Posts made in October, 2008

Keeping Close by His Side

Posted by on Oct 11, 2008 in uncertain times | 10 comments

My life is very uneventful as of late. We’re beginning to settle in and find a routine that works for us. I keep trying to think of things to blog about but the most I get from each idea is just a few sentences before I bore myself to sleep. If I can’t stay awake long enough to write a full post I’m smart enough to know my writing will undoubtedly have the same affect (effect?) on you. [Quick aside: does anyone have an easy way of remembering which of those words should be used when? They trip me up every time and even after I've googled their meanings and usage I always...

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Yet even this is not truly my home

Posted by on Oct 1, 2008 in just life | 12 comments

We’ve moved into our own home. After hoping, praying, and waiting for eleven years, we own a home again. Those are sweet words to say and for those who’ve known us through the waiting process, I hope they are sweet words to hear too. Eleven years ago this past summer we lost a beautiful home in Temecula, California. The housing market had slumped and we weren’t the only people experiencing the pain of foreclosure. After the close of my business and the rise of our variable interest rate, we found it impossible to keep up with the payments. The day Julian and I faced this...

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