It's hard to believe that it has been a month since we have updated. The Holidays have come and gone. They were great simply because they were spent with my girls. I love them all so much. I miss Christina and Ashton everytime they are not here. Bethany got a big promotion at her work! I am so proud of her!!! She works so hard for us. I can't wait until the time when she can relax with her family here and not have to worry about working. In God's time. We are still waiting to here from several departments that I have applied to, and I need to apply to more. I need to focus on God's plan and not mine. Please pray for that, as patience was never a strength of mine. Taylor came over to the house a few weeks back sporting a new tatoo. The boy got it on the underside of his arm! So that means he can purchase his jeans where ever he wants.....he is tough enough to do what he wants in my book....way to go Taylor.

Caitlyn and Wes...those were really custe pictures. Always keep that "young love" feeling. It keeps things new. When you are best friends, that will be the way things end up. It is so neat. The greatest feeling in the world is being married to your best friend.

I hate not writing good news, as I hate reading bad news. It really sucks that at the time of the year when everything is supposed to be perfect and people are supposed to be kindest to each other....they aren't.  I pray almost every minute for certain things, just to see God say NO. Sometimes I feel that my prayers are petty, compared to those that suffer daily for Him. I see how much He has provided, and want only to be a good steward of that which He has intrusted in me. Sometimes, I feel I fail Him, and in doing so, fail those around me I love the most. I feel like He is "pushing" me through His doorways, by closing those that I have gone back and forth thru, and become comfortable with.  So how do I know what He wants me to do? How do I know that the "leap of  faith" that I face is from Him, with His arms outstretched...or just my own self doubt setting me up for yet another failure?  I guess it brings me back to prayer. Jesus said, "where 2 or more are gathered in my name, I am there with them."  When you come together during this week, please remember me in prayer. Thank you.

Mike

Well, another birthday come and gone. It's ok. All I cared about was spending it with my girls. I miss them so terribly much. Sometimes I get really jealous of all of Christina's friends, because they get to see her more than I do and share a larger part of her life. It's hard watching your kids grow up and away. I makes me think of when I was a teenager and how my dad felt. I miss him so much. He was my best friend. His no was no and his hugs were always appreciated. That is how much I loved and respected him.

Now another 2 weeks must pass before Christina and Ashton are back here. I pray for them nightly and they are in my thoughts every moment. For those of you that share their lives, I envy you. God's will in all things.