Glady-wednesday

I know you all are dying to know what is going on with the adoption and quite frankly we are in the same boat. We are waiting and resting in the fact that God's timing is always better than ours.  We will definitely update you as soon as we know more.   

In the meantime I have a lot of great things to be glad about and wanted to pass it along.  It was hard to stop at 10 so I gave 11.

1.  Super glad I had a doctor's appointment this morning in Raleigh where I could stock up on Trader Joe's essentials, get my fix at Skinny Dip (frozen yogurt shop), and love on my folks for a few minutes while they got to play with Jay. 
     Even more glad to hear the store manager at Trader Joe's is moving to open a TJ in Winston-Salem and the owner of Skinny Dip asked if I was interested in opening a store in Greensboro.  Hmmmm....tempting.  Wouldn't that be such a fun place to work?

2.  Super glad that my Rheumatoid Arthritis remains in remission and good medicines are available so I can live a normal, active life.  After watching some folks in the waiting room I'm reminded how buttoning a coat or getting up from a couch can be so painful and thankful the Lord has shown His grace and mercy to me in my child-rearing years.  I was brought to tears (which is hard for my non-emotional self) after such a good report when I think of all those, some who are so close to me, who suffer without relief in sight or without meds available.  If you're reading this and it sounds familiar, God laid you on my heart today and I'm glad to be able to say that if there isn't relief here on earth soon, we know there will be in heaven. 

3.  Super glad I have a brother and a brother-in-law who have the same birthday today making it one less date to store in my brain.  Happy Birthday Ben and Paul!

4.  Super glad our new neighborhood is filled with kids our kids ages and really nice folks.   We are getting to know our neighbors who we really like and seem to have a lot in common.

5. Speaking of neighbors, the ones that are behind our chicken coop think our chickens are too loud and have called with concern. Our HOA technically doesn't allow "poultry", but we told them and they were ok...unless there was a problem. Somehow the chickens have been much louder and we're not sure why.  We decided to pass them off to a loving home and possibly replace them with bunnies.  Which begs me to question, if they think our chickens are loud, I hate to know what they think of our kids - super glad they didn't ask us to get rid of them!

6.  Super glad I met Bryce's teacher for the first time at the church we've been attending the last couple of weeks.  Can't think of a better way to meet her.  (We didn't meet her a couple weeks ago as she was out on maternity leave.)

7.  Super glad we were pointed to a good church and Sunday School class with really nice folks (some who happen to be in our neighborhood) who love the Lord and have made us feel at home.

8.  Super glad I found a neat antique - thrift store here where I found this vintage picture that will be the theme of my kitchen. 

It says orange fizz, but the color that is suppose to be orange looks red.  So I'm going with light blues and reds.  Isn't it fun.  I've always been partial to things like this.

9. Mentioning things orange, or-an-ge you glad that color is popular this season?  Maybe I'm alone in this, I seem to be one of the few where orange is MY favorite color. 

10. Super glad I finally found a sweet treat that satisfies, but isn't to bad at breaking the calorie bank.  Frozen Reese's Cups.  Made of fat free cool whip, a little reduced fat peanut butter, and a little lite Hershey's syrup.  Yummm....

11. Super Glad that God is perfect in His provisions and that He never ceases to give us exactly what we need, when we need it.  Especially when I continue to prove less faithful to Him than He is to me.  Thank you Lord for giving us your Grace and Mercy when we least deserve it. 

Hopefully you can come up with a quick list of 10 or 11 yourself.  God Bless!

Undeserved Blessing

Hello From Greensboro!

We are getting settled and things are going MUCH better than expected.  Or I just set my expectations for the worst and are pleasantly surprised.  Either way thank you to so many for your prayers for a smooth transition. The kids are adjusting well and meeting new neighbor kids quickly.  School was off to a great start and an early one I might add.  They catch the bus at 7:10 because school now starts at 7:45 instead of 9:15.  At least the kids have less time to argue in the morning and more time to play in the afternoon.  We've had several neighbors drop by with cookies.  I've learned my way around fairly quickly and of course found Greensboro's best bakery called Maxie B's that was featured in Southern Living.  They offer over 25 flavors of cakes that you can buy by the slice and they are unbelievably AMAZING.  See, I just gave you one good reason to visit and you might have to twist my arm to take you there - I still have 22 more flavors to try.
We are in love with the new house and location and are blessed beyond belief!  We walked away from one house where problems were adding up, then low and behold we found this little piece of heaven for much less and it wasn't even on the market when we first started looking.  Our waiting and time in between were well worth it!

We've moved up a decade and in space going from a 1700 sq foot 70's split-level to a 2200 sq foot 80's ranch with an unfinished basement for not too much more than we sold our house for in Raleigh.  Did I mentioned God blessed us big time?  Many have asked for pictures and this was the easiest way to post them.  I'm still working on decorations and getting things hung so it's not quite how we like it yet, but it definitely gives you an idea.

Dining Room - Hallelujah high ceilings

 

Family room with stairs to the basement

The Antenna is classy don't you think?  Hey, it was prime time basketball season when we moved in.

 The Girl's Room

Thank you Pinterest and The Intentional Home for creative and inexpensive ideas

The Boy's Room

The entry way and dining room looking from the family room

 The Laundry room - love this "sea salt" color from Sherwin Williams

 
Don't you love our table? We only had one which is currently in our dining room so this will have to do for now.

Oh Kitchen, I have so many ideas for you in due time

 Master Bedroom

Master Bath

Hello - 80's, is that you?  What's that, you want your phone in the bathroom back?

View from the deck and reason we fell in love with the house

Chicken Coop and Shed

 Glad to be outside after being "cooped" up for over a month

 Picnic Table by the Pond that came with the house

New Neighbor friend with Bryce

As you can see we feel very blessed and undeserving of this piece of paradise.  We can't wait to open the doors to new and old friends.  The pictures are great, but we would love to have you visit and see for yourself in person.