Sunday Grattitudes and the Truth

Today is the last day of our Spring Break. My mom usually comes up here for Spring break. Last year my mom and sister came and we had loads of fun. This year, however, Easter fell on the first Sunday of Spring Break. So my mom was unable to fly up here, due to there being a blackout for her frequent flyer miles. BUMMER! In the meantime, Joe had asked for this week off so we could all have some fun. One of the teachers at my school asked if we were going to go to Phoenix for spring break. I hadn't thought of that. So this last week we spend hanging out in the nice warm air in Phoenix. It was so nice to wear short sleeves, shorts and flip flops. The girls went swimming in my mom's still cold pool. The adults watched from the patio. Too cold for the sain still. :-) It was a busy, yet relaxing week. I like to think of it as a peek into what we could have if we move down there. Jamie thinks that if we move down there, she'll get to live in Grammies guest room, and we can sleep in the other guest room. hehe! I don't think so deary. We'll get our own house.

This week I'm so grateful that we got to spend that week with my family. We went shopping, 4wheeling, visiting with my sil and brother, and just hanging out. It was a little slice of heaven. Of course it was good to come home and get Maggie from "doggie camp." She loves the kennel. She runs constantly in her sleep chasing other dogs for weeks!

I'm grateful that I can go to school, while working fulltime and still enjoy my girls.

In Church today we talked about how kids believe in the Truth these days. We as the older generation believe and then see if work in our lives. The newer generation has to see the Truth work in their lives before they can believe. So as parents we need to model and be aware of the influences that guide our children's belief systems. One of the things I've decided to do it to turn off the TV. For now it will just be Sundays. The girls can still watch TV for a bit in the evenings to wind down before bed, on week days. But I think the weekend needs to be TV free. They don't know it yet, but this summer we're going to try being TV free. I think I'll let them pick an hour to watch a day. We watched way too much TV last summer. I'm also going to try to find a Christian Ed program to do with them this summer. I'll let you know what I find. :) I want them to grow up knowing the Truth, not just because mom and dad told them to believe, but because they know the Truth.

Shopping, Shopping, Shopping!

My mom, sister in love Laura, and I went shopping today. We had a lot of fun.:) Laura got an outfit at White House, Black Market. She also got some other things. I got a dress and sweater at Coldwater Creek. I also got some really high heels at DSW in a cool color blue. :) It is always more fun to go shopping when you have a little money to spend. :)

Tomorrow we're going to The Phoenix Zoo with the little girls. :) It will be fun. Especially since the weather is still nice. :)

He is Risen!

Happy Easter everyone! We are in Phoenix with my parents, enjoying the warm weather. It is so nice down here. The weather is perfect! We enjoyed the day seeing two of my brothers and their families. We saw Brandon and his wife Julie and their kids Ashlyn and Gavin. We also had dinner with Scott and his wife Laura and their daughters Jordan and Tatum. Jordan stayed overnight and is currently chatting in their bedroom. They're supposed to be napping. :)

Tomorrow we're going to go four wheeling in the desert with Scott and Laura. My parents are going to watch the girls.

I hope you all had a great Easter! God Bless you! He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed!

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We're Staying

What an emotional roller coaster! Especially the last few days. We aren't going to be able to sell the house for what we want. We could try to force the bank to do a short sale, but Joe doesn't want to do that. So we're staying. We'll try and move again when we don't owe so much on the house. I'm sad that I can't move closer to my parents. But this is how it has to be for now.

Moving or not moving?

I posted yesterday thinking we were moving to Phoenix. We thought! We owe more on the house than we can get for it. So we might not be able to work it out. My dad and their loan agent are working on it. They trying to find a way to make it work. My parents want us down there more than anything. I hope it works out. But if it doesn't, maybe we can stay here get our mortgage paid down a little and move that way. We'll see. I'll update as soon as I find anything out.

Weekend Grattitudes

This was a rough week around the Johnson household. We all got a cold, and are now recovering. Faith never got over her last cough. My sister had her second miscarriage, breaking all of our hearts. So I think I really need this weeks grattitudes to focus on the positive.

1. Excluding out colds, we are all healthy! We can walk on our own two feet, we can go to school and learn, or to work and earn a living. We can jump and play and have fun.

2. I praise God that I never had to go through what my sister is going through. I was truely blessed. I wish there was something I could do to help my sister though. ((((((HUGS))))))) to you Katie.

3. I have a great job. I get to help special children go to school and get the most out of it that they can. I have a supportive staff.

4. I have a great Church family. I got up to take a couple of Exedrine during church, and saw so many happy smiling faces who knew me and said hi. I love having a great church and church family. :)

5. Finally and not least for sure, I am thankful for my faith. I don't know what I'd do without it. We still don't know if we're moving to Phoenix or not. If we didn't have our faith, we'd be going nuts!

Have a great week and try to think of 5 things to be grateful for this week!