"It’s important for moms to recognize that all the small successes in our days can add up to one big triumph. So on Thursday of each week, we do exactly that."
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I am selling old textbooks on Ebay and have already made a LOT of money, and that was just the first stack of books I posted!! I loaded up the rest of the books for sale this week. It is a bit addictive to log onto ebay and watch the balance climb! Who would've guessed that selling old textbooks is almost as fun as buying new ones!!! Especially when selling the old means I have more money to buy the new!!
2.
The curriculum for my 2nd and 5th grade boys is all planned out for next year. And the books are ordered. Plus, my sister-in-law and I have finalized our co-op plans and completed a month's worth of lesson plans (I am totally impressed with us--thanks, Serena!). My high school senior, however, has changed things up on me. The good, no...great news is that he has decided what he wants to study in college. Yay! The bad news is that we were gearing his high school curriculum towards the medical field, but his new chosen field of study is the technical field. So, I need to swap things around a bit to make sure he has the classes he needs. Back to the drawing board for me.
3.
Well, I was able to heave a huge sigh of relief when I turned in all the construction loan papers to the bank. I know I haven't blogged about this at all. It seemed so up in the air that I have been reluctant to mention it. A couple of months ago, a friend of ours who sells modular homes, and with whom hubby has a good working relationship, was hired to tear down a modular house that was located on a nearby lake. It seems the new owners wanted to get rid of the 5 BR 3BA Colonial and put up a new $4 million house. So, our friend had this huge house available at a really reasonable price and offered it to us! The house is perfectly sized for us. It was like manna from heaven. Still, I didn't want to get too excited. So, we went on a hunt for some land, all the while just praying for God's guidance and His will to be accomplished. Years ago, my cousin bought my grandparents property and has sold a couple of lots, so I asked her if she had any more lots for sale. She didn't. That was OK, as I am not thrilled at the thought of my grandparents' property being divided up anyway. We continued our novena to St. Joseph and the following week, a parcel of land came up for sale, on the same road! We made an offer, which was accepted and then we began the construction loan process, which is lengthy. Well, the papers are at the bank now, and a million things can go wrong between now and closing, so I am still trying not to get my hopes up. But if anyone wanted to ask St. Joseph (or your own favorite saint) to guide this process for us, we would really appreciate the prayers!
Visit Faith and Family Live for more small successes!
1.
I am selling old textbooks on Ebay and have already made a LOT of money, and that was just the first stack of books I posted!! I loaded up the rest of the books for sale this week. It is a bit addictive to log onto ebay and watch the balance climb! Who would've guessed that selling old textbooks is almost as fun as buying new ones!!! Especially when selling the old means I have more money to buy the new!!
2.
The curriculum for my 2nd and 5th grade boys is all planned out for next year. And the books are ordered. Plus, my sister-in-law and I have finalized our co-op plans and completed a month's worth of lesson plans (I am totally impressed with us--thanks, Serena!). My high school senior, however, has changed things up on me. The good, no...great news is that he has decided what he wants to study in college. Yay! The bad news is that we were gearing his high school curriculum towards the medical field, but his new chosen field of study is the technical field. So, I need to swap things around a bit to make sure he has the classes he needs. Back to the drawing board for me.
3.
Well, I was able to heave a huge sigh of relief when I turned in all the construction loan papers to the bank. I know I haven't blogged about this at all. It seemed so up in the air that I have been reluctant to mention it. A couple of months ago, a friend of ours who sells modular homes, and with whom hubby has a good working relationship, was hired to tear down a modular house that was located on a nearby lake. It seems the new owners wanted to get rid of the 5 BR 3BA Colonial and put up a new $4 million house. So, our friend had this huge house available at a really reasonable price and offered it to us! The house is perfectly sized for us. It was like manna from heaven. Still, I didn't want to get too excited. So, we went on a hunt for some land, all the while just praying for God's guidance and His will to be accomplished. Years ago, my cousin bought my grandparents property and has sold a couple of lots, so I asked her if she had any more lots for sale. She didn't. That was OK, as I am not thrilled at the thought of my grandparents' property being divided up anyway. We continued our novena to St. Joseph and the following week, a parcel of land came up for sale, on the same road! We made an offer, which was accepted and then we began the construction loan process, which is lengthy. Well, the papers are at the bank now, and a million things can go wrong between now and closing, so I am still trying not to get my hopes up. But if anyone wanted to ask St. Joseph (or your own favorite saint) to guide this process for us, we would really appreciate the prayers!
3 comments:
I will be praying for you!!! How exciting! And the rest of your week sounds great!!! Good for you!
Praying hard!
Lisa
We have been praying to St. Joseph to help bring this about! We love you very much!
Mom and Dad
How exciting about the house! Praying that it all goes smoothly and you can start building soon!
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