Life happens

Guess it's just the way life goes. This week was supposed to be filled with house plans and baby shower planning. Not my baby shower of course. I am throwing a shower for a friend. That is just what was supposed to be happening this week. Instead James was sent to Maryland until Friday and I am here to do all my baby shower planning on my own. Which means no house plans this week. =( I am a little disappointed about it, but you know...life happens. I have however made plans for James to look and hopefully purchase our windows and a few doors Friday afternoon when he returns home. We really need to get this done and out of the way as soon as possible. I work for a lumber company and we are hoping to be able to get some windows from the bone yard. The bone yard is stuff that was special ordered and then was unwanted. It is perfectly great stuff at what we hope will be a very discounted price. Anyway, we can't move forward with the house plans until we have these window. So this is really holding us up, and if we don't get it done before this weekend we will have to wait for another week or so. The man that we are supposed to talk to about it is going to be out of town. This whole house building thing is fun and frustrating all at the same time. I know it's kind of early, but i have been looking at paint colors and stuff. That is going to be the funnest part for me. =) It's a little pre-mature I know, but it keeps me going and make all the not so fun stuff a little easier.

All of this stuff reminded me of Ecclesiastes 3

1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

9 What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

10 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so
that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?


There is a time for everything. I know that one of these days we will have a house. In God's time.

we're getting closer

In the beginning, i started this blog so that we would have a place to share about our home building experience. So far there hasn't been much happening. My husband and I however have just recently started the ball rolling. Yay! I am really excited! I know that it will take awhile, but I am just happy that we (actually more my husband) has started working on it. Right now we are talking with Ubuildit. A company that helps with building projects. They are kind of like building consultants. I wasn't sure how I felt about them in the beginning, but after sitting down with the owner and hearing him tell us what exactly they did I felt much better about it. Even great about it. We haven't decided for sure that we are going to have them help us, but we will be decided with in the next couple of weeks. We'd appreciate your prayers about it. This is big for us.

i was shocked!

Sunday evening around 11:00pm I call my sister Lydia to see if she will work in my place Monday morning. I had finally started my period (a week late) and I was really cramping. I asked Lydia to talk the work situation over with my other sister Hanna (our boss). Well apparently Lydia and Hanna were talking and my mom was around. Mom found out that I was late (she thought by two weeks).Later Hanna calls back to tell me not to worry about coming in Monday morning then she puts mom on the phone. Mom tells me that people are usually late because they are pregnant, which would be fine. I am married. Or because they are really stressed. So I told my mother that I wasn't late anymore, and asked her if she thought I was stressed. She said no. I think you are having a miscarriage. I was sitting there thinking, "what in the world did my mother just say to me"? I was shocked!!! Then I told mom that I was only one week late, and she said "oh". I thought you were two weeks late. Then she just went on to say all the things that mothers are supposed to say. She didn't even say she was sorry for the misunderstanding, and it was a BIG one! When I got off the phone I still couldn't believe that she not only thought I was having a miscarriage, but that she just came out and told me as much. She didn't ask me any questions first. She didn't say, "Sara, maybe you should go see your doctor. Nothing...... She just came out and said she thought i was pregnant and that I just lost the baby. SHOCKER! Imagine if I WAS really pregnant!

Mothers, this part is for and to you. PLEASE!If you think something like this (miscarriage) is going on with your daughter don't just come out and say it. Tell her you think she should see her doctor, think of something! It will go over much better.

If I thought I was having a miscarriage I would freak out, and I most certainly wouldn't be at home asking for a day off work. I would be at the hospital! I have no doubt.

And again, if you think something like a miscarriage is happening to someone you know the last thing they need to hear is you telling them that.

Ok, just had to get that off my chest...