Unanswered Prayers

It has been way too long since I last blogged.  I got a bit sidetracked and preoccupied with trying to sell our house over the summer (you can read a little about that here).  We hoped and prayed about, and fell in love with a couple of different houses along the way, only to have them be bought by someone else.  We were so sure that selling and moving was what we were supposed to do, but the good Lord had other plans.  At first, it was with a heavy heart and a lot of disappointment that we came to the realization that we weren't moving.  But, as time went on and we did more home-improvement projects, the more okay we were with staying.  As we updated and rearranged, it was kind of like getting a new home without the hassle of moving.  Maybe we didn't need a new house; our current house just needed us to have a new attitude...to see all its possibilities.  As far as it being the house that Blake and his ex-wife bought together... Well, that really doesn't matter.  Any house, unless you build, has a previous owner.  You just do things and add touches that make it your own.  For Blake, there are some not-so-happy memories in this house, but some wonderful ones as well.  And we will continue to make more wonderful memories.  Memories, after all, good and bad, make us who we are... We still might eventually try to sell and move, but it will be under better circumstances and for better reasons...we're in no rush... We definitely learned and realized some things about ourselves in this process and I think that was what was supposed to happen.

     "To get what you want, you first have to appreciate what you already have."

Some exciting things did happen though... After almost 20 years with the same company, Blake got a new job with a different company.  It looks like it will be a great opportunity for him. It will be a great thing for us as a family as Well.  We've had a few financial struggles and this will help a lot.  He still feels a bit like a fish out of water, but I know he'll do an amazing job.  It was time to go to a place where he could spread is wings.  This promotion will also impact the type of house we'll be able to buy if and when the time comes.  Our son, Tate, just started kindergarten too and I would hate to pull him from a new situation, and new friends, just as he's getting used to it.  He's quite shy and rather sensitive, and he is a bit slow to adjust to change. He's starting to really blossom and thrive, and I don't want to jeopardize that unnecessarily.

     "Every little thing is going to be alright."

For a while, it seemed like we were having this never-ending run of bad luck in many things (I won't share details right now).  I think we all go through it; ups & downs and trials & tribulations.  We hang in, learn, and never give up or lose our faith... We also learn to laugh at the confusion. I said in my last post that we had this forward momentum going and I could feel our luck changing. The forward momentum didn't take us where we thought it would, but our luck was definitely changing.  We ended up taking more than one leap of faith.  Things didn't turn out like we planned... They turned out better... Some of God's greatest gifts really are unanswered prayers...

     "Just because something isn't happening for you now, doesn't mean it won't  

       Happen." 

I found this at the bottom of my purse. I got it in a fortune cookie, a couple of months ago, at our favorite Chinese restaurant. I don't normally save my fortunes, but I saved this one for some reason... 

I think this one is going in a safe place somwhere.  It can be a small reminder whenever things are tough or I'm haveing a bad day.

    
     "All things happen for a reason."