I will NOT be moved!!!

I will NOT be moved!

Have you ever heard that song by Natalie Grant…well that is going to be my new motto…. It seems like whenever we make a decision to follow God’s will…in a big way in our lives…Satan hits us with everything he has…..at least that is the way it has been for me….and he knows where to hit me….all my weak spots….the vulnerable areas. He knocked me off my feet yesterday but you know what….I am back up today….my Lord and Savior has reassured me that HE suffered and died on a cross so that “Therefore, there is now NO condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, those who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. “ Romans 8:1…..so let Satan continue to accuse me….let him continue to tell me that I cannot do this, but Jesus says I can and HE is the author of the truth so I choose to believe HIM!!! I’m sure it won’t be the last time I am knocked down, but Jesus has promised to never abandon me so He will always be there to help me up again!

I pray that you all are having a wonderful weekend. We have been SO busy and a little discouraged as there is more to do than we can get done before Matheus gets here. I continue to struggle with getting rid of sentimental things that we have no place for….and trying to figure out where to put things that were in the room where he is going to be staying.

Friday we went shopping for a few things and it took us ALL day….which was kind of disappointing as we later found out that my dad was planning on visiting us….if we had known we would have planned the shopping for a different day….but we rearranged and he is coming on Monday. We got a pop up hamper for him to put his clothes in and a covered liter box since Hershey’s liter box is currently in his closet….YIKES!! We have tried to relocate her to upstairs but she is SO attached to that bathroom as that is where she stayed for those two months with her mom and sister when she first came in the house and after her surgery (spayed). She has a place she sleeps on the top shelf of the closet and another place inside the cabinet…..she thinks it is her room. I went in there yesterday to put up this hook we bought where you can hang things and she followed me in there talking up a storm…..as if to say…what are adding to my room….ha. So for now…I think we have decided to see how Matheus feels about sharing that space with her. We are going to try to get some of those claw caps for her and see what it would be like to just her have full roam of the house so then maybe we could put the litter box upstairs in our bathroom. It’s a work in progress. There is still a lot of stuff in the bathroom downstairs cabinets such as bandages and generic stuff….don’t know where we would put these things….and don’t know if Matheus will need this space….thinking about buying a space saver for that bathroom….that would add some space….if we needed it….and give Hershey something to climb on….ha….if anyone has any suggestions…don’t hesitate…..I have no idea about the space needs of a teenage boy….so some of you mom’s out there...let me know what you think....or I would even offer input from the teenage boys themselves although I seriously doubt any are reading this blog...ha.

Well…I will close for now…Please pray for us….and pray for little Mason…I am not sure what is going on with him medically as I am sort of out of the loop but he is in the hospital in Asheville following some surgery….he is such a precious child...or I guess he is not really a child anymore...but he is definately a blessing to many….I pray for healing for him and comfort for his family….also continued prayers for Kyle’s family…they are having a memorial for him at Heritage on the 29th….Tommy and I are hoping to be able to attend….the folks that work at Heritage Middle school are awesome people and I am privileged to work there with them….even if it is only one day a week….it could be increased to 2 this year…who knows….the referrals increased a lot last year.

Also….Jamie Lowman and her family are in my thoughts and prayers with the loss of her mom….I love you girl….I know this is hard….I cried for my mom yesterday as I wanted to talk to her….when I am having a bad day…that is the person I long for….not that she could really do anything but she would ALWAYS be there to listen….I guess that is what mom’s do….God bless them….don’t take yours for granted….:)