The Ins and Outs of Gardening (Plus Seeds for .99 Cents) *GIVEAWAY CLOSED*

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We had our first garden last year.  And it was an adventure!

The cons:

• I was pregnant - bending to weed was rather difficult.  Add in the heat and it was a recipe for disaster.  The warmer it got, the larger my belly grew.
• The weeds!  If you love weeding, please call me and we can arrange a set up for this coming summer.  We just couldn't keep up.  Between working on our new house and getting ready for Baby Girl, weeding just didn't take a priority.
• It was a very wet summer.  A lot of things didn't grow as well as they could have and we lost our peas early due to the soaking wet ground...
• Mowing around the garden was a pain...poor planning...
• We didn't do our research about when to start plants and which ones should be direct sow or started indoors.

The pros:

• We did it!  At the end of the season, even though it wasn't perfect, we had accomplished something we never had before.  And it was worth it!
• Fresh vegetables right outside the door can't be beat.  Want some cherry tomatoes for a healthy afternoon snack?  Just go out and pick some!  And peas straight out of the pod taste better than any other kind of peas.  Hands down.
• We were eating veggies that we grew ourselves so we knew exactly what was put on them.  No fertilizers and no pesticides.  The only thing we used was liquid molasses to try and keep nasty nut-sedge away!
• The seeds we started with were heirloom and gmo-free!  While we can't easily cut gmo's completely out of our diet, it is nice to know we can grow veggies that don't even know what a gmo is! 

I definitely think the pros outweigh the cons and because of that we are already starting another garden!  We ordered our seeds a couple of weeks ago.  They are already here and Hubby is busy planning out the layout (he is a landscape designer...so it has to be functional and look nice!). 

From a beginner.  Learn from our mistakes.  ;)

To learn from our mistakes from last year, here are some insider tips:

• Don't be pregnant during garden season (just kidding....)
• Lay newspaper and cardboard to help prevent weeds
• Pray that it doesn't rain too much (another joke...but seriously....not a horrible idea).
• Plan out the shape and layout of your garden so that mowing isn't an issue and so you can easily access everything to weed and harvest.
• Do your research!  Find out what veggies should be sown directly into the ground and what ones should be started inside and then transplanted.  Also look into when you should sow the seeds...I think our beans didn't do well because we started them too early and inside...

Hoping for a better garden this year!

Anyways, if you are interested in getting your own heirloom, gmo-free seeds I highly, highly recommend SeedsNOW.  Their "sample" packs are perfect for the home gardener and they are only .99 cents!!  Heirloom, gmo-free seeds for .99 cents is a steal!  And we know, first-hand that they work well!  The website is also full of great tips and hints for planting.

Two awesome things:

1. Go here to shop and use this code for 10% off: SAVE10NOW

2. I am sponsoring a giveaway for some of our favorite seeds!!

One reader will win a brand new pack of:

• Spaghetti Squash - 20 Seeds
• Spinach (Bloomsdale) - 70 Seeds
• Chives - 115 Seeds
• Cilantro (Slow Bolt) - 80 Seeds
• Basil (Large Leaf Italian) - 120 Seeds
• Thyme - 350 Seeds
• Rosemary (Classic) - 20 Seeds
• Onion (Tokyo Long White) - 80 Seeds

And we're also throwing in a few partial packs of seeds we had leftover from last year (we ordered more and forgot we had stored these away):

• Cherry Tomato
• Broccoli (Waltham)
• Zucchini (Black Beauty)
• Bush Bean (Blue Lake)
• Cauliflower (All-Year)
• Yellow Pepper (Sunbright)
• Green Pepper (Yolo Wonder)
• Jalapeno Pepper
• Kohlrabi (White Vienna)

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Washing Your Delicates: Laundry Bag Review

Okay ladies, raise your hands if your bras are a little funky from the wash....

Yep.  Been there.  Or maybe you lost some baby socks somewhere during the wash routine??  Done that too.

But these laundry bags from Inside Smarts are the perfect solution!

Two Sizes

When you purchase this pack from Amazon, you receive two medium bags and two large bags.  I have been using the medium bags for:

• Baby socks
• Underwear with frillys (yes, 'frillys' is a technical term)
• Nursing pads
• My reusable facial rounds  

The larger bags are perfect for my bras and I've also been putting Aelah's bibs in one - no matter how tightly I secure that velcro, they always end up stuck to something they shouldn't be!  

Here's a shot so you can get an idea of size...yep...took a picture of my bra.  :P

The quality of these bags is phenomenal.  They look high-quality and they definitely feel high-quality.  They aren't going to be damaged by buttons or snaps or anything on the other clothes in the wash.  My absolute favorite feature is the zipper!  It has a tiny elastic band at the closure to keep it from making noise and from snagging other things in the wash.  Super nice!

Pretty neat right?

I highly, highly recommend these bags!  I'm SO very glad I got to review them!  They have become a regular part of my wash routine!  They would also make a great gift for moms or wedding showers or anyone who does laundry.  :)

Save Money on Groceries - No Coupons Needed!

