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When will I ever learn

Ya know, someday I'll get it before I explode my emotional upheaval all over my poor husband. Someday I'll stop and think before I let things get me to the point I've been for the last two days. It's ridiculous the way I've let things go on.

God's timing. Not mine.

God's will. Not mine.

Speculation and what if's can drive me and everyone around me absolutely crazy.

It's about time.

We'll move when and where God wants. Even if I don't do a thing about it. We'll go when His time is right, not mine. We'll go where He wants to grow us and not where I feel safe and comfortable.

Sometimes, life is about moving out of your comfort zones and out into the open water. Learning to trust Him to catch me when I let go of the rail and jump. Learning that He can do a much better job at control than I could ever imagine doing.

Just for me

I'm reading the Mitford books by Jan Karon. I'm on book five, A New Song, and came across this quote today. God has perfect timing!

Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering, or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace, then, put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations, and say continually: "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart has trusted in Him and I am helped. He is not only with me but in me and I in Him.
St. Francis de Sales

Steven emailed the folks in D.C. because it has been five months since we'd heard anything from them. He had gotten his outprocessing checklist and wanted to see if he should get started with it. His commander has cleared him to leave 1 June. His report date is 30 July. If we aren't leaving 1 June, we can't clear out of housing and all that stuff on his outprocessing list.

The response to his email was:

You have not been cleared to depart.

Ugh! I'm just frustrated. I don't care anymore if we leave in June or not. (Though not enduring another hurricane season sounds pleasant.) I just want to know, one way or the other. If this clearance was supposed to be pushed through in a hurry (which is what they said) we're working on a slow hurry. August will be a year since he got the assignment. That is the normal amount of time for this type of clearance to go through.

I'm just aggravated. I want to call the folks in D.C. and say "Look, we've gone through one of the worst natural disasters in history and things are back up and running fairly smoothly down here. Why can't you in your cushy offices get on the ball and give us an answer!!??"

/rant

Working on still life

New pictures uploaded

There are more pictures over at Flickr.

Funny Things Of Late

Not much blogging going on lately. Self-imposed computer restriction. Working wonderfully, I might add. I thought I'd do a standard bullet post with some of the fun and funny things done or discussed around here lately.

• Played Go Fish with the girls tonight. They loved it! Lizzy played almost entirely by herself.
• Steven says I run like I have a peg leg. So we started saying I should sign my blog entries "Love, Peggy". Yes, we're dorks.
• I'm itching to plant in this beautiful spring weather. Ain't happening with 2 months to go till we move.
• Weather in D.C. right now is cold, must not fret next year when spring doesn't show up in March.
• Steven tests for Master Sgt. tomorrow morning!!!
• Emily's front tooth fell out this week. It was a little loose but with the friendly help of a sister's elbow, it came out a LOT quicker.
• Now, the other tooth is loose and ready to come out. She looks like she has a pair of those fake redneck teeth you can wear in her mouth.
• I've tried more than once, unsucessfully, to convince her to let me "help" remove it.
• I'm off to bed!
  Posted by christy at 07:02 PM | Comments (1)

Close up pinks

I've been informed that these beauties are hyacinths.

Whatever they are, I'm enjoying them.