Testimonies and church

I am so grateful for family and friends. We are moving into a new ward soon. While we have been so excited to get back into the Littleton Ward family, I haven't really payed attention to my feelings for the SouthGlenn ward. today was fast and testimony meeting, and I felt that I should get up and bare testimony on gratitude, on the way up I was fine, I sat and waited for my turn, and started getting really emotional. I couldn't help but cry and bare testimony on the priesthood, family, that Heavenly Father is in charge of EVERYTHING and we need HIM, that I am grateful that the church is the same everywhere, that through my challenges and trials I have received many blessings. I can't remember what else, but I was so sad to sad goodbye to everyone, I guess it's a good thing we are staying in the stake:)

After I sat down I started thinking that this was going to be like when we die. You are sad to leave, you won't be around the same people, but you are moving onto a different part of the Lord's kingdom and plan.

I love my life. I love Evan and Lucy so much and am getting so excited to see Peter. He kicked me a lot today, in fact I had my hands on my belly in church, and they kept bouncing up and down:)

I just love what I have been blessed with, and know that despite challenges, ups and downs, the Lord is there for me and I need to pray to keep Him a part of my life.

Evan's new job, sort of...

So Evan was pulled into the principal's office to get a new schedule for next year, or so he thought. Evan was actually told that due to budget cuts, he no longer would be teaching technology education, but instead would be moved into the core classes and teaching 6th grade math and science. he was devastated!! He was so emotional that it made me cry. He was losing his baby of 6 years. Oh well. He was given a week to think about it and see if he wanted to take on that challenge, and realistically he wouldn't have a job if he said no, so, he is now a math and science teacher for the class year of 2010-2011.

We figure that he can do this for 5 years until the last technology teacher retires or until the economy turns around. Until that time, he will become a stronger teacher, learn new skills, and who knows, he may like these classes better. Heavenly Father never gives us trials that we cannot handle. So we will see what comes of this new position and what it means for our family.

We are excited, plus maybe I can help him grade papers:)

Yay to new challenges in life, especially now that he is excited about it! We are very grateful that he has a new opportunity and still has a job! We are blessed!

Grateful for a new house

So in the March 2010 Ensign I read an article of showing gratitude, it is called "The Value of experiencing and expressing gratitude". That having more gratitude in your life will bless you in all aspects. I know this to be true and want to start recording things I am grateful for.

So today I am grateful for a home. We have moved a lot in the last couple years, and have been very blessed to have house-sat Grandma and Grandpa Biddulph's house while they are on a mission. We recently bought a house, and after 7 months of our offer on the short sale, it went through and we closed on Jan 27th. We have had some crazy expenses come up like skunk removal and a new sewer line, but we are grateful to have this house. Our payment will be under a $1000 a month, and now we get to raise our kids in this home. Lucy was born while living in Grandma and Grandpa Biddulph's house, and now Peter(we think that will be his name) will be born in our new home. I hope that with this house we will be able to help serve people with it.

To some the house is boring or outdated, it is a 1959 house afterall, but it is boxy and a great layout like we like. 5 bedrooms(one will be an office), 2 bathrooms, dining room, sunroom, kitchen, living room, family and play room, huge laundry room, great fenced in yard and plenty of space for gardening. After many fix-ups, painting, etc we get to officially move in Saturday, March 13th.