At the bottom of the list

OK. Now that my blog is at the bottom of everyone's list for inactivity I thought I would come back and say a few words!!!! This has been a hectic time for us Schwartzes. Nothing crazy. Just wrestling with some possible job changes for Tony that would require us to vacate the premises. I am not at liberty to fully discuss it but can say that I am fully on board and that God has really been working on me. He truly is sovereign and so awesome. Remember my earlier blog about God being small? Well that was in the midst of my struggling with the idea of moving away. Since then God has truly done a work on me and now I think I will be somewhat disappointed if we stay! WOW! Those words would never have come out of my mouth a few months ago. This past Sunday at Grace we had a FANTASTIC sermon about fear. I know that God was speaking directly at me and Tony. Now, everyone I was talking to afterward said the same thing so it must have been a really good one! Have you ever had the feeling that God is preparing you specifically for some purpose? I have that. I do not know if this is it, but he is really working on something. My sense of awe and anticipation of what God will do is overwhelming. If nothing else he has caused me to wrestle with him and come out the other side courageous. I am ready to go wherever he may lead. I was not a while back. I would have said I was but when confronted with it I found myself sorely lacking in faith!!! God has since increased my measure of faith 10 fold! Whatever happens it is in his hand. Pray that he would speak to us and that we would follow!!!!

Laundry mishap ( mean moms fault)

Earlier this week I had invited my parents over for dinner and was in the process of making a dessert for dinner with Nena. Anna was getting dressed (at 4:00 in the afternoon) and came to inform me that she had no pants. I ever so kindly(sarcasm) said that they were in the washer and if she would not mind she could transfer them into the dryer and turn it on for me. She looked at me like I had 3 heads and in my ever so patient voice I said go ahead and get started and if you run into trouble or do not know how to set it come and get me. What could possibly go wrong? (Foreshadowing) Meanwhile Nena and I went about baking our cake. About 10 -15 minutes later Anna returned to the kitchen in tears with hands that were bright red! She said" Can you please help me? My hands are numb!" It was then that I realized the cycle in the wash must not have been finished and she was loading the dryer with freezing cold sopping wet jeans! I ran downstairs and sure enough there was a pile of wet laundry and about 5" of water in the bottom of the dryer! YIKES! We got it all cleaned up and all is well but Mom still feels like a big turd. I was annoyed that she needed my help while I was in the middle of something and so I sent her off to do what she was not sure how to do. She was trying to please mom and did not come to get me and the poor thing tried to do it herself. :( I think I need a spanking !!!