Monday, June 27, 2011
God is Good... All the Time
Well, things are looking up today. Going to the food pantry and getting some bags of food to feed us in these difficult days. Getting some banking issues and overdraft charges waived. Calling loans to defer for a few months. Finding out that there is a way to get around paying my stupid traffic violation. Being blessed by lots of people willing to send us phones so Aaron is not totally out of the loop. Realizing just how many resources there are in this world for people who have nothing. God is good.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Difficult Days
We Woodards are going through some hard times these days. These last six days of work after giving his notice are really miserable for Aaron, and I'm miserable because he's miserable, and also because basically every waking (and some sleeping) thought is fixed on the fact that I have absolutely no idea what we're going to do when his last paycheck comes through and we have no way to pay our bills. We're trusting God to provide for us, but we do have to be realistic and prioritize and I just hate the feeling of having to decide between paying the rent, paying loans, and eating every month. Anyways, if anyone out there is reading this blog, we just need prayer and patience to make it through these difficult days.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Of Endings and Beginnings
The last two weeks have brought a lot of change to we Woodards. Two weeks ago today, we showed our house to my brother-in-law, Michael, and on Friday of that week we signed over the papers to him. Two weeks ago, Aaron was starting his last week of work at McDonald's in Des Moines, and tomorrow he starts orientation at McDonald's in Waco. The last two weeks have been full of wonderful, sweet endings and a slow beginning to our lives here in the Heart of Texas.
The weekend before we left was a full one for sure. I helped plan and execute my niece Samantha's graduation/18th birthday party together with Diana and Melanie. I organized a slideshow, found a guestbook, and cooked around 200 enchiladas for the big day! Friday was spent running around town with Kent, dropping off beds, equipment, and checks - basically just checking everything left off of my to-do list. Then Friday evening we had a wonderful goodbye dinner with Aaron's friends from high-school, at our usual BWWs.
On Saturday morning, we all scurried around like crazy. I took off for a morning walk through the farmer's market with Maggie and the kids; Aaron and Kent built a sidewalk in front of Kent and Diana's house; and Diana was up at the crack of dawn to clean and decorate Pat and Melanie's house. The party was a huge success! Everyone loved my enchiladas, the weather was perfect, and the graduate was beautiful and bubbly for her big day! Can't believe we're sending our niece off to college... that makes me feel so old!
Sunday was a really special day for us to say goodbye to our church in Bondurant. Those wonderful people mean so much to us, and it will always be "home" for our family. During the service, Jeff invited us up to the front where the whole church surrounded us and prayed over this next stage of our lives. It was wonderful to be sent off with such a blessing, I couldn't stop the tears at that point. After church we had a wonderful dinner with the pastor and his whole family. It was such a blessing to sit around and chat with all of them. Then it was time for the big trip. We took a little nap in the afternoon and were on the road by 8 pm.
The trip was surely long and exhausting, and I can't tell you how relieved we were to pull in to Grandma and Grandpa's house in Cedar Hill! Of course, we still had another 100 miles before we got to Waco, but after 14 hours in the car, that seemed like nothing! We spent Monday and Tuesday with Jonathan and Cindy and Baby Bump and Matthew and Lauren and Hugo and Julianne and Matt's friend Jason. We even got in a surprise visit with Aunt Hildi and little Greta who just happened to be in town! I got to feel Baby Bump move and we got to see where Lauren and Hugo are going to live after the wedding. It was really a special time to be with them all.
Wednesday was the big day! We moved into our place here and promptly started unpacking and searching for furniture. Less than a week later, we've acquired almost every piece we were looking for. Last night we got two more chairs for the living room delivered, which together with the loveseat we had delivered on Saturday fill the room quite nicely. Last night I was able to finally pull out all the decorations and hang them on the walls, which makes this little place feel even more like home. We're being totally spoiled with the king-size bed we had delivered here on Thursday and also with the free cable and internet provided by the apartment complex. One thing I'm absolutely crazy about is the dishwasher, and the fact that Aaron loads and washes it cheerfully so I never have to even think about the dishes! So far, we've been able to find great cheap furniture on craigslist and had it all delivered. The only things left on our list are some more bookshelves and a kitchen table and chairs. Not too bad for five days of searching!
