may be moving and GOD blessed us with it!  JEB is used to using one at school with his teachers and therapists, so he is having a blast with it!!  GOD is so amazing!  HE always gives us just what we need and goes above and beyond what we could even imagine!!

Well, off to enjoy the rest of my Saturday.