Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!  This is a very special season for us since it is our first as a family of 3.  We hope you all have a blessed holiday season!
Much Love,
S&Z&C

Thursday, December 8, 2011

We're moved....sort of....

Well it's been 2 1/2 weeks since we've moved and I wish I could say it's been all smiles and roses, but to be honest with you it hasn't.  It's been a little harder than I thought.  I've struggled with my patience (I know that's not a surprise to some of you ;)) and I'm not gonna lie, up until today I was somewhat questioning this decision we had made.  Maybe it wasn't the right thing to do.  I mean I have had a much harder time finding a job than I thought, our house in Troy hasn't sold, was this God's way to tell us that we had made a mistake??  But today while I was in Findlay running errands I felt God's reassurance, that this is where we are supposed to be.  I know that He will provide for us exactly what we need.  He has blessed us abundantly, and to that we give Him thanks and praise.  
I've also struggled a lot with exactly what we are supposed to do next as far as establishing ourselves again.  Zach and I have decided that we want to be smarter in buying our second home than we were when buying our first and so we feel the best way to do that is to live with our parents for a few more months.  Hopefully by spring our house in Troy will be sold and we will have saved up a decent amount of money for a house in Findlay.  More than anything I want a place to call our own, but I know the short term sacrifice will pay off in the long term.  We believe in Dave Ramsey's principles and want to be debt free ASAP, so that's what we are working towards.  I know I will struggle with this over the next few months so if you know me, please remind me of the long term benefits this will have in our life.
Anyhow on to the good stuff.  Yesterday I received and accepted a job offer that starts on January 2, so things are moving in the right direction.  Zach is happy with his job and definitely has his work cut out for him, but I know he likes a challenge every once in awhile. 
 Overall I would say it feels so good for us to be back.  It's nice to run into old friends and see lots of familiar faces.  It feels just like home which is exactly what we were hoping for when we decided to move. 

That's all for now. 
Much Love,
S&Z&C