God is good, ALL the time

So we've been out of touch for a while now.  No excuses or explanations this time, I'm just thankful to have made it through this last shift we went through with my family, my sanity, and a little bit of joy.  One word sums it up: Sonic.  As much as I hated this brief stint, it seemed never-ending at the time, hindsight is 20/20 and I learned a lot.  

I learned that I can handle my children and my household on a day to day basis as needed and do a good job by myself.

I learned how much I miss my husband when he's not here and how much I appreciate what he does when he is here.

I learned to be patient and wait on the Lord, that He really is ALWAYS faithful (that's one of those things you know but at times wonder)

I learned that the phrase "this too shall pass" applies to even the most bleak and hopeless looking situations.

I was reminded that staying in God's timing brings blessing upon blessing and makes things much easier in the long run.

I now know that we are doing what God wants us to do, at least for right now, and we are moving forward in joy and peace and blessing.

So, to sum it up, no more Sonic, whoo hoo!!  The next chapter has just begun.....more to come soon.

Noah on Two Wheels

So my firstborn has taken the first big step toward eventual independence, he took off his training wheels and took off on his own for the first time.  No pushing or running beside him, he just fixed his pedals and off he went.  The celebration that followed was in true Noah style of jumping, spinning, wide-eyes, and tongue hanging out. (see picture below) 

With this exciting event also comes the sadness that every mom faces when a milestone is reached that makes her realize that her kids are growing up and aren't going to be little forever. 

Now, if I can just get him to ride to home from school safely.....

Our Un-Halloween

So most of you that know me understand why we don't do Halloween so I am going to save myself some time and energy and just post cute pictures of my kids in their new dress-up stuff since this time of year is perfect to get dress-up clothes/costumes for cheap. We did go to Matt's parents Harvest Carnival this year because they were working it and they had a train pulled by a riding mower which is my Joshua's favorite thing, besides tractors of course.  The kids had fun and didn't have to see any scary stuff and Mommy didn't have to deal with trick-or-treaters at my door. (Daddy had to work late that night)  

However, this is the first year that Mr. Noah, the big 1st grader, had an issue with us not "doing" Halloween and not trick-or-treating, which we have never done anyway, and all the other peer pressures of public school and 6 year old boys.  We plainly explained to him why we don't "do" Halloween but with that wonderful 6 year old attitude it was not enough and he was still fussy about it but oh well, he'll get over it and thank me when he's older. It was definitely one of those times that I wish I either had the patience to homeschool or that all the kids were old enough to homeschool (any openings at the Petersen school Jenn?? LOL)  

So without further ado, my cuties!

Hope: Pink Giraffe (a "Raff") she had a tail and everything

Noah: Larry the Cucumber

Joshua: Bob the Tomato

                                                            

MAVFEST: A True New Beginning

So I have to say, I am proud of myself and feel super triumphant tonight. For those of you who know me, you will understand, so here's why.....

Matt left for work at about 10am this morning and Jennie came by to hang out and to watch the kids later in the day because I had a doctor appointment.  Since the weather is FINALLY cooling off, we took all the kids to the park and then discovered the bees and quickly came back to my house (both Mommies are allergic to bees so we couldn't risk a sting). The kids still needed to play so we decided to stop by the Cupboard to get Matt's meal replacement bars for work and then go to the mall to let the kids play at the indoor playground where there are no bees.

The kids were having fun but we had to leave because we needed to get lunch and get home before 1pm because Noah has had early release all week.  So we grabbed some quick lunch and raced home. I threw Jennie out with the little ones and ran to get Noah and then we raced to my doctor's appointment that was across town at 1:15.  By some miracle we made it a 1:20. Aside from the usual kid impatience, Noah did great and had fun looking at the charts of the muscle system and was really interested in what all the bones were.

We decided to take some Mommy/Noah time and go to Barnes & Noble to get a few workbooks for the newly at home little brother and sister, and something cool for big brother to help him with reading.  We got home about 3pm and did some praise & worship time with Joshua, Hope, Miriam, and Jennie before it was time to take Jennie and Miriam home.  

After we dropped off Jennie and Miriam we returned home about 5ish to get ready for MAVFEST.  That is the annual festival/carnival they have at Hawk Elementary to raise some money and provide a great time for kids and their families.  So, when we got home we loaded Hope in the stroller and set off to walk to Hawk, which thankfully is not too far from the house. Long story short, I, Heather King, took all three of my children to an event with a TON of people by myself for 2 1/2 hours and didn't lose my mind, get frustrated, or yell at anyone!!! Thank you Jesus!! Praise God it IS a new day!!  I even got everyone bathed when we did get home, an hour past bedtime, and then calmed down and in bed.  By the time the Daddy got home, every one was sound asleep in their beds.

