Trust and Thankfulness

I finally feel like I'm back in mom mode after being gone and being in hyper-house selling mode. I was able to get most of my phone info back, including my calendar and contacts. I think my pictures are gone for good though.
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We have a closing date for the new house on  April 22nd. It currently looks like we'll have a month after that before we need to be out of our current house. That should give us time to get some work done in the new house and get everything moved.
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I've decided to take the kids to the family reunion in March even though Steve can't go and money will be tight. We weren't going to go if the house thing all worked out but after much discussion,  I'm taking most of the kids.


I was worried about spending money that could be used on the new house.
Steve was concerned because he was already taking the previous Monday and Tuesday off and couldn't get that Friday or Saturday off because they are so short-staffed right now.


But after thinking over how God has provided so generously for us to move, I decided it's not up to me to want the house fixed up nicely and in my time. We can live in it as is and be fine. It's relationships, family and memories that are the important things, especially while the kids are young.


So I have one hotel room with two beds for two nights. It'll be cozy but fun! I'll take a cooler with sandwich stuff for lunches and then the whole extended family eats together for supper with things we each bring and put together. My kids won't do any expensive touristy things but they will get to swim at the hotel and play with all the cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents. :)


Zeke won't go either since he has State Basketball with Special Olympics that Friday and Saturday. Then he and Steve will spend the day at home together on Sunday. Steve will enjoy sleeping in and getting a little time to himself, especially after the few weeks he just survived ;)
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"Trust and thankfulness will get you safely through this day.

Trust protects you from worrying and obsessing.

Thankfulness keeps you from criticizing and complaining:

those "sister sins" that so easily entangle you." 

-- from Jesus Calling by Sarah Young