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My life as a scrapbooking mother
About me :)
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Today I'm not feeling very well, my allergies are really bad, and it's rainy and gray...To go with my mood, i guess :) I spent the day painting and scrapbooking, because these things along with playing with my baby, make me feel better. I think that as the day approaches for our move, i get more and more nervous, and that's what's getting my allergies so bad...Anyway, another week goes by, tomorrow i have the gruesome job of seeing all we have, assigning how much they are going to be sold for, and taking pictures to make a flyer. A couple people have already called me, interested in the furniture and other things, so i need to hurry up. It's just so hard to get rid of everything! my brother in law is going to come a week before we go, so we'll be able to take some more than we thought, but still...It's funny how things can get a hold of your life and you don't even notice...I keep reminding myself that when we moved here, we had NOTHING- just our clothes, and a couple paintings. And now, by the grace of God (he always provides) we have so much! a big bed (a blessing if you're married to a 6'5" man, lol), a microwave oven, a car, baby furniture, kitchen stuff, enough books to fill a room (really), two couches, a tv, a playstation2 and an Xbox, two computers, a videocamera, two regular cameras (one digital, the other conventional), several paintings, patio furniture, a fold up bed, a stove and refrigerator, an inverter (in this country, city power is not reliable, so you need backup energy or good old fashioned lamps- the kind that uses oil-)...So much stuff, in just 3 years and some...Most of it, given to us by kind people,some bought by us.If i ever doubt that God loves me,all I'll have to do is remember how he provided for us in such a way, that i can't say i ever had any need that wasn't fulfilled... Now i have to trust him,and sell everything,because he's giving me more :) easier said than done,because my inner pack rat keeps whispering in my ear that I'm completely insane.So keep praying that i get to have as much faith as my husband.
Blessings,
Julie
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Julie Julian
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Oct 27, 2007
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As I lay in bed tonite...
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I've been living very comfortably in my small apartment, in a small community up in the mountains of the Dominican Republic... It took me some time to get used to the slow pace, and the smell of the cows (i'm a city girl), but i got to really like it...Finally. And now that i feel content here, we have to move :) I guess God has a sense of humor-when i finally give up my fight, and accept his desire for my being here, he takes me out- I'm excited, and scared at the same time... We don't even know where exactly we are going, but by the end of the year we'll be somewhere in the Midwest, depending on where does my husband get a job...He needs to be back by the end of November, to start a treatment on his kidneys (that's the main reason why we're leaving) so i might be facing thanksgiving and christmas without my husband, because i can't leave yet. I trust in the Lord, but it's so hard for me to just get up and leave my friends, my house, my things... We are going to sell as much as we can, so we travel as light as possible, and the thought of having to start over again is overwhelming right now...To the point of tears as i pray for us.
I'm going to miss this place, the views, the smells...I'll miss my neighbors and friends...I won't have my mother and family one hour away from me anymore, and that's going to be hard for me. I know i'll be happy, i trust in God, and he only wants good things for me so i can prosper, but it's so hard to change.
So if you have some time, pray for this family of four (Peter-the husband-, Julie-me-,Lara-the baby- and Nina-the dog),
Thanks,
Julie
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Julie Julian
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Oct 4, 2007
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| Just random thoughts about my new life as a housewife and mother |
| Created: Oct 4, 2007 |
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