Well, tomorrow Aaron goes to orientation and then hopefully starts working soon after that! I'm still looking for something to fill my days this summer, but not really wanting to start a job and then quit before school starts. Mommy and Daddy arrive on Thursday, and we're going to Houston to pick them up. Hopefully we can plan to visit some friends and family we have there while we go! In other news, Baby Bump is on his way. Cindy is currently 1 inch dilated and 70% effaced, so we're just waiting for the call to come! Well, I better run, we have errands to run and things to do! I'll check back in later!
The weekend before we left was a full one for sure. I helped plan and execute my niece Samantha's graduation/18th birthday party together with Diana and Melanie. I organized a slideshow, found a guestbook, and cooked around 200 enchiladas for the big day! Friday was spent running around town with Kent, dropping off beds, equipment, and checks - basically just checking everything left off of my to-do list. Then Friday evening we had a wonderful goodbye dinner with Aaron's friends from high-school, at our usual BWWs.
On Saturday morning, we all scurried around like crazy. I took off for a morning walk through the farmer's market with Maggie and the kids; Aaron and Kent built a sidewalk in front of Kent and Diana's house; and Diana was up at the crack of dawn to clean and decorate Pat and Melanie's house. The party was a huge success! Everyone loved my enchiladas, the weather was perfect, and the graduate was beautiful and bubbly for her big day! Can't believe we're sending our niece off to college... that makes me feel so old!
Sunday was a really special day for us to say goodbye to our church in Bondurant. Those wonderful people mean so much to us, and it will always be "home" for our family. During the service, Jeff invited us up to the front where the whole church surrounded us and prayed over this next stage of our lives. It was wonderful to be sent off with such a blessing, I couldn't stop the tears at that point. After church we had a wonderful dinner with the pastor and his whole family. It was such a blessing to sit around and chat with all of them. Then it was time for the big trip. We took a little nap in the afternoon and were on the road by 8 pm.
The trip was surely long and exhausting, and I can't tell you how relieved we were to pull in to Grandma and Grandpa's house in Cedar Hill! Of course, we still had another 100 miles before we got to Waco, but after 14 hours in the car, that seemed like nothing! We spent Monday and Tuesday with Jonathan and Cindy and Baby Bump and Matthew and Lauren and Hugo and Julianne and Matt's friend Jason. We even got in a surprise visit with Aunt Hildi and little Greta who just happened to be in town! I got to feel Baby Bump move and we got to see where Lauren and Hugo are going to live after the wedding. It was really a special time to be with them all.
Wednesday was the big day! We moved into our place here and promptly started unpacking and searching for furniture. Less than a week later, we've acquired almost every piece we were looking for. Last night we got two more chairs for the living room delivered, which together with the loveseat we had delivered on Saturday fill the room quite nicely. Last night I was able to finally pull out all the decorations and hang them on the walls, which makes this little place feel even more like home. We're being totally spoiled with the king-size bed we had delivered here on Thursday and also with the free cable and internet provided by the apartment complex. One thing I'm absolutely crazy about is the dishwasher, and the fact that Aaron loads and washes it cheerfully so I never have to even think about the dishes! So far, we've been able to find great cheap furniture on craigslist and had it all delivered. The only things left on our list are some more bookshelves and a kitchen table and chairs. Not too bad for five days of searching!
Well, tomorrow Aaron goes to orientation and then hopefully starts working soon after that! I'm still looking for something to fill my days this summer, but not really wanting to start a job and then quit before school starts. Mommy and Daddy arrive on Thursday, and we're going to Houston to pick them up. Hopefully we can plan to visit some friends and family we have there while we go! In other news, Baby Bump is on his way. Cindy is currently 1 inch dilated and 70% effaced, so we're just waiting for the call to come! Well, I better run, we have errands to run and things to do! I'll check back in later!
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