MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Our Happy Thanksgiving went right into a Merry Christmas.  We spent the weekend with my (Blair's)  parents and brother and celebrated Christmas on Saturday.  It was great to be together.  We stayed up late talking and rose early with Lydia.  We are pretty tired.  After we opened the presents under the tree, we went to see the Christmas lights at Callaway Gardens.  It was great!  I got a Macbook for christmas, along with a really cool purse (monogramed), light scarf/wraps, smell good things for our house, fuzzy flip flop slippers, and more.  

My brother was in town for a little over a week.  We have spent as much time at my mom's as possible.  Now we are trying to get our stuff put away and get back to 'normal'.   I think living like this is stressful for me.  Today I did not notice I was being weird towards Micah until he started to pull away and give me space.  I feel like I can't keep up with the household duties.  We have been gone so much that moping, vacuuming, dishes, laundry, etc has been difficult to get done.  And with little one right behind me at all times, cleaning is not so easy.  And it also feels like we will soon enough be packing up and moving out anyway.  I don't know how to talk about the things I am feeling.  But I pray I will learn, because it is hard on my sweet husband when I feel like this.  

I am eager to see the rest of our support come in and purchase plane tickets.  We are at about 95% of our total monthly needs.  It is hard living in a state of transition.  There seems to be so much excitement going on the next few weeks that I don't have it in me to be excited.  I can't wait until things slow down and we have somewhat of a routine.  Poor Lydia is so confused.  Last night we got in a little before midnight.  She slept until 10 a.m. this morning.  Actually we all slept until 10 a.m.  We haven't done that since Lydia was born.  It was awesome!!  But then she did not want to take a nap and stayed up until I finally made her go to bed at 9:30p.m.  This is the same little girl that couldn't hold her eyes open at 7:30 p.m. just a couple of weeks ago.  Our craziness affects her.  But she is doing great.  She's a trooper!  

I also miss friends.  Being here and there and having a family doesn't leave much room for a close friend.  So I guess it just hard right now.  It is wonderful to have the promises of God to call on.  He will not give me more than I can bear.  And He will give me the strength to stand up under these heavy times.  He is working all things together for the good of those who Love Him and are called according to His word.  I am also seeing in the Old Testament how the Lord brings His people through really really hard times for their good.  I pray that I would turn to Him often and trust in Him fully.  He will be my comforter!