Please Note: I am not tooting my own horn, I am just so thankful and excited and grateful of the wonderful new journey the Lord has me and my family on and for the fact that it was only a few years ago that I couldn't fathom keeping my kids alone much less taking all three of them, on foot, to a huge public event and surviving, much less enjoying it as much as I did tonight!  It is truly an answer to prayer, a giant weight off my shoulders and a light bulb moment that not only did God create me to be a mom but He made me a good mom.  Some of you may think I sound prideful and thats ok, but those of you who know the guilt, shame, and other things I have suffered with and beat myself up about since becoming a mother will understand the triumph in this moment and rejoice with me.  To those who read this and have prayed for so many years, I can't thank you enough, we got our answer, and LOOK WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE!!! PRAISE GOD!!!

Friends: the short version

Isn't is great to have friends who love you for you!?  You call when you can and they don't complain, if you have to cancel a lunch because you've had a horrible morning and really just need to be home to pray, they don't mind, and if you call them crying your eyes out because nothing is necessarily wrong they calm you down and love on you.  I consider myself super blessed to have some friends like these.  Those of us who are moms are typically busier than others and rarely get to talk but even if its been 6 months we still have that bond and we know that the other one will be there for us no matter what.  Then there are those that we hold dear that have moved on in their lives and we were sort of left by the wayside because our season with them was over and that too is o.k., we still love them and pray for them even when our heart hurts a little to see them blossom and grow or cry and kneel and not be able to give them a high-five or a hug.  

My best friend is my husband, my other half, the only one who knows me better than him is God.  He is always there for me, to listen, to talk, to just sit in silence with me when the kids are finally asleep.  I couldn't have asked for a better friend than him.

 

New, New, and more New!

New Year: 5769

New Job: Heather- Interpreter at DHS

                 Matthew- Manager at Sonic

New Schedule: Does the word crazy mean anything to you?

New Goals: "Seek first the Kingdom of Heaven....." 

New Understanding: All things really do work to the good of those who love God, and we love God!!

(A little pick me up for anyone who might actually read this: "HIS mercies are new every morning" no matter what anyone thinks or says to you or about you.)

Ever have "one of those days" that lasts over a week...

• I am still out of work with my arm injury which causes severe pain all the time so signing is especially off limits
• Yes I am typing this with one hand
• My arm hurts which makes me cranky, I don't like that part
• Doctors are running tests but it takes time and I am not that patient
• Matt started his new job and has some crazy hours, for example, he left at 10am this morning and will get to his parents house to sleep about 1:30am, then wake up by 6am to be at work by 7am which will continue until 8-9 pm, 
• Long story short, we won't see Matt/Daddy until church Sunday and then he has to work Sunday 2-7pm
• Talk about a shift for me....I have one arm to use, 3 kids at home now (which is new), and Matt with a demanding job schedule

Request: please pray for our family right now as we go through all these changes and new beginnings, if/when I am allowed to go back to work, how to handle that, dealing with the kids being home and the lack of help around here because the Daddy is gone most of the time and that the bit of time we do see him that the kids would beable to get a good "Daddy fix."

Thats all for my little rant, and its hard to type with one handl

Work...an update with some holes

Disclaimer: This is going to be a super short update with lots of missing information and holes so if you want to know more, email me.


So inservice was great and we have a really good team. Besides the normal bureaucracy and politics things looked hopeful, although the new time clock system SUCKS! So we finally got our passwords for the phone, even though ours still doesn't work in our office, and for the computer so we can check our campus email. We also got our DHS faculty/staff ID cards which was super cool despite the awful driver license-esque picture. I even figured I could put up with all the rules about not getting personal, i.e. don't ask don't tell type stuff, and maintaining a strict professional aura about ourselves. All the other stuff we heard about during inservice was for teachers to worry about and care about, not us. Fine with me, I lifted it up to the Lord and will allow HIM to guide my words, hands, whatever.

