Getting Settled

We have been here at our new house officially for about 2 weeks. We still have boxes EVERYWHERE that need to be unpacked. Even though this house is a lot bigger than the one we were in before, we have still found enough stuff to fill it. We have A LOT of stuff and all of it needs a place. That's the difficult part right now.

We have gotten our phone, internet, and satellite TV set up now, which is great. It was a fiasco trying just to get our phone straight with Verizon. Lots of confusion surrounding the instillation. Oh well, it's done and works now. We have free long distance which is good because our cell phones don't pick up well out here.

We have our washer and dryer which is very exciting. Never thought I would say that...I think it means I'm getting old. haha But doing laundry isn't so bad when you don't have to walk down the parking lot in the heat and put quarters in the community machines. And our last set we had, I never had time to use and it got to where the creepy crawlers just freaked me out to go into the garage. Our new washer/dryer is in a room off from the garage but for the most part, our garage is clean.

We (and I mean Branson when I say that) have been spraying and fighting the arachnid population since the day we moved in. I don't want to jinx it but this is day 4 that I haven't seen any in the house. Before 4 days ago, I saw atleast two EVERYDAY. And if you know me, it was torture. Cause I know this is where we are supposed to me and it was just really getting to me to have to share my house worried about where the next one would be. We prayed about it a lot...prayed against them, and bad dreams about them.

I'm kinda prone to bad dreams and would wake up feeling like that were crawling on me. The first night we stayed here, I woke up and I promise it looked like one was on me. I guess I was just hallucinating. But my fear runs that deep...I didn't get any good sleep for the next week because I kept tossing and turning, and "feeling" them crawl on me. But that problem seems to be subsiding. Right now, all of them I've seen recently have been in the church. :-( I'm not really like that much either but I hopefully won't be trying to sleep at church. Branson's preaching is a lot more interesting than that! (And I am soooo very proud of him)

On the flip side of the spider issue, I actually feel safe living here. Which is a first since we got robbed. Before if Branson would leave at night, I would have my gun right by my side in case anyone tried to break in and cause harm. Now, I actually feel safe, even at night. And I'm not always worried about neighbors breaking in. (Our neighbors across the street shouldn't cause any problems...we live across the street from the grave yard) When they start throwing wild parties or trying to get in the house, we will have more to worry about than just our stuff being taken...lol

But anyway, to wrap things up for now, Life is good. Life is really good. I'm happy...I haven't been this happy since I can't remember. Thanks for all the prayers and encouragement this last year! Life looks so much different from where I am standing now and I thank God and praise Him for that!

Meant to post on 5/13/10

**I made this post about a month ago, but for some reason it did not get published...so I'm publishing it now...better late than never?**

Well, here it is May and life is looking a lot different than it was this time last month and A WHOLE LOT different than it was last time I posted. Branson has been called to be pastor at a church and we are very excited about that!! I'm so incredibly proud of him and I know he is going to do a great job.

One thing that I can count on is that things will be different. I'm now cautious to automatically assume that just because you are leaving a bad situation that you are going to perfect conditions. No where is going to be perfect so it would not be wise to think that.

I've, of course, heard horror stories about being a minister's wife. I'm trying to balance those thoughts with the knowledge that 1) God has called Branson to be in ministry 2) God has called me to be Branson's wife 3) Therefore, God has called me to be a minister's wife. 4) And I know that if God calls me to do something, He will help me do it!

This last year at work, I have seen how God has carried me (and sometimes He had to carry me out the door, over His shoulders, hog-tied kicking and screaming)...This last year has really taught me a lot and has strengthened my faith more than I could have ever imagined. I got to a point where I HAD to rely on God and now that makes it easier for me to WANT to rely on Him. Maybe that was the point of all that! Who knows?

But over all, I've very excited about what the future holds for me and Branson. Keep us, and the the new church we are at in your prayers! Thanks a bunch!

My Thoughts on Life?

I'd like mine back. That's it in a nutshell. Anyway, just wanted to update since its been forever. I'm still working too much and spending time with family too little. I keep looking for a silver lining some where. I'm just down about how everything has turned out here recently. I'm just confused...