For Thanksgiving Glenn, Brooklyn, and I made the trip to P'Cola to spend the long weekend with the Smiths. It was lots of fun! I really have the greatest in-laws ever, and I love going to visit! After a YUMMY meal courtesy of Mawmaw (with enough food to feed an army...and all of it unbelievably good!) Karen (my mother-in-law) and I hit the stores for Black Friday. We sat down the night before to decide our plan of attack, and were out the door by 7am! (I will always get up for shopping!) We found some really great deals, and got lots of fun things for everyone! Mama Smith bought Glenn and I a Dyson...which I am so excited about I can't stand it!! AND IT'S PINK!!! I am in love with this vacuum cleaner!!! So, after we shopped til we almost dropped we headed home for a quiet night of pizza and cards. On Saturday we watched some football...1st the Georgia game...we won't even talk about it...then the Auburn/Alabama game...we won't talk about that one either! The only bright spot of the day was the Heels pulling out a win over Dook! We headed home on Sunday and sat in traffic for what seemed like a million hours! Brooklyn was a very good traveler and always loves going to see MeMe and Papa!
No change on the job front. Glenn is just undecided about what he really wants to do...so we are exploring a few options. We have a few resumes out for youth minister jobs, but so far haven't heard anything about any of those. It's just frustrating because he feels so bad for "dragging me into this" and that breaks my heart! Please continue to pray for us...mostly for direction and guidance, and a sense of peace for Glenn. This is not an easy time for him, and extra prayers will help! :) God has been amazing through all of this so far! This was our first month without his paycheck, and although he is working full-time at the UPS store, that is only a little less than half of what he was bringing in before...but we have managed to pay all of our bills, tithe, take Brooklyn to the vet unexpectedly, participate in some Christmas giving, but presents for each other, and our family, and still have a tiny bit left over! On paper there is NO WAY that should have worked out...we should be WAY in the hole....but God has worked it out! He is so good!!!!!!!! We know that one day we will look back on this experience and say, "Oh, I totally get it now!" but truthfully, it is hard when you are in the thick of it! Thankfully we have the love and support of family and friends, and we have an amazing Father to go to!! I can't imagine going through this and not having a relationship with God, and a husband that is truely seeking His will for our lives, and amazing family and friends...so thank you to all of you who have prayed for us, and who have been there for us!! (Life group...we couldn't do it without you...we love you all!!)
So, that's pretty much it...only 4 more days of school, and I will be on Christmas break so yay for that!!!! Merry Christmas everyone!!