Then the students came, they are awesome! I am both shocked and disgusted by a lot of the things I have seen and heard but that is for another blog. Anyway, today I was just DONE! I am sick, literally, tired, literally, and just DONE with all of it and on top of it I haven't seen my kids or husband all week it seems! Matt has tried to make this transition as painless as possible by doing the entire morning routine, the entire afternoon routine, cooking dinner, doing bath and the boy's bedtime and even brought me Starbucks on my 15 minutes of lunch break, TWICE! Wow, what an awesome husband I have, thank GOD! Even with all of this and the kids doing fine and first grade being great for Noah, I am just DONE with it all......and then this. (copied from an email I sent to the dear friend that sent the word to me)

I read the first part of this earlier at work very briefly and thought it was great but as the day got harder I forgot about it. The end of the day I have been ready to quit for a number of reasons. Sickness, stress on me and my family, etc have made me really doubt if I am doing the right thing and I was just about to throw my hands up in the air when I felt like I should check my email again. The Lord showed me your email so I thought I would read it again and (I don't say this often) "oh my GOD!" This word had to be just for me, both of them, and it had to be the Lord that showed you you to send it to me. I can't say thank you enough to you for sending it and to the Lord for once again making HIS way clear and known to me and my family. It was just the grace and faith boost I needed!! Blessings to you and lots of love!

So now that I've sparked your interest, here is the email....

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns -- August 28, 2008:Arise in the Spirit and make your requests known. Bring your concernsto Me and then yield to My leading, for I will certainly show you theway, says the Lord. Refuse to allow yourself to stand still and shakein your boots due to doubt and fear that cause you to stumble infaith. Keep your heart in strong belief that I hear and answer yourprayers. Encourage yourself in the Word and stand on that truth.Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayerand supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made knownto God.

What the Lord Is Saying Today

August 28, 2008. You have My permission to go ahead. You and I knowthe risk you are taking. You can rest assured that if your heart doesnot condemn you in this regard, then you have My blessings to proceed. Why? Because you have a good heart. It has been shaped and seasonedas you have sought Me in so many difficult situations. You havetherefore come into a most trusted relationship with Me. In yourheart you know what is right and wrong have been tested and tried overand over again. So why worry now that you will miss My will? Let Mesay this plainly. You have My blessings. Now go do it.1 John 3:21-22 "Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we haveconfidence before God. " Ras Robinson*

August 28, 2008. You have been rolling over and over in your mind if you have made the right decision. What good does that do now? It iscausing you regret, and wondering about your next decision. You don'tneed procrastination as to your next move. You prayed and felt thatwas what you were to do. Don't rethink now. The move has been madeand now there is nothing to do but start from where you are. Don'tdwell on what has already happened; that you think may not work. Itis going to be better than you think it is. You heard Me right; itjust feels strange because it is new.James 1:7-8 " For truly, let not such a person imagine that he willreceive anything [he asks for] from the Lord, [For being as he is] aman of two minds (hesitating, dubious, irresolute), [he is] unstableand unreliable and uncertain about everything [he thinks, feels,decides]. Bev Robinson**

Isn't God good?!! All I can say is "wow." HE loves me that much....could it be any clearer? Let this be a reminder to us all....when we are all done and ready to throw in the towl, HE loves us so much that HE will light our path and clear the way. Be blessed!!

Happy Birthday Noah!

So the day is here, Noah is 6 years old!! Wow how time flies. So I know I already blogged about his but something too cute not to share happened last night. Daddy aka: Matt, was tucking Noah into bed and asked him if he knew what tomorrow was. We try not to play up birthdays too early in advance because the little ones get fussy about it. Noah said he didn't know so Matt informed him in that excited whisper, "its your BIRTHDAY!" Instead of getting excited and giddy like Noah normally would he got a VERY serious look on his face and said "is it gonna hurt?" At first Daddy, aka: Matt, thought he was kidding but quickly realized that not only was Noah serious but very much concerned. He asked Noah what he meant and Noah grabbed his skin and said when my bones grow and get big, is it gonna hurt my skin and stuff? Daddy assured him that no, it wasn't going to hurt and that we don't grow big overnight, we grow throughout the year and on our birthdays just the number changes and we are a year older. We grow however God programmed us to grow and a little everyday.

After this little chat Noah drifted off to sleep without a care in the world and I imagine a thought or two about what he would get for his birthday. I know the excitement is killing you so here it is......he got a walking, talking, moving WALL-E toy. COOL right! So as I am writing this blog I have been caught by none other than the Birthday Boy himself and he wants me to take his picture so here it is world, my big 6 year old!

Danger is my middle name

Who knew.......click here

Noah is almost 6!

Can you believe it? My Noah is almost 6 years old!  I remember the days when I prayed "Lord, if you just get me to Kindergarten, I'll survive."  Well Kindergarten is said and done, our big 1st grader goes back to school in two weeks. Wow, how time flys!

