Update on Us:)

Last week we put our house back on the market. Our hope is that once we sell,we will rent around here locally and hopefully will have a much smaller monthly payment. We listed it Friday and Sunday we had 4 showings with an offer on Monday. The offer was $35,000 lower then our asking price. We HAVE to get asking price or we will be short on what we owe the bank. Anyways we counter offered asking price( with a few more changes from what they wanted) and still haven't gotten a reply. I will be surprised if they accept it. We also decided to log our place. Permit comes in next week, surveyor will mark property line the following week and then we will begin logging. If the estimate is even close to what we really get for our trees we will be real happy. Pay off some medical bills, among other bills. I feel sad about selling but I know it's a must! So I am trying to just go with the flow and trust God and my husband:)
On to other news.....:) Tomorrow we are going to the Civil War reenactment down in Keizer, Oregon at the Willamette Mission State Park. Last year 2 of my girls dressed up along with my 2 youngest sisters and some nieces. This year I am joining them in costume:) I am nervous but excited!! I have always wanted a taste of years gone by so now is my chance:) Liberty is SOO excited too because she is also dressing up this year. Our dear friend Linda sewed her and cousin Damara outfits! If I ever get up to it,I will post photos later:)

The photo below is from Last year, Left to right: Emily,Kimberly,LaKaysha,Linda,Daminika,Marita and Marissa :)

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Proverbs 17:22 

Happy Birthday Momma!

Today we remember the day my dear Momma was born. She would of been 56 years old. She was the best Momma I could ever ask for. I have so many wonderful memories of her....running barefoot next to her in the garden when I was little, and as I grew older...walks around the berry field and then even older...walks down to BakerCreek Rd. We had so many chats while we walked.We baked , cooked and cleaned together too. She taught me so much while we chatted and visited...more then I knew at the time. But now those words of wisdom come floating back from time to time. Having our babies together will forever be a cherished time. Going to our Dr visits together...shopping at the mall after and getting the giggles in the elevator:) Oh, how many fond memories I have...hunting in the Blue Mountains...slipping and sliding in the dust behind Dad and climbing way up on a bare ridge and having Mom sit on me because she thought I would blow away in the strong wind:) 4 wheeler rides at the ranch, enjoying God's beauty..but the most cherished of all my time with her is when she shared about Jesus! Her faith in Him was simple but steady and strong! She taught me in her little ways about right and wrong and how Jesus died for me! She said" I cannot always be there with you but Jesus always is! I don't want you to not do something only because I might get upset but do what is right because Jesus says it is right! We will all one day, stand alone before Him and our parents can't save us"  WOW! what powerful words mom spoke that will stick with me forever! Thank you dear Lord for blessing me with a believing Momma for 30 years! I will ever be thankful!!!!

Happy Earth Birthday Momma! I will love you forever!!