Nothing new..

Nothing new on the job front for Jon. He has sent out his resume to LOTS of places. I am trying not to stress, but thats impossible for me.( Jon always says I am going to be the most worry some mom! haha) Just the whole uncertainty of it all scares me.  Its amazing how ONE event can shake your whole world and turn it upside down. 

I am so incredibly blessed to have my family. Without EACH and everyone of them, Jon and I would be lost. Each and everyone of them has reached out to us. It means more to me than they will EVER know. Thats one of the perks of having such a BIG, close knit family.  Thank you to everyone in my family..you are all awesome! :) (But yall already knew that!) 

While things are not set in stone, it looks as if Jon and I will probably be making a move back to Birmingham. The only thing that was holding us down here was Jon's job. Now that its gone, there is no point.  Just as I was starting to LIKE cow town. ha. I am really going to miss Cornerstone, my work, and my girls that I have just gotten close too. 

We JUST resigned a lease on our house so we are going to have to find someone to Sub-lease it from us. If you know of anyone that is looking for a house in Auburn, let us know! 3 bedroom/1 bath/ BIG kitchen and GREAT location.  $625/month!

PLEASE continue to pray that Jon will find something fast.  Poor thing has had a HARD month. Not to mention that I pushed him in his dads new pool with his IPHONE in his pocket. Yep. Its ruined. YES, I cried. YESSSS I am buying him a new one! :) The least I can do for him.

I will keep you all updated on his job situation. 

Again, thank you for the prayers..you all ROCK! :)

Blessings and Peace,

"For Richer..For Poorer"

"For better or worse...For richer for poorer..." 

This words are ringing all to true for Jon and I right now...

Jon lost his job on friday. His whole company closed their doors on friday afternoon. Jon had no idea and didn't even see it coming.  It was a definite shock for the both of us. He called me at work and I immediately left to go and be with him. We both sat together and just talked about what was next.  Neither of us know what the future holds for us right now, but we do know that one who holds our future for us. And we are trusting in HIM so much right now. We are taking it one day at a time and one step at a time.

I do feel my faith being tested so much here lately. I know God never gives you more than you can handle, but WOW how much more is He going to give us.  I am learning to trust that God has a bigger and better plan for Jon.  I would be lying if I were to say that I am not scared. Just the uncertainty of not him not having a job. Especially with economy the way it is. Its such a scary time.  

The song "My Savior, My God" is one that I am holding close to me right now. These lyrics in particular.. "I am not skilled to understand.. what God has willed.. what God has planned.. I only know at His right hand stands one who is my Savior!" I feel as if those words were written for me. 

I am begging for prayer for Jon and I. We need all the ones we can get right now. 

And if anyone knows of someone who is need of a Web designer/Flash Developer/Software Engineer let us know.

Blessings and Peace,

Knick Nats Designs

I couldn't be prouder of my sister, Natalie....

 Not only is she a singer, she has most recently turned into an earring maker. I should have known when she told me at Cotton Tails just a month ago that she wanted to start making earrings that they would TAKE off. She started off making a few pair for some of her family and friends and then everyone started going nuts over them. Every SINGLE time I wear a pair, I get stopped and asked where they are from. Every single of them are just adorable. They absolutely make EVERY outfit! :) 

Just this past weekend we went into a cute little boutique in Cahaba Heights and she gave them a business card. Guess what happened today? She got a call from them saying they wanted to sell them in their store!  I am so happy for her! This is JUST the beginning! I can't wait to see where they go from here!!! 

I am soooooooooooo proud of you, Natalie!

If you haven't checked out her website, please do! http://KnickNatsDesigns.etsy.com

My Walk through the Garden of Gethsemane..

Wow! Those are the only words that I have for the Maundy Thursday Prayer Vigil that Jon and I attended at Cornerstone UMC. I was truly blessed by this experience and it made Good Friday "real" for me. I wish that everyone could have seen it, but for those of you who couldn't here is what happened...

Thursday was a crazy day for Jon and I. Jon didn't go to bed until 5:30 am on thursday morning. He had a project that had to be finished before he got to work the next morning. So, he pulled an all nighter to get it done. I got up at 6 am to start cleaning the house for a showing. I was also running on no sleep, as I tossed and turned ALL night. We were both pretty exhausted on thursday, but I was determined to go. I got home from work and Jon was already crashed on the couch. I made him some dinner and he woke up long enough to eat it and then went right back to sleep. I debated and debated on waking him up to go with me. The vigil started at 8:00 pm, but I didn't want to be there right then. So I figured Id let him sleep until 9:00 pm and then I'd wake him up and we'd go as a couple. :) So, thats what I did...

We got to Cornerstone around 9:15 and they told us it would be about 45 minutes before we would be able to go through.  They also had the Passion playing in the other room. I have never seen the Passion myself. So, I chose not to watch it. I want to be able to sit down and watch it in its entirety.  So, we just hung out until it was time for us to go. (We saw the Corbits while we were there, so that made the time go by fast.)

At about 10:00 it was our time to go in. The lady told us that we would be going through in groups of 6. She wanted us to get in the mind set of being one of Jesus' disciples.  We were then led to the "Upper Room". We all sat around a table that was prepared like the last supper was. Rusty ( the Preacher) was sitting on the other side. He read us the scripture of the Last Supper.  Then we took Communion.  

After the Communion was one of the most meaningful parts of the entire thing......

They WASHED OUR FEET! Just as Jesus did his disciples that night. I couldn't help it, I began to cry. (I KNOW, Im a BIG BABY!) 

After we had our feet washed we were led into the "Garden of Gethsemane".  There were different Scriptures set up for us to read and reflect on.  One of the cards was talking about when the disciples fell asleep when they were suppose be up praying. I couldn't help about how JON would probably have been one of those. Haha. 

We went through that which led us to the Cross...

That is where I lost it. They had a Cross laying down for us to touch. It had "blood", rope, and nails. They told us to touch everything. Feel the weight of the Cross. The nail that was driven this His hands and feet. They also had the crown on thorns.  This is where I sat and cried. (Ok more like bawled.) This week Steve Strange told us to think about something. Would we be the one in the crowd saying "Crucify Him" or would you be the one saying "Let him free...Hes my Savior, My God!"??? I sat there and just began to really honestly think about that question. I am so one who just goes with the flow of the world, but after thinking about that I want to go AGAINST THE FLOW. <))><   

All in all, I can say this was definitely an amazing service for both Jon and I. We were both so truly blessed by the service.  

**As I was writing this blog entry on Good Friday, we went into a tornado warning. I had to stop in the middle of writing my blog and get in our hallway. I couldn't help but think how erie it was that we were having storms on Good Friday. What seem to be a big storm to us, is probably NOTHING to compare to what it was like the night Christ was crucified. **

I hope you all have a great Easter. I will update soon about our weekend in Birmingham.

Blessings and Love,