Easy?

·        I guess I thought it would be easy. But then I seemed to forget that I would not get a paycheck for 4 weeks. If you know anything about me and finances; no money for 4 weeks when I have bills equals a not so good month. Our savings account is very sad right now. I had plans of saving money, paying off debt and that is not what is going on right now. We are still barley making it, but yes somehow we are…the somehow is by the grace of God. Each week as I look at our situation and see the stress and the strain I have placed on my family and our finances I ask myself was it worth it. A friend reminded me that God does not call us to be comfortable all the time, sometimes things are hard but if we trust and allow God to be glorified we will be blessed. So for now I pray for Peace.

The "Weekend Wife"

It’s funny how when I lived close I always wanted more time with my husband not less. And where am I, oh yes 2.5 hours away, sitting on a couch alone. Don’t get too upset I chose to be here. You see in our relationship I am the bread winner, I bring home the bacon that’s me, which seems to be the trend for pastors wives these days. Many of the pastors are paid very little if at all and since JP works for a church Plant you can only imaging his modest income. I love our church and my husband and my role in serving is to support our family. So yes I took a job across the state praying that God would be glorified in my decision and would bless us through it. At times it is hard and more than I imagined but God is in Control and we are Blessed.

Introducing Mrs Lisa Teasley

I love this story!! So mom and Gwyn (my 6 year old niece) are down stairs working on Gwyn’s quilt. Now we just cleaned my wedding dress and took pics so we could put it up for sale. Gwyn sees the dress and tells Mamaw (mom) that her mom (Lisa –Gwyn’s mom) needs one of those for Tuesday. Ok confused? Lisa and Ben have been dating over a year now and have hinted at getting married but never really indicated that it would be soon. So Tuesday comes around and about 1pm we get a message ‘Surprise Ben and I got married today!!’ The funny part no one said a word about Gwyn! What not to tell a 6 year old!! Congrats Lisa and Ben!!!

“I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told” Habakkak 1:5

The Plan

Ok as many of you might be wondering what I am thinking. Accepting a job 125 miles away from our home. Well here is the plan, For the first 2 weeks Monday – Friday I will be staying at my parents home in Columbus and come home on the weekends. After that I will be driving to Dayton to meet a lady and carpool in with her on Monday  stay with my parents Monday and Tuesday night, Drive home Wednesday, Drive in on Thursday and home on Friday. I know pretty crazy right. Well this will only last until the end of May when we are able to move since our lease will be up. So only 4 months I know it seems like a lifetime. And after my probation period is up I will start looking for transfers to the Dayton or Cinci area!