Sorry it's been soooo long :)

Hello friends and family, I hope that you have not given up on us! It is amazing how easy it is to get out of the habit of blogging, even though I really enjoy it... hopefully this will be the beginning of keeping you informed once again.

Lately it does not seem like we have had a lot going on and yet we are in the middle of making some big decisions. We are hoping to buy a home this year, exciting and scary times! We have found the place that we want to live, pretty close to what could be our dream home, in a neighborhood called Josephine Crossing. There are so many exciting things there for us, we would get to build our first home exactly to our wants/needs, the home that we are most interested in right now is the Sun. There are also a lot of misgivings: we know that our money is not our own but the Lord's and truly desire to spend it wisely, we know that our jobs are pretty much secure but Jeff is in an ever changing industry that makes it difficult to commit to something long term in Billings, we are really hoping to raise our children closer to one of our families and this seems like we are growing roots so far away from them... and I am sure that many of you have been in this place before and know so many more of the questions that we face. Looking at 4.85% interest and $8000 tax credit for first time home buyers is another thing to our credit. This whole list is really just us thinking out loud, letting you know some of the thoughts we face as we make this decision. It is also a plea for your prayers, we want to honor God in all we do and desire for doors to be slammed in our face if we go any direction that does not honor Him.

We had a great weekend, our church had a dinner for Valentines with a really neat question and answer session for a panel of couples who have been married and seeking God for quite some time. I am still a Texas girl, I hear of a Valentine dinner and assume that it means we need to dress up for a fancy night out... well, here in Billings that is not the case and Jeff and I showed up way overdressed. Oh well, we like dressing up to go out and had a good time looking nice for each other :) Below is a picture from that night and picture from our walk out on some trails earlier that day.