I know it has been a long, long time....

Hi there! I know it's been a long time since I've posted anything but all in all, life is good..Thank God! I just want to thank a blogger how commented recently to see how I was doing...that touched me and got me to thinking about posting again. So...here are a few highlights of the summer....

I finished my master's degree over the summer! Woohoo...and right before the school year started I landed a job teaching preschool! I'm thrilled with both. The preschool job is not as ideal as I'd like (location is not good...there were a few shootings near this school last year...please pray I don't get shot). I also co-teach the children...I'm striving for my own classroom. It's not easy sharing responsibility...especially when the other teacher and I are so very different. She just had her baby yesterday too. Her being pregnant didn't bother me one bit. She'll be gone for a few months which will hopefully allow me some time to get myself together and work my own magic on the children. :)

We adopted two new kittens over the summer. One girl (Missy) and one boy (JoJo). They are so fricking cute and so friendly. JoJo loves to purr and be held. Missy is my little girl. She loves to hang with me. They definitely have kept us on our toes!

We did take a nice vacation to visit family in Canada (sorry JB for not calling you). It was not a long trip but long enough to get to the falls! God's beauty. Wow! It was great that my mom got to see her two brothers.

Before summer started my dh and I took classes for foster care. It really made us think and as of right now...since I'm a new teacher...we are going to wait. We really don't have a lot of time to take a child to family appointments, etc. We are praying about this....and it may be something we'll do in the future.

Now for the non-highlights:

Our family had a cancer scare with my mother. I know I've posted about her not feeling good...well...she had tests done and things were abnormal. Further testing came back inconclusive for now. In a few weeks, she'll have more tests done...praying nothing shows up. She was so very accepting of the diagnosis but I wasn't. So tough to think about a parent being sick and suffering. She has been in great spirits.

We had to give our other cat back to the Lord. It was the hardest and saddest thing I've ever had to do and experience. He was my "son". Before school let out last spring I noticed my kitty wasn't well. I took him to the vet and I was right. We had been giving him shots to help with his stomach issues and those shots gave him diabetes. The vet said we couldn't treat both and I just wanted to do what was best for my boy. He was not going to be a healthy cat. I won't ever forget my buddy and I still miss him like crazy. It really did feel like we lost a person. That is why we adopted two new kittens. They are awesome but could never replace our first cat that we had together. R.I.P. Bubby. :(

Now I saved this one for last...we had two adoption failures over the summer. Yep..two! I don't know what to say about that one but we trust in God's will. One of the b/ms wanted to give her baby up for adoption but the b/f would not sign over his rights. So, she kept the baby. He had nothing to do with this situation until he found out he had become a father. It is what it is. My dh and I pray about how long we'll keep waiting. At least until next summer. IF we were to adopt now...my life would be crazy. I'm busy enough with my new job...wow. We are leaving this in God's hands...and as my dh reminds me...God wouldn't give me anything I couldn't handle.

Well...life has been going on. I'm thankful that we are healthy and we keep moving on. God is good! I've been reading your posts and praying for all of you...I kept thinking about posting but never did. Time just got away from me. So, until the next time I post...God bless!