Hello to the three people who may be still checking in on this blog. I turned forty yesterday and am SOOOO HAPPY to be here! Literally!! I relapsed just before I turned thirty-eight and before we had even told the kids, Katie shared a scary dream with me that she saw me die when I was thirty-nine. The details of her dream really spooked me and I prayed to please let me live to see 40 so our daughter would not have to suffer the pain she felt in her dream. So I can check off yet another prayer that was answered.
We are doing very well these days. My part-time job has slowed down and I have had more time to help out at the kids' school, join a morning bible study, work out at the gym and get some projects done around the house. Brant's job has been stable (but busy) during these troubling financial times. I find myself asking "Who am I that I should be so blessed"?? I even worry whether there is some "huge shoe" out there that is getting ready to drop. Surely there will be many more challenges ahead for us, so I am trying to savor this peaceful time we are experiencing right now. Isn't it weird that sometimes it is easier to fight through the difficult times in life than be content during the quiet times??
The picture above is from our mini-vacation that we took to Florida over the holidays. We put some serious miles on the minivan as we visited cousins (and their FIVE chihuahuas) in Jacksonville, swam with dolphins at Discovery Cove in Orlando to celebrate Chris' tenth birthday, got our toes sandy on Fort Lauderdale beach to ring in the new year, and saw the Hokies win at the Orange Bowl. I hope you all have a wonderful 2009!!
