no news yet!

We have returned from another trip to Mt. Vernon/New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian. It was another great trip! We stayed at a church member's house this time, she was amazing. We had a comfortable bed and then she made us an awesome breakfast this morning. Jeff met with the elders from both churches today. We still have no news, however I feel that we are closer to having it. The elders now need to meet with a moderator and then vote to see if they want us at their church. God has taught us much patience in this and selling our house. I am looking forward to what God has planned for us. I am learning that my timing is not God's timing. I am trusting Him for his perfect timing. He knows best. I am hopeful that we may know something this time next week. If not, then we will continue to wait. We really like the congregations, especially Mt. Vernon has been so welcoming. We didn't go to New Bethel this morning. The Mt. Vernon church has a Sunday School class for Annabelle and Andrew. Jeff and I feel that it is important for the kids to still get to go to Sunday school. So if we get this position, the kids and I would only go to Mt. Vernon. We are going to lower the price of our home in hopes that it will cause more people to look and one person to buy. We would really like the house to be sold and hand over the keys by the end of February, but again God's timing is perfect so we are waiting on him. This has been an exciting experience so far and we are looking forward to the rest. Jeff received his class schedule and he will be going Tuesdays from 8-8:30 and Thursday from 8-4:30. So please pray for safety for him and that he stays awake. He is going to have a hairy day especially on Tuesdays. That's what's going on right now. I hope that each of you have a wonderful day!!

Happy Anniversary!

Tomorrow is my 5th year anniversary of being married to my wonderful husband! God has blessed me immensely with bringing Jeff into my life. Happy Anniversary Honey!! I love you!!

Still nothing yet...

We went to Ramer this weekend and Jeff was able to preach again. The elders at New Bethel couldn't meet with Jeff today so they have asked us to come again next week so Jeff can preach again. They want us back so I am going to take that as a good sign. Please continue to pray for the elders at Mt. Vernon/New Bethel that they would heed to God's will. Please also pray for us regarding this decision as well. Well, we had an open house today and no one showed up. :( Anyway, we are still praying that God will either sale the house or continue to give us the money (since neither Jeff or I are working currently) to keep up the mortgage and other expenses.

oops, forgot something

If you know of anyone looking for a house, please let them know about ours! We would really appreciate it.

Open House

We are having an open house this coming Sunday for, well, our house :) Please pray that this open house is successful and that some good will come from it. I am trying to clean out my kitchen drawers and closets so that everything looks perfect. I have never found so much junk in my life! I didn't even remember having some of these things. Of course, I like things in order and Jeff is a packrat. Usually his packrattyness wins out, but I am determined to get this house in order. We will see where that goes :)

More prayers please!

I just wanted to update you from this morning. Jeff preached at both churches this morning. Everything went well. We met with the elders at the Mt. Vernon church and they said that they are going to pray this week over this decision. We are also going to be praying over the next week for God's will to be done. They have asked Jeff back to preach next Sunday at the Mt. Vernon church. The New Bethel church already has a speaker lined up. Please pray for wisdom for us and the elders of the Mt. Vernon/New Bethel congregations. Please pray that we would all follow God's will for our lives/churches. Thank you for your prayers for this morning.

I have also changed my prayer for our house to sale. I keep putting dates in my prayers on things that I think are my dates and not God's dates. My new prayer for the house is that God would take care of it. Since Jeff's last day at EnSafe was on Friday, my prayer is that God will either sale the house or that he will provide the money needed for our mortgage and utilities. I want God's timing. I am fully trusting Him to take care of our house the way that He sees fit. I am tired of feeling anxious and stressed about the house. It's time that I put Phil. 4:6-8 into action and just bask in the peace that only God can provide.

Thank you in advance for keeping us in your prayers.

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!

We are in the process of relocating. My husband is fixing to go back to school for his Masters of Divinity. So...what that means is he is quiting his job this Friday and looking for an opportunity to serve a church somewhere closer to Memphis than we currently are. Our house is for sale and we are praying for an offer by the 22nd of January. Jeff has an "interview" with a two churches on Sunday, which means he is going to do a trial sermon. Please pray that God's will is done. If God wants us there, we hope to have an answer pretty quickly. If He doesn't want us there, then we also would like to know pretty quickly so that we can start looking elsewhere. I am trying not to worry about all the little details. God has confirmed that we are doing the right thing several different ways. I keep think of Phil. 4: 6-8 Do not be anxious for anything, but with prayer and supplication make your requests known to the Lord and the peace of God will guard your hearts (my paraphrase). That relieves so much stress. God is in total control. He will take care of all the details because that is who He is. Thank you Jesus!!!

My First Blog

I have been thinking about blogging for a while now. My sister-in-law has one and I just love going to her page to see what is going on with her and her family. This blog will most likely be about my faith, my family, and whatever else is going on in my life.