New Beginnings

A new year, with new adventures. 2008 ended with lots of food, family, and fun! The last couple of weeks of the year, I learned that I had a week of vacation that I had not taken. Guess I knew it, but just haven't used it. So, The week before Christmas, I took 2 days off. The week of Christmas I worked Monday and Tuesday, and the week after Christmas I work Monday and Tuesday! I was great, staying up late, sleeping in late. Getting to hang around the house without a thing to do. Craig and I headed to Natchitoches Christmas Eve to spend with my mother's family. This is a family tradition to do Eve with her family. After that, we headed to my dad's house to spend the night. We took our girls with us. What fun to see 4 doggies in the backyard playing like crazy! Apparently, Anna Catherine was up and going around 7am Christmas morning, and by 7:30 she was in our room telling us to get up, Santa had arrived! We spent the day at my dad's house hanging out and playing the Wii that Santa has brought!

That Friday, Craig and I and the girls headed back to Ruston to unload get some sleep and head out the next day to S'port to spend the evening with Dan and the rest of the Holman crew. We had dinner with Lindsay and John, uncle Dale, Dan, mom, and Big Ed. Wonderful steaks and the such. Great way to end to Dan's trip home for Christmas.

Sunday morning Craig and I woke up and went to FB Bossier for church. The service was wonderful and uplifting. It has been a long time since I have been to a service where I felt like I was able to feel the spirit and worship the Lord freely. For the past several months Craig and I have been praying about switching churches. Under the Lord's guidance, we have finally made the decision to leave the church that we have been very active in for the past 2 and half years. This has been a really hard decision for the both of us. We have made several friends and I have grown very close to several ladies through the Beth Moore studies I have done. But the Lord is good and just because we have left this church doesn't necessarily mean that the friendship will die. We are very excited about what the Lord has in store for this year. Not only through a new church body, but with what he has to teach us.

Anywho, when Craig and I returned home Sunday afternoon, we were surprised to see the gate to our fence wide open and no girls anywhere in sight. The neighbor's had a dog sitter and he said they had been playing around the neighborhood but by this point no where in sight. I drive up the road and find Bella, Abby, and our other neighbor's dog Harley walking along side totally covered with mudd and soaking wet. How they got out is a mystery. What I think happened is that Bella jumped up and her head it the latch to the gate and it opened! All in all, they are ok and alive that is all the matters! But you talk about making your heart race. I can't even imagine what it will be like when we have children. I have been thinking of new things to set in place for 2009. One being back to eating healthy. Another exercising on a regular basis, and third seeking the Lord with what He has in store for us this year. We are praying through the idea of trying to make a trip to Africa. One of my heart's desires is to have the opportunity to serve through medical missions in Africa, or where ever the Lord leads.

Craig went to the Sugar Bowl with his dad to see Alabama get stomped! Needless to say the fans showed up but the BAMA TIDE didn't! Next year we will be at the National Championship! I can feel it! ROLL TIDE!

This blog is all over the place. I have to say that at one moment in my life I use to be very good at making posts and sharing what is happening in life, but since not doing it for such a long time it is taking a little time to work out the kinks. Bare with me as I get back into thist stuff!

Good night to all! And happy 2009!