Big Things are Happening

     It is an exciting time for Billy and I. WE are selling our home and buying a BRAND NEW ONE. I had the pleasure of picking out light fixtures and counter tops. Billy and I have enjoyed picking out floors and discussing things we want to do. I was in school full time when Billy and I got engaged and got married. I was pursuing a degree in Interior Design. All this is right up my alley. I LOVE IT! I tease some of my friends that I am not crafty when in fact I enjoy that stuff. I really have some sweet memories of Holden and I doing arts and crafts over the past year. You know I am SO SO grateful I get these precious years with them. Even in the chaotic and trying times. I NEVER EVER hear " I wish I could have spent a lot less time with my kids when they were small because man I spent way too much time with them." NOPE I have never heard that. At least once a week I hear "Enjoy it as  it is the most important job there is." Don't I know it. Billy is finishing his last class before starting his dissertation for his doctorate. I am EXTREMELY proud of him. He will have his degree by the next year and half to 2 years. He is taking the longer route with family and work. And it isn't always easy on me or HIM but we rely on God. I will go back to school too when the kids get older. I am excited and the sky is the limit. We have enjoyed our summer a lot. We have gone to the beach a few times, water parks, lake a few times, swimming with friends, the movies, out to eat, state parks, children's museum with my mom, history museum with Billy, and now the boys are in Vacation Bible School. We have had to sacrifice vacation time and other things as we prepare to buy a new house. I am in a very humble position right now as I take care of these growing boys and support my husband as he continues his education. It is not always easy. Marriage is not always easy. If you're married you know that. I love Billy!! When he got home last night we laughed together at he end of a long day. AHHHH good for my soul. LAUGHTER! I am 12 years clean this week. Not bad for a girl who couldn't stay clean for 12 hours! God is a good God. I am so thankful that I am me. I am so thankful that Billy and I are moving into a house that is ours together. No one owned before us and to me that is very exciting!! I grew up watching my dad and brothers build houses. It was fun to see them come together. The most impressive thing to me is hard sweaty work. It is just the way I am wired. Of all the things Billy does the most impressive is how good of a dad he is and jumping in and helping me organize this house Saturday. I had this feeling that after we worked hard all day Saturday we were going to get that call that would be the one. We did! We have an offer and the contract is in the works. The family loved our home. I'll miss things about it. I loved nursing my boys in the chair by the window with a fire going and them riding the mower with me while I mowed and running around in their underwear making mud pies. I am excited to make new memories. I am learning a lot these days and how I want to be.  AUTHENTIC!! REAL!! HONEST!! Asking how someones day is and being there for someone else that's the real important stuff.What impresses me at 42 years old and 12 years clean is matters of the heart. Genuine people. I am looking forward to going for a run today and cooking some new foods for dinner. I am posting a few pics from the boys summer. Feeling thankful today!