OUR CLASSES ARE OVER!!!!!!!!

I (Heather) am so thankful to be done! Six weeks straight of both of us taking classes on line was incredibly stressful but will be very worth it. We're done for 4 years, and then we'll have a year to take more. I think next time I'll try to not procrastinate so long and spread them out a bit! It was great to take them together though, it really did help us both stay on task and keep each other accountable. It also helped each of us to understand how much work was really required so that we could not hinder each other. I"m so thankful to Gary for all his help, I certainly could never have passed without him. Even with him there were many tears, many thrown pens, and many
run-off-and-hide-in-the-bathroom-and-cry
moments! We get our final grades Sunday, and then we can have University of Phoenix send our transcripts. Then I'll send mine to the State of Ohio and Gary will submit for his reimbursement (he gets a certain % back from the school. Yay!) and then he'll submit his. By summer we should have renewed certifications!

I'm so excited to get into a routine. I feel like i've really not yet gotten to enjoy our new home! I've not gotten on a routine to keep up with (and enjoy) my responsibilities either. I'm hoping to do a little work in the nursery, some work in the yard, start a garden, continue to teach Tyler to read and write, as well as Grace's schooling. The basement has not ta all been unpacked and the summer clothes need to be brought out so we can see what we need to buy! It's also time to get my cleaning schedule, and chore charts for the kids established. Then there's the baby food making to be done and the potty training for Grace! I think I will appreciate more just being able to be "mom" and all that goes with that. I'll be able to just hold Esther and let her sleep like I did last night and this afternoon. I'll be able to email my friends and *gasp* spend time with them?!

I just feel as if I've been out of commission since September! I had my birthday and then we got into baby prep mode, Esther came, newborn months are stressful, then the holidays, the purchase of the house, packing, moving, unpacking and 6 weeks of classes! It's been a long winter indeed! I''ve truly tried to enjoy each day and the many blessings God has given me. I hope to be able to crawl out of my hole and be a blessing to others. The trial of business makes it difficult to have your heart and mind where it should be in the Lord, and I'm hoping to get back to where I need to be.

Psalm 54:4 says Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.

I can't Praise Him enough for all he's brought into my life. Even those things that to my human eyes are "bad", can bring him Glory. I hope we, as a family, do bring Him glory!