YOU LOSE!!

  I cant believe its been two month since my last post! I LOVE my blogs. They are a great way for me to keep track of things, get things off my chest or simply share what is going on with our family at the moment. I was doing really well blogging every couple days. But some major changes have accord in our house and life, that in a nut shell put our "life" on hold!

  For starters we have decided to short sell our home. This was a very hard decisions to make we bought our home almost exactly 5 years ago and have put a lot of hard work special touches and love into it to make it our home. I have made very good friends here in our neighborhood and Alisa has too. I am thankful though, to know that these friendships are built on Jesus Christ and our mutual love for Him so I have faith that although we will be leaving the area they will continue to grow stronger through the years. In fact I cant help but feel, looking back on our past five years here that maybe THEY were the reason God had me here. I mean why else would he move me to a place just to move me back out a short time later? I have also learned a long list of lessons since being here, too many to share all in one blog maybe if I can get back to this on a daily bases I can share it throughout the next year :)

  The decision to short sell came with its consequences, I was forced to find a home for my horses and sell all the ranch equipment I owned. That was really hard on me. I loved my animals. I can happily say that we are keeping the dogs. Tarzan can be considered a horse though hahahaha.

  The cool and scary part about this whole thing is I know God has been with me all the way!I have been through an emotional roller coaster almost everyday. Between hunting for a new home falling in love with and losing homes we had hopes for having to sell a lot of what I owned.

  I also was in a very bad car accident and my car was totaled shortly after that we sold our "fun" car which meant we were a one car family. This has put its toll on us. Having to be a taxi for the entire family has left me exhausted! It didn't help that christmas was over before it began because my husband worked both christmas eve and christmas so I took the girls and stayed with my Mother in Law. We made the best of a bad situation :) the girls had an awesome time and that made my heart happy!

  So here we are after the holiday rush selling our House a week after listing it losing a car selling a car finding homes for horses finding homes for us having kids on christmas break! Im beat and hoping to get back to a some what normal routine soon! Quite honestly the biggest lesson I have learned in this last two months is that frankly I do not care where I live or care about what animals I have or the car I drive all I want is for my family, being Jt me and the girls, to be happy, healthy and loving God in all we do! I want to spend more time with my kids and less time trying to build the "perfect" life for them! I want to spend more quiet time with my husband then worrying whether or not our house is clean and well presented. I want to walk the dogs instead of having so many animals that I have no time for any of them!! Im ready to start a new, and what a perfect time to do so right at the start of a new year!! PS I did not plan that one... so Im giving God the credit ;) he knows about my OCD.

  I cannot wait to see what God has in store for my family and Ithis coming year and years to come! I anxiously await it with open arms!! Ill do my best to keep you all up to date but can promise you this if I have to choose between my blog and cuddle time with my husband YOU LOSE!! But I still love you all ;) As always thanks for reading!!

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