 

  

 
 

Noah and Chrissa have been friends for most of their lives and the even shared their 6th birthday party together. They have been like "an old married couple" since they were little. In this picture I think they were 3 years old. 

In Mississippi

March 2008

My silly Noah......I love you!

New Job!!

"Once and for all...Sign Language Interpreters DON'T read Braille"

So as many of you know I recently accepted a job offer by Denton ISD.  I am officially a sign language interpreter at Denton High School! Whoo hoo!!  Those who have known me a while know that this is a fulfillment of a prophetic word over my life and also an answer to prayer so we are praising God in this victory.  I start new staff orientation and inservice next Thursday and will have about a week of inservice to get to know the campus, people I will be working with, and protocol. 

A new job brings lots of changes to our house however. Mommy will be working from 8-4:30 Monday-Friday and for some after school activities and weekend school activities. I am working on the realization that I will miss Noah's first grade year for the most part since I will be on the same school schedule but won't have all the days off he does or be able to come to his class parties and events. :o(  I always wanted to be one of those super involved classroom moms but turns out, I'm just not made for that so I will rely on those who were made to be super homeroom moms to care and make my child feel special during those parties too. And...thankfully God gave me a husband that, unless he is teaching too, will be able to go to some of those events and take pictures for me.

The other really cool thing about a new job is I got to go shopping! I have no professional looking clothes and the few I do own are from when I was a size 4, not that long ago but many pounds and 2 kids ago.  For a while now I have been trying to learn how to dress more my age and not like a kid or an old lady so for the first time I actually enjoyed clothes shopping for myself. I have always enjoyed shopping for the kids but that was about it, I am not a shopper.  But today was a success and I now own some professional looking, cute, and of course comfortable clothing. Hooray...new job here I come!

Our Strep Story

So as many of you know we have been passing strep around my house for almost a month now.  Matt started it and thought he was going to die because he was so sick but thank God he got better pretty quickly. I only had a few days with no Daddy help, whew! 

Then Noah got strep, he had a 104 degree fever but was a trooper and did well and recovered fast.  All of this after the Mommy was given a choice by the doctor to do 10 days of oral antibiotics and a slower healing process or a shot in the butt of penicillin (thankfully Noah is not allergic like the rest of us, except Matt) so this was a valid option.  Soooo, the mean old Mommy chose the shot which lasted about 2 seconds and had a super fast healing time but we heard about it for days.  To top it all off we found out that Noah is more frightened of taking off a Band-Aid than anything else in this world, even monsters so we had to wait until it fell off by itself, well sort of.  After bath time one night, about 3 days after the shot, Matt took off the tiny bit that was hanging in there and started a roaring fit but Noah got over it, about a week later. 

Just when we thought we were in the clear, Joshua got this weird blister looking thing on his finger and nose. His finger got really nasty looking so we decided it was time to take him to the doctor because Neosporin was not doing the trick.  Matt took him to Dr. Schulman, who is Joshua's buddy, and he said it was strep in his finger and nose, same virus different location. Essentially,  Joshua contracted the strep virus, picked his nose, bit his finger....you get the picture. GROSS!! So, more antibiotics for the King family. By this point the Target pharmacy staff knows me by name and face, poor guys.

About a week goes by and Hope starts saying her ear has an "owie" and has mild fever but we figure we'll give it a couple of days and see if it clears up. So she is a little cranky and clingy but thats really nothing new for our opinionated 2 year old. Needless to say she kept up with the pulling of the "owie" ear so we figure its an ear infection that is not going to clear on its own and go back to Dr. Schulman. Thank goodness the kids love him as much as we do!  He checks her out and no strep, Hallelujah, but her ear drum is busted. BUSTED, ahhhh, the Mommy freaks out!  Thankfully Dr. Schulman recognized the look on my face and said its ok, when you were a kid that is how ear infections were treated, the filled up and hurt, then they busted and the fluid came out and it stopped hurting, then you got ear drops, right.? I was like, oh yeah, I remember mom heating up the drops on the stove in warm water because it made them feel better. Ok, cool, so she's fine and it will grow back, no problem. But wait, we need antibiotic ear drops and oral ones to prevent a secondary infection, back to Target we go, at least they have a Starbucks. Where everybody knows your name....ok, ok, so Starbucks is my Cheers, so what!

