God's plan

Boy, If we didn't realize God has a plan more than now...

Nathan and I filed our taxes a few weeks ago. With him going to school most of the year we figured we wouldn't get much back. We were very surprised when our tax guy told us that we would recieve over $5,000. Like some have said, it pays to be poor, lol

Two days ago we still hadn't recieved our federal return. It was then we found out that our much needed return was seized by the military (DFAS) and going to pay back debt. ALL of it!

Wow.... We were making steady payments to them, but missed a couple near the holidays. We planned to catch-up with our return. Guess what, the IRS took care of that for us. We were kind of in shock. That was alot of useful money we are never gonna touch now. Like alot of people right now, we are behind on some important payments. Immediately Nathan and I had a sinking feeling, knowing that our past choices had put us into a bind. Within minutes though, sadness turned to belief, we knew that God had a plan. We have been praying more than usual the past couple of weeks, for God to reveal more of his plan to us. Well he sure did. We couldn't be mad or upset over this, we knew we had to keep going on. We prayed and told Him we trusted Him and that we would follow in His direction.
This was just a few days ago and God has surely shown himself. Nathan has sold more at work (he works for CableOne) in 2 days than some 2 weeks combined. People have literally been calling his phone asking for his services. God has poured the customers into Nathan's lap.
And then to top it off, I recieved a letter from the IRS stating that IF we live in a community property state (we do) then I may be entitled to 1/2 of the money back. Since it is solely Nathan's past debt, and not mine, then the government cannot take my part of the return. Woohoo! We trusted in God completely and He has not let us down. So, I filed the paperwork and hopefully in 6 weeks I will look at God's blessing in the form of a check.
He takes care of our needs.... when we believe in Him!

Idaho Stampede

So our next door neighbor is the score book keeper for the Idaho Stampede. They are a developmental NBA team. They feed into the Raptors and Trailblazers. Our neighbor was nice enough to offer us unlimited tickets to the games, woohoo! You know how we love sports.
I whole heartedly believe that God supplied these tickets after we prayed for more oppurtunities to go out together without it costing so much.
I love being at games. It is so much better than watching on tv. The sounds are so much more real. We normally get a drink, maybe some peanuts and settle into our seats. The team is really good this year and we enjoy watching them put a monkey stomping on their opponents. The boys really enjoy going, although their attention span isnt quite long enough. Good thing the arena is kid friendly. Last weekend Seth caught a ticket from the blimp and got a free 14day workout. Nathan caught a t-shirt and gave it to Seth. Im thankful I am able to take my kids to such games, buy them a popcorn and enjoy watching their excitement. Tonight we are going as a whole family, my mom and Mike included. Im really excited and very thankful for all the little things we are blessed to do together.

Poor Lizzie

My sweet baby Lizzie has been sick. Very sick. I guess this is her 1st time having more than just a common cold. She started throwing up on Thursday afternoon. It was almost like having contractions, every 10 mins she would tilt her head and gag. This went on until 1am when we finally doozed on the hard, living room floor. The next couple days were a blur, Nathan and I spent our time watching Lizzie, laying with her, and trying to get water down her. We both stayed up till 3am one night and he stayed with her until 5am one morning. It is so sad to see your pitiful child who trusts you whole-heartedly to keep them safe, lay still with no color. I am thankful that it seems to be just a terrible bug and not anything more serious. I am also thankful that the 30-something times she has thrown up has been on the kitchen floor or I had a cloth to catch it and not on the carpet. Somehow through this God has kept her hydrated, even when she had no fluids for a whole day. I am hoping as she is waddling around right now that she is on the up-hill road to feeling better... we will see....

Update Wednesday:
Lizzie threw up 2x during the night. (That makes 33 times since Thursday, yes, ive counted)
Her Dr. is ordering bloodwork and urine today. We will see if that shows anything unusual. I just want my baby back bouncing around the house. If this is just a virus, I rebuke it to Hell, lol

Update Saturday:
Lizzie did not throw up last night! Thank you Lord! I did give her nausea medicine, but hopefully she is getting better as well. She is back to her demanding self today so thats a good sign. Thank you for all the prayers and good thoughts. I hope to never see this 'bug' or whatever it was again!