Thoughts from Cobblestone Drive..

This is the 2nd weekend in a row that has included yard work! And, next weekend is going to include a garage sale (people actually come and by your junk), which is going to be like pulling weeds! I am back on my flylady kick. For those of you that don't know about flylady. Check it out at flylady.net. So, with the help of flylady I have been "decluttering" the past few weeks.

Things have been so busy around here. I have been working lots to supplement Sams income, so know that Sam is working..it is time for mom to get back to a regular schedule. I have tried this "office nursing" thing..and, well have decided that I do much better with an operating room schedule. 6 am-3..that means I get my evenings at home with my boys. I am such a morning person, that probably stems from working in the OR for almost 11 years. So, it looks like I am going back to OSE at lease a few days a week.

Sam and I had the "baby" talk again last week. I did remind him that I was 34 (as of last week), so its time to decide something. I sometimes REALLY get the baby bug, and really want another biological child. Sam, well he wants to adopt. So thats where we are on the baby issue. Still no absolute answer. Sometimes I think..Bray is 5..another baby means starting all over. He is about to begin "big school"..do I really want to start back over with diapers and mid-night feedings?

O.k. guess that was random enough..

Faithfulness..

Wow..I'm reminded today of just how faithful God is! Many of you know Sam has been without a job for going on three monthes now. Sam has always been our "income." I have worked on and off throughout our marriage, but Sam has been our "source." Well, 3 mon. ago that all changed. Luckily, I have a career that I can go anywhere and get a job, and work as much or as little as I want. So, note "to women that don't have that safety net"..word to ya..GET A CAREER! You never now when your husband may lose his job. So, I have been carrying most of the weight. Even though Sam has been doing little side jobs, that alone wasn't enough.

So, we have been praying and fasting that God would send him a job. Not just any job..but, where God wanted him. I specifically prayed that God would open a door for him that would otherwise be shut. He has went on several interviews but nothing came of them.

Last Tuesday we had a pastors conference at our Church and Sam was asked to video it. He thoroughly enjoyed the conference, so I believe that it was the Hand of God that ordained him to be there. I have seen such a "spiritual" change in Sam since all of this has taken place. Anyway, so on his way home from Church Tuesday evening he said (and those of you that know Sam knows he isn't your..I had a dream..I had a vision type of guy) that he had this ice cold chill that went down his spine and a scripture in Isiaiah came to his mind. When he was telling me this my immediate thought was..oh my gosh, is something bad gonna happen! So when he got home we looked up the scripture in Isaiah..and it stated.."...peace for you and always.." Sam said, "Amy, its gonna be ok..we cannot worry any longer." If we lose everything we have we have to realize that it is just STUFF! That "stuff" doesn't define who we are and nor does losing it define who we are in Christ! At that moment I had such a peace.

Wed..he gets a call about a job interview. A job that is a step-up for him in his career and salary. We didn't get to excited. I had a peace and, again, prayed for God's favor. He had the interview on Thursday... He said the interview went well and that it would be something he has always wanted to do..

Friday..he got a call and got offered the job! How good is my God! This isn't any job..it is a job that is a peak for Sam in his career, and a salary more than he even asked for!

A nurse I work with texted me today and asked me, "what has God taught you through this journey." He has taught me to TRUST HIM!! I think we have to get to that place, and believe it, that if we lost everything we had..would we still be o.k.! Tuesday evening I got to that place! Even though we had to cancel our yearly Disney trip, I had to miss spending time with my little man , not eating out as much..it was all worth it!!!!

Thank you, Jesus for your faithfulness!! For loving me enough to take me through the fire!

Things are Changing..

Been awhile since I posted anything so I thought I would send a Harris update! Our family is definately on a journey..Sam lost his job a couple of weeks ago. So, with that we are in the midst of really learning how to trust Jesus! I am thankful for the journey He is allowing us to walk through. Because I know the other end is going to be bountiful. Since I think I last posted I had come to a 65 lb. weight loss. I currently have lost 141 lbs!! I am getting ready to run my first 5K. Since Jan. 2008 God has taught me so much about myself and about making good choices. I never thought I would come to this place but am so thankful for every pound. I have been able to help so many other people. Again, I am thanking Him for the journey.

And, their is the light of my life, John-Brayden! He will be graduating pre-school in about 3 weeks. I cannot believe how much he has grown. He is growing into such a little man. I can't get enough of hearing him say, "I Love You, Mommy" and "I Love You, daddy, too!" He is definately a little mommys boy. He is learning to read, and I love hearing him sounding out letters. I love hearing him say his night time prayers. We pray for everyone in his class Tucker, Gracie, Brayden Russell..we pray for Mrs. Chancey..he has such a big little heart. If anyone is every sick, something hurts..his solution is "mommy, lets pray." My prayer for him is that he would always always run to Jesus for every need. Jesus is his solution now, I pray when he is 13 it's the same, when he is 20.

The Harris' are in a transition now in more ways than one. Their are lots of changes going on, and I don't do well with change. But their is one thing I do know. I serve a great big God! It is in times like these that He is refining Sam and I. When we got married we said that God would be the center of our marriage, that we would allow Him to lead us. Well, 7 yrs. into our marriage, God is more real to us now than ever before. We are trusting Him for our very next breath. It's exciting because I know at the end of all of this its gonna be good!!