So Hop-e is fine but Mommy starts feeling yucky, oh no, here it comes.  I think I am the most strep/tonsillitis prone person on the face of the earth, why God why? Thankfully I felt it coming on and called the doctor who kindly called in, you guessed it, more antibiotics to Target. By the time Matt picked them up for me I was about half way down the proverbial hill and in bed.  We got everyone to sleep and then I took everything I could think of and went to sleep too. When I woke up this morning, at 10:45 thank you sweetie, my throat was a little better but I felt like I had been run over by a truck! A big truck, bigger than Matt's even!  I drug myself downstairs and did a few errands with Matt and now am writing this blog, which will be followed by a thorough Lysoling of the laptop because I am ALL DONE with strep or any other sickness in my family!!  

Soooooo......we will no longer be sick and we will have Noah's birthday party on Sunday and it will be fun and as nice as the Target pharmacy people are, I really hope I don't have to see them again any time soon. 

Family Pictures

Right before we went to Minnesota my lovely husband suggested that we do our yearly family photo (one of my favorite events). So we headed over to the mall with our matching shirts and bare feet for a typically fun but stressful photo shoot. Surprisingly everyone did GREAT and we all had a great time! This was our first big outing since we really shifted as a family into putting our focus on taking our time and enjoying each other and it showed. We had fun taking our pictures, too bad I can't post them due to copyright stuff, and riding the carousel while we waited for them to print.

Neither Matt or I could believe how grown up Noah, Joshua, and Hope have become and what cuties they are when their personalities really shine through. Praise God for beautiful, healthy, well behaved children, they truly are a blessing from the Lord!

Alaska

The conference was awesome and so was the boat ride. Here are a few pictures from the trip!

Eagle Renee & Me

Me & Pamela on the boat

     Glacier: the darker the blue, the older the ice

It's been a while...

Since so much has happened in the few days since I blogged last I have decided to do a bunch of short posts, one for each event. Just keep in mind that all of these things have happened in the last 20 days or less and I know I will forget some of them. Amongst all of these has also been a number of illnesses in our household, Joshua had to go to the ER for breathing trouble and 103.5 fever, then Noah had the same fever but just a virus, then Matt got strep, REALLY BAD strep, then I got tonsillitis, mostly from being run down, and now Noah has strep.  Throughout all of this Matt's mom, Donna, has been in the hospital with blood issues so please keep her in your prayers. I will post about that later. So here we go......

Home from Mayo

Soooo....prayers have been answered, thank you GOD! Long story short, 6 weeks ago blood tests showed I was post-menopausal and had been for quite a while and all my complications seemed to go along with that. We got to Mayo and they ran every test possible and I got to meet a couple of really awesome doctors. Last Wednesday afternoon all of my tests came back and I am a typical 27 year old with normal hormone levels. They have no idea how this happened and can't really explain it but I know it was God and all the prayers that were lifted up by family and friends.

Matt & I celebrated Thursday with a bike ride through some beautiful country in Minnesota down a trail called the Root River Trail. We rented a couple of bicycles and rode 11.2 miles to the next town to have lunch at a great little diner. I was whooped after that since I haven't really exercised in months so Matt was super sweet and rode back to the car by himself and drove to get me. I got some good walking in and a little shopping at the small "main street" town. Plus, we all know that 11.2 miles is NOTHING for Matt and he rides so fast that it took no time at all, less shopping for me :o(

After that we decided to venture into Amish country which was an amazing experience. Not only was it cool to see the buggies on the road in person and all of the farms and such but we actually drove out onto one of the farms that said they sold furniture. We all know there was no way to get furniture back but we felt like we should go anyway. When we drove out I was really impressed by the Lord to stay in the car and let Matt have a man-to-man time with the men of the farm and I wasn't really sure how they would handle a woman with short hair, tattooed, and in shorts, with no head covering to boot! I'll tell the whole story in another blog but lets just say it was great for both parties. Matt was able to minister to the young man in the shop and he was able to share some of his life with Matt. More to come........after I get back from Alaska!

Praise you Lord in ALL things

Jesus is AWESOME! Crappy days happen and through the Lord they get better and we move on. Help comes in wonderful ways and in ways you would never expect. Oh, random note, I got a bicycle! Its purple of course, picture to come later. Anywho, I am believing God for no more crappy days and the strength to praise through them with new and increased zeal.

