Been a while, but I'm back

Sorry for being gone for so long.  The holidays just got the best of us all around here and things went totally undone for way too long.  So much has happened since I last posted.  So, grab a cup of coffee, sit back and take a  little journey into the going's on around here.

So, as I said, the holidays put us way behind on a lot of things.  But, we are caught up now.  James and I began the process of adopting a child or children.  So we are cleaning up and hauling out.  We moved Jacob into my office and are working in his old bedroom to create a neutral bedroom, for either a boy or a girl.  We are also in the throws of putting new flooring in the laundry room and totally remodeling the bathroom, floor to ceiling.  My "office" is now in our Master Bedroom and I kind of like it there.  I can look out the window and see our Memory Garden, the fountains, and waterfall, the flowers, birds and all of nature's critters.  It's very relaxing. We are also going to repaint in the bedroom, a nice sage green.  We also decided to remove the old paneling in the living room and paint in here.  Thank God there is sheet rock behind the paneling.  It will be a very easy fix!  And it will look so much better.

I was in the barn the other day and found a couple of old window frames.  Got a great idea to create a headboard for our bed with these old window frames.  Once we paint in the living room, I can move the photo's in the bedroom to the living room, repaint in the master bedroom, and get those great headboards up.  I will be posting what I do to them when the time comes. So check back often, as we are on a roll with all the remodeling

I finished my last class with an A+ and began another one.  I have 3 weeks left in this class, then I get a week break and finish with 2 more classes.  Then I get a 5 week break and in August I will begin student teaching.  And, by December, I'll be done.

Lots of soul searching has taken place in our home the last few weeks.  Deciding to adopt was not something James and I just woke up one day and decided to do.  We prayed for a long while, spoke with people who have adopted, prayed more, talked in depth out by the fire pit about it, if we were willing to make the changes, not just in the house, remodeling and such, but changes in ourselves, as well.  We wouldn't be able to jump up at midnight and go to Walmart, or out to eat at IHOP.  We would have to change some of our thoughts and feelings (to a point) about certain subjects.  We would have to be more open and accepting to other people and what they have been through.  We talked to children who have been adopted, and those waiting to be adopted and prayed some more.  We both felt that God was asking us to do this, so we contacted a few places and now you understand why all the 'fixin' up we're doing. 
We also talked about whether or not I should continue on with college, obtaining my Master's degree.  We talked about the time it would take up, working and going to class, how this would affect our adopting a child, if I could handle the stress or not.  Of course, James is supportive in whatever I decide.  And he also understands that he will have to pick up the slack around the house.  We still have a while to decide one way or another, so we are both in deep prayer and seeking God's will in this. We both just want what God wants for us. 

Like I said, we have a lot of projects going on and I will be posting all of them as we create a home to love.  For now, though, we'll take it one day at a time, do what we can, when we can and continue to make our house a home.