Moving Day!

So moving day is upon us...and though we are excited to get back home to our families, its bitter sweet. We will miss Waco and the place we have called home for the last 5 months, all of our new friends and the jobs we are saying goodbye to. Looking at our empty apartment makes me a little sad, it doesnt feel like our home anymore and in reality its not so the feelings are a little bit chaotic. However...i am so happy to be going back home to my family. I always wanted to live out my life near home and i hope this is Gods way of saying... "here have a new start, doing everything over and do it how you always dreamed of doing it." Of course in all this i still only hope, wish and pray for God's will to be done! I am glad i have been getting phone calls at every hour of the day from family and friends in Spring wondering when i will be back! Its so humbling to know that the ones i love so dearly still miss us and are opening their arms wide to welcome us back home!! It will be tough i know this, but with God on our side we can make it! I still consider this whole thing a blessing in disguise and sometimes...you just have to thank God for those...in whatever form they come in they are blessings!! Thank you all for supporting us through these hard times and thank you immensely for all your prayers! Keep us in your prayers!
xoxo
Shay♥
Heres to remembering our old humble abode!

Times ARE Tough...

Its amazing how we take for granted things like "The economy isnt so great right now." Like so many other people who over looked that one little statement....we did too. But now that little statement means so much more to us. As of Friday, February the 27th 2009 Cody has been laid off due to the economy. In a couple of weeks we have to pack up everything here in Waco and move back to Houston. The life we've made here, the job i have aquired, the job i love, I have to give it all up. It was a total shocker when Cody came home today and told me he was being laid off. It was definately the last thing I expected. I was shocked and disappointed when he first told me but the more we think about it and the more i see how unphased Cody is by it, the more i think its a blessing in disguise. I say blessing because I know that God knows what he's doing for our future and he's taking care of us. We completely trust him with our future no matter what it brings and we both know that as long as we keep putting God first in our lives that he is going to provide for us. But its also a blessing because we both have always wanted to live near home where our families are. We never expected that we would be moved around as much as we have these last couple years and it has taken a hard toll on us both. Me more so than Cody because i am a complete mama's girl but its been hard on both of us being so far away from our families so much. All i can think is that God must have something big in store for us, something better. So rather than look at this as a negative thing we are both looking through optimistic eyes and keeping our hearts and minds open to whatever it is that God has in store for us. We will make it because our future lies in Gods hands, the best place it could be. Of course we are disappointed that Cody has lost the job that he has loved for more than two years but new opportunities will present themselves and we will grab them as they come and deal with whatever comes, in whatever way we can. Please please please, everyone who reads this be praying for us. Thanks for your support!

Valentines Day 2009

I had the best Valentines Day ever!! Im so lucky to have a husband who still wants to surprise me and do absolutely amazing things for me even though he already has me!!
I cant help but remember just 2 years ago when he proposed to me on Valentines day and i made the best decision of my life saying yes!! He surprised me with roses in lavender (my favorite combination)and a bear! And then we went out for dinner and a movie, then came back home and watched movies and ate junk food!! I had an absolutely perfect valentines day!! ♥

No Regrets :)

Today i cared for another client for the first time. This was a completely different kind of client, more difficult to care for you could say. I was very reserved at first about taking this client because i knew it would be difficult. I trained with this client and another caregiver on Saturday and it seemed to go very well despite what reservations i had but it was also helpful to have another caregiver there to help me if i did something wrong. But today i was on my own and i was so nervous at first but as soon as i saw my clients smiling face, greeting me at the door all my fears washed away. I had prayed last night that God would give me the strength, knowledge, endurance and patience i would need to make this a successful day and when my client greeted me at the door with a huge smile i was immediately reminded that God is taking care of me. This client has dimentia, more commonly known as alzheimers disease. It was hard to watch her forget where she was or what she was doing the first day i met her but today i was full of the lords courage and compassion and i calmly patted her shoulder today when she told me she was angry at herself for not remembering her grand daughter's name. I told her it was ok to forget and reminded her who it was and recognition washed across her face again. As we continued with our day it became more frustrating as she refused to do a few necessary things but God gave me patience today and in the end we persevered. She smiled more today than the first time i met her and i like to think i had something to do with that but more importantly i knew God was working with me in their home today. When i left she gave me a huge smile, and to my surprise a hug! I couldnt help but thank god over and over as i got into my truck to leave. His grace and mercy amaze me no matter how many times those gifts are bestowed upon me! For those out there who say God doesnt answer prayers...look deeper, listen harder and BELIEVE that he really does! Our every breath is proof that he loves us and wants us to succeed in our desires, all we need is but to ask! Thanks for reading and God bless!

They arent clients...their friends :)

So today I cared for my first clients, i cant talk about them or what i do with them but just know, they are amazing people!! Mrs. Starling and I had so much in common its amazing and Mr. Starling has a pretty good sense of humor. I enjoyed my visit with them and i enjoyed caring for them. This is supposed to be work and they are supposed to be clients but its more like work is really just visiting with friends. Thats seriously how it felt it wasnt awkward or nerve wracking, it was laborious in any way and it was so enjoyable i felt like i was visiting my grandma and grandpa! Im so glad my first day went so well and i hope that they enjoyed my company as much as i enjoyed theirs! I knew this would be the perfect career move for me and i was so right! Its so gratifying to know that im making a difference in seniors lives! Thanks for everyones prayers and wishes that my first day would go great b/c it did! I love my job!

Finally!

So i got a call this morning from my office and i finally got my first client!! Tomorrow at 1:00 Pm i am going to meet my first Clients Mr. and Mrs. Starling!! Im not allowed to talk about them or anything but i just wanted to share my excitement about getting my first clients!! Hopefully everything will go well tomorrow and this will prove to be a lasting career! :)

"Rouge"

We have noticed a little red cardinal who comes to our window EVERY DAY around the clock and he just pecks at the window over and over! lol Its so cute, heres a video of him pecking the window, although he usually does the pecking for alot longer, i must have scared him away. (We named him Rouge by the way, which means "Red" in French.)

Here's to seeing the beauty in life...

So Saturday was an absolutely beautiful day. The sun was shining there was a light breeze the birds were singing...and i couldnt stand to be inside when such beautiful weather was right outside my door waiting for me to enjoy it! So i decided to take a little walk around our apartment complex and see what pretty things i could find to take pictures of...i didnt find much but i did find a nice piece of mind as i sat on a little bench behind our apartment and just marveled at the beauty of the day. Its amazing how much we miss when we're cooped up inside all day!


A little bird bath behind our apartment


sitting on a bench behind our apartment. Look how the sun beams in the pictures are shining down right on me! It was almost like the sun wanted to highlight my happiness!

I'm New Here :)

Well, this is my first official blog on blogspot, and let me tell ya it wasnt easy settin this thing up lol but im here and my blog is here for you all to read so enjoy! I hope everyone enjoys my blogs from here on out, i promise i'll get better at it once i figure everything out! 

Ciao! xoxo

Shay