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I forgot to post about our trip to Virginia we took back at the end of May. It was a great time. I finally got to meet my best friend and her family. I also got to meet some more really nice believers. I’m excited to have been able to meet others that are in the same faith as my husband and I. We spent a few days there. We met in the home of a strong Christian man and woman along with my best friend and her family and a couple other believers. It was really wonderful. I felt like we actually belonged. I strongly hope and pray that if it is in God’s will; we will be able to move there in the not too distant future. We realize after buying our house last fall that it was a mistake. We don’t feel like we are settled into Montana as a home because we have not been able to find any other believers where we are at. We plan to try to sell our house this spring even though if we are successful at it, it will mean barely breaking even since we will have to pay back the tax credit we received and pay back the closing cost loan. Please pray for us that we will be able to make it work if it be the will of God. After that, if we are successful in selling our house. I think we will go rent somewhere for a while – minimum will probably be 6 months and then it usually goes into a month to month plan. Then my husband can start applying for jobs in VA. So yes, after being with real believers and friends in Virginia. That’s where we long to be (other than with God in heaven when the time comes. Celery Root Salad: Ingredients: Celery Root Mayo Directions: Take the celery root and wash it, then peel the skin off. Next shred it with a hand shredder or food processor. Take mayo and mix it in with the celery root like you would with tuna salad. Add according to taste. We made our own mayo and recommend this recipe… After all that it’s ready to be used as a sandwich spread or on a tortilla. Yum, yum! Slow Cooker Cabbage Casserole (my recipe) -1 small onion (or half a larger onion) diced - 1 lb ground turkey - 4 cloves garlic (crushed or minced) - 3 roma tomatoes diced - 1 medium cabbage (cut into smaller pieces) - 1 cup brown rice - ½ cup green peppers (chopped or diced) - 2 small containers of tomato sauce or 1 larger one - 2 cups of water Optional: - salt - pepper - other seasonings of choice
- For vegetarian; simply trade the turkey for beans I bought some “stevia in the raw” at walmart and put some on my oatmeal this morning. It is tasty! I used a half a pack.
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Lovest thou me? ’Tis a point I long to know, Oft it causes anxious thought; Do I love the LORD, or no? Am I his, or am I not? |
| If I love, why am I thus?
Why this dull and lifeless frame? Hardly, sure, can they be worse, Who have never heard his name! |
| Could my heart so hard remain,
Prayer a task and burden prove; Every trifle give me pain, If I knew a Savior’s love? |
| When I turn my eyes within,
All is dark, and vain, and wild; Filled with unbelief and sin, Can I deem myself a child? |
| If I pray, or hear, or read,
Sin is mixed with all I do; You that love the LORD indeed, Tell me, Is it thus with you? |
| Yet I mourn my stubborn will,
Find my sin, a grief, and thrall; Should I grieve for what I feel, If I did not love at all? |
| Could I joy his saints to meet,
Choose the ways I once abhorred, Find, at times, the promise sweet, If I did not love the LORD? |
| Lord decide the doubtful case!
Thou who art thy people’s sun; Shine upon thy work of grace, If it be indeed begun. |
| Let me love thee more and more,
If I love at all, I pray; If I have not loved before, Help me to begin today. |
Colin and Ethan are growing so much already. It’s hard to believe! Ethan is walking like a champion now. I’ll have to put up a video of that soon. I am getting excited about teaching them things. It’s just so fun to look at things from their point of view. Everything is new. I’m very happy God made me a mommy. What a blessing it is. Sometimes it’s challenging but I know the challenges are shaping me to be a better person and a better Christian.
So all I can say is yey for children! 
Ethan can throw a ball now, something that Colin didn’t do until later on. He is also starting to learn some words. He is learning speech faster than Colin did. He says teeth, ball, nose, and does a pretty good job of copying most small words but doesn’t remember them all yet. Colin is getting better with talking now too. He still doesn’t say a whole lot but he makes some sentences and stuff. He’ll say things like Tati car, blanket bed, etc. (Tati is daddy in Romanian.) Colin is also very helpful with his brother. He’ll help brother walk to mommy for instance and he’ll give brother toys.
I’m quite excited actually. My good friend told me that I can probably homeschool my boys at close to the same level in the early years especially. It’s nice having them only 2 years apart in age for that reason. They are good buddies and I’m so happy to have them home with me.
I’m about ready for spring at this point. I really want to go outside with the boys and enjoy some warm weather. It was in the 40′s today but a bit windy. Felt more like 30. But, I’m happy because it is definitely warmer here in Montana than it was in Minnesota! I am excited for warmer weather and longer days. It’s what I need to get motivated to do some of the projects around the house I’ve been putting off for so long. I’m looking forward to getting the home improvements taken care of and stuff. It’s been so long since I’ve written on here but I blame that on winter too. Winter just zaps me of motivation. Come spring and summer, my favorite times of the year.
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