We got a new puppy!
Jack, our boxer, died two years ago this Christmas. We have been very sad and longing for another dog for a long time now. We are a dog-kinda-family and we felt the void. For the last several months we had been praying for a new affordable bloodhound puppy. Robert and I's limitations were $$$ (we could not afford a puppy from a breeder) and the puppy had to be young so that they can be acclimated to a house full of kids. So we prayed, and waited, and prayed, and watched craigslist. Two weeks ago within an hour of posting, Robert found a 7 week old AKC full blood bloodhound puppy. She had been bought from a breeder by a family with small children and the children were scared to death of her so it wasn't working. We got her for about half of what they paid, including her large crate, leashes, collars, food, toys, and treats! We drove 2.5 hours one way to get her. We name our pets after literary figures and since we just finished and loved Little Women we have named her Marmee. Our family is so happy and enjoying her very much! We got a new-to-us truck! Robert's truck seats two people besides the driver. So for a while we have been wanting to get a four door truck so that Robert is able to take more children when he takes his vehicle. The Lord provided a great 2008 Ford F-150 a week ago at a very affordable price! The kids are really excited about having such a cool big truck! This week will be pretty easy breezy. Next week is Thanksgiving! We will be celebrating by inviting a couple dozen friends over who are from China and are here studying at the seminary. We are looking forward to it, especially Tender, who has been studying Mandarine for going on 3 years and will get to practice a lot conversationally! The following week will be Tender's 15th birthday and a couple from our small group's wedding. That will be a full week doing preparation for the wedding and celebrating Tender. The next week is Robert's graduation week and The Boy's 10th birthday! There will be a few events surrounding the graduation on the 7th that we need to attend and my parents are coming into town for the graduation. We are looking forward to that and hoping more family is able to make it. Robert has been sending his resumes out to churches for a few weeks now. We are excited and prayerful about what is next for our family and trusting that the Lord will provide all of our needs. You can be praying with us for the church family that the Lord has already been preparing for us to minister with and praying that we would trust him fully for all the expenses and trials that come with moving again. Also, pray for the children's hearts when it comes time to leave their friends here. We have never lived in a home after a baby was born there for longer than 18 months. Bug was born here and he just turned 3! Him and Hulk only know this home and the older kids and us have worked hard to bury our roots deep here because we don't know how long the Lord will have us here. What I mean is, we have never acted like we were here temporarily, we made it home and invested emotionally. We believe that this is faithful to the Lord but it does make leaving harder. If it's the Lord's will for us to leave. He could have a church 20 minutes away for us! Only He knows!
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