Crappy Day

Its only 9:30 am and I am already having a crappy day, how does that work? Why can't everyone just pull their own weight and work as a team?? Its not that I'm doing it all, not by a long shot, but the improvements I'm trying to make for the FAMILY and HOUSEHOLD are not being kept up by anyone but me, its makes me want to quit again! Support is key and I don't feel like I have any right now, around here anyway. I can't quit though, it would make me crazy, I tried that before and it didn't work to light a fire under anyone's butt so I'm out of ideas. I'm resolved to do what I can and the rest will just have to wait until another day. So a warning and apology ahead of time if you come to my house: its a mess but its getting better, its not dirty just cluttered, I try to put my kids and family before an orderly house so if thats a problem we'll meet somewhere. I am learning and we're in transition to an orderly home but its a learning process for all 5 of us which is going to take 5 times longer than if it were just us. Thanks for letting me rant. Encouragement is always welcome since its usually pretty scare. Pray that anyone who reads this has a blessed NOT crappy day!

Hallelujah!

So, quick update on my health. After much prayer by many family and friends we had breakthrough and I am feeling quite a bit better! Thank you Jesus! We also had breakthrough with Mayo and are heading up there the end of the month for about a week or so.

We had a GREAT time with Judah at Dog Days of Summer and saw a bunch of grown bulldogs! They were all super cute and the kids LOVED getting to pet all different types of dogs and all sizes too. Joshua loves the really bug Newfoundland we saw that was bigger than him but also ran to give a kiss on the nose to a tiny Pomeranian, so cute. Hope of course was constant "puppy, puppy, puppy" in her low, raspy, super excited voice. Noah was more concerned with the jump house and games but thankfully with Gamma and Papa there we were able to let everyone have a good time and we all shared lemonade, funnel cake, and snow cones under the shade trees. If you haven't made it out there before you should go next year, it is a great event even if you don't have dogs. A word to the wise: go early before it gets hot, I mean HOT!!

Until next time....may the Lord bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you

CATS

So, Matt & I went to see the musical CATS. Lets just say its not what I remembered from childhood and sweet Matt was gracious and sat through it. Not recommended for first time musical goers, we'll try again next time, we're thinking Hairspray. Either way it was a cultural experience for us both and Matt got a glimpse of what I grew up doing. All in all it was a fun night out with my honey! On the schedule for tomorrow: Denton Dog Days of Summer with Judah, yeah!

Today is the day

Today is the day I have decided to put my best foot forward and let the Lord lead me wherever it is I need to go. Health problems, He'll heal them one way or another. I am determined to go on with my life and do the things that I love to do and do them all in excellence! Can I get an "Amen."

"and if you're like me you need a hope, a coffee, a melody, just sit back down and let keep spinning round, cause yesterdays gone and today is waiting on you to show your face. And it might not be the prettiest thing you've ever seen but its a new day, oh baby its a new day........and if you look outside and see a beautiful sunrise, then its a new day, its a new day, its a new day" -Robbie Seay

Thank you Lord that Your mercies are new EVERY morning!

Thanks

Thank you God for a wonderful family and for wonderful friends.
Thank you Matthew for being such an amazing husband and father.
Thank you to all those who have prayed for me.
Thank you to my children for teaching me patience and unconditional love.
Thank you for putting up with my attitude and frustrations lately.
Thank you for trying to help me feel better.
Thank you for realizing that this too shall pass.
I just needed to say thank you.

Mayo or no Mayo?

So I've been feeling yucky off and on for a while now but things have been getting steadily worse lately. The hours of feeling good which really means "normal" are getting fewer and farther between.  I am tired of being tired and lethargic and weak! I am just ALL DONE with this! Matt finally made me go to the doctor today and guess what, they had a cancellation so I got in right away. Well, when I showed up, the doctor got called out and never came back. Ce la vie. So after waiting for two hours I re-scheduled for tomorrow and came home.  Hoping and praying for some answers tomorrow so that I don't have to go to Mayo.  A lot of family members, including my wonderful husband, think I should just go to Mayo and get totally checked out and fixed since there have been so many issues the last year or so.  I would love to just go to Minnesota and get checked out and fixed BUT......I have three small children, Matt has school for his teacher certification coming up, Noah is about to graduate from Kindergarten, the babies aren't babies anymore, I have school, I need to work more, and I need to be available to interpret at church.....the list goes on and on and on!  What am I supposed to do?  So I have come to a decision, effective immediately, all of these things, especially this "feeling yucky" because I am NOT sick, are going in the God box. In case you don't know what the God box is, its a proverbial box that I put worries, stresses, etc. in in order to give them to God and get them off of my chest, and shoulders.  LORD you decide, should I stay or should I go?  I'll let you know when HE answers......