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I haven't posted anything in 7 months so I thought I'd give a little update on life...

I started working full-time, went part-time, and then quit altogether.  The day I put my notice in, we found out Danny's job would start full-time the day after my last day.  What a blessing that was!  I know that working was in God's plan because it enabled Danny to get a wonderful job as an epidemiologist at the UofA tracking diseases and working on an anti-venom for coral snake bites.  He truly loves his job.  Working full-time also pushed me to get my real estate license!  I've been licensed since January, really enjoy what I'm doing, and am working on growing my business.

We are still very much content with our 2 little blessings.  Josh is almost 16 months old and finally walking.  I love to see his personality emerging.  He is a kiddo who needs social interaction daily and doesn't really enjoy being at home.  It was really hard when I was working full-time (from home) because we very seldom left the house.  Corban just turned 3 yesterday.  I can't believe she's "free years old."  She is such a blessing and a joy!

The Lord has really put on our hearts to be completely debt-free, including no mortgage (Proverbs 22:7).  We do not have car loans and have no credit card debt.  Our next step is to own a house outright, with no loan.  We are putting a cash offer on a house tomorrow, on the south side, in a neighborhood we used to own a home in.  We are very thankful we sold our house in that neighborhood because the property values tanked.  We sold that house and made quite a bit of money off of it in 2010.  Our plan now is to buy a house in that neighborhood (because we can pay cash), sell our house, and live in the "new" house for a few years with no mortgage while saving up money to buy a bigger house with cash or to invest in other properties.  We know people think we're crazy, but we don't care.  It only makes sense to be debt-free in this economy.  There is a possibility Danny's job will go back to part-time in June, and we want to make sure we're in a position where we can afford to live like that, at least for a while.

I'm slowly working on giving up sugar in my life.  Whew.  It's hard.  Some days are better than others.

I feel like my priorities are out of whack.  I feel very lukewarm/complacent in my walk with the Lord.  I have been praying for the Lord to light a fire under me.  I have been praying for discipline in my relationship with Him - to spend way more time in the Word than I am doing now.  If you think of me, please pray for this area in my life.

Well, the kids are sleeping, there are toys and things everywhere, and I think I will be productive for the rest of naptime... or I'll go take a nap too.  We'll see :)