2 + 4 = 6, 6 + 7 = 13

Yes, I have had to change the name of my blog. We aren't in the 13th house on the right anymore. But, then again, I guess we are....depending on your starting point.

But, we are in house 13. It was meant to be. This house was meant for us. Our street address number is 2407. I've done the math for you......it adds up to 13. Coincidence? I don't think so....

Life is great here in house 13. Where the neighbors are friendly and the streets have been recently re-paved. Each yard has their own square of green grass and on any given afternoon, you can drive down Summerhill and see kids playing around the houses. It's a beautiful thing.

Still no pictures to share with you. Now you can either consider me lazy or just plain beyond crazy busy. Seems like every day holds a new adventure and I don't have much control over it. That's hard for a perfectionist to deal with. But, I guess as I have aged I have learned to let go of striving for perfection and to just do what I can when I can and the best I can. It is frustrating when you want to do so much more, but sometimes there are people that take priority over things and stuff and meetings....

Yes, life at house 13 is good....and it is all because of 4 girls and one 6 year old boy....

In the Absence of Blogging

Time sure has flown by since my last post.
It is amazing how busy we have been. Moving sucks a lot out of you. I think, for the most part, we put our brains and bodies on auto-pilot and just got it done. Thanks to some great friends and family we were able to move everything in our house in two days. It will take much, much longer to unpack it all and get settled, but for now we are in the new house and loving it! I'll post pictures as soon as I find that camera.......

God has truly blessed us with this move. It is so hard to bring attention to ourselves though when we turn on the TV and see all of the people that have been left homeless by the hurricane in the Gulf states. It is heart breaking. We refer to it as a "natural disaster." Is that because it is "of nature" or is it "natural" that we would have disasters like this in the world we live in? Have all of these things been set in motion and as a result of the chaos and reaction of molecules to each other, this disaster has occured? Does God maintain a "hands-off" approach to this world he has created? Or are supernatural forces at battle, resulting in the destruction we have witnessed? It is so much for a brain to think about and I can't wrap mine around it. All I know is that there are hurting people out there and I feel like I cannot make a difference. I can give money and I will. I can pray for them and I have. Why do I feel like it isn't enough?