Who likes to save money??  I know I sure do!  And now that we are down to one income I have been on the lookout to save even more than we already do!

During my searches for work-from-home opportunities and ways to make a little extra money here & there, I discovered Ibotta!  And I love it!

I probably won't strike it rich, but I will make some money with little effort.  And who doesn't love that?  You are definitely going to want to check this out.

So how can Ibotta (pronounced I bought a....) save me money on groceries??  Here is how it works:

There are a couple of ways to earn money.  

1. You can shop online through Ibotta and get cash back, much like Ebates.

2. You can submit (scan) a receipt or link your loyalty card and get cash back for certain purchases.

It's actually kind of fun!  I ran to Walmart to grab a few essentials the other day: milk, bread, eggs, etc.  Came home, scanned a few things (may have taken me 5 minutes) and I made $1.25!  It takes me longer than that to clip coupons.

The neat part?  You can work with your team to earn more!  Ibotta can connect to your Facebook to start building team (this is pretty neat) but you can also invite people to join your team.  The bigger your team, the faster you earn.

So I'm asking you all - do you want to start earning money back on your groceries??  Join my team!  You can go here to sign up or you can download the app and use the referral code: tyjrokq.

As a thank you for joining my team, I'm hosting a fun little giveaway.  One reader who joins my Ibotta team will win a surprise gift from me that will arrive at an unknown (surprise) time during 2015.  Don't you just love surprises?!?

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Put Your Suitcases in the Car

So...my parents are moving in next weekend.  As in moving in to our house.  Yep.  And it's all my fault.  ;)  Here is the story of why...

Have you seen the movie God's Not Dead?  Just a fair warning, I'm about to give a little tiny, tiny part away...but it won't ruin anything major if you haven't seen it yet.

Throughout the movie, a pastor and his missionary friend are trying to go to Disney.  The first attempt, the car won't start.  No matter what they do, it just won't start.  So they decide to get a rental.  When it arrives a day later, it wouldn't start either.  Sometime after that, the rental place returns with another car.  The pastor gets in to start it and it won't start.  Just an absolutely ridiculous chain of events.  Finally, towards the end of the movie, after all of the major plot stuff is wrapped up...they decide to pack their suitcases and try again...with the pastor's car that wouldn't start in the first place.  They are standing in the parking lot with all of their suitcases and the pastor decides he's going to try the car out before they get packed up.  But his missionary friend reminds him that they have prayed and need to have faith - "Put your suitcases in the car."  They did.  Then got in the car and it started!

My parents have been trying to sell their house and move for over 2 years.  They live an hour from us and our church (where my dad is the pastor).  He makes that drive almost every single day, occasionally twice in a day.  But no one was biting on the sale - it isn't exactly a seller's market around here.  They had a couple approach them about renting to own but weren't comfortable going that route.  Well a weekend or two before mother's day, they found a place they really liked down our way.  But they were frustrated because they hadn't sold and couldn't do anything about it any ways.

As we sat around during our Mom's Day picnic, I looked at both of them and asked a serious question: "You've prayed about this.  You know God wants you down here.  So what are you doing to exercise your faith?"  And then, referencing God's Not Dead, which we had just recently seen, I added, "It's time to put your suitcases in the car."  So they did.  And brought them all to our house.  haha.

You see, they decided to work something out with the couple who wanted to rent to own.  Then they made an offer on the house that they liked based on what they could afford.  Even though it wasn't unreasonable, their offer was not accepted.  But their house was sold.  So where are they to go??  The only logical conclusion was our place.

Thankfully, our house is very decent sized.  There is a very large garage upstairs that we only used as storage and work space.  It is to one day become our master suite and laundry room.  Well, it's going to be something of a bedroom/living space sooner than we expected. Our current bedrooms are on the complete opposite side of the house...you can barely even hear yelling from there to the garage. The nice thing is, the only thing we have to share is our kitchen.  Outside of that, my mom & dad can be pretty independent if they choose to be...or if we make them.  haha.  And the other perk - they are going to work on fixing that part of the house up while they stay...which wasn't something we were going to be able to do anytime soon.  

All in all, it isn't an ideal situation.  But, I think it may be a good thing for awhile.  We'll be able to get some things done at the house.  We'll have help with our utilities for awhile.  Dad won't have to drive an hour to work anymore.  Mom will be able to be a bit more involved now that they are only 10 minutes from the church.  Once Baby Girl comes I'll have all the help I need.  And someday they will move out.  They just have to find their own place.  And we are doing all we can to help them!  ;)

For some, I suppose this is just insanity.  But we both have a really great relationship with my parents.  We spend quite a bit of time with them anyways.  And I'm not dreading it as much as a lot of people would or as much as what my parents think I am.  Though I'm certainly going to give them a hard time!  I'm really just excited that they will be closer and grateful Baby Girl's grandparents won't be an hour away.

But today is a hard day, as it is the last day I will spend in my childhood home.  The guys were blowing insulation above our garage so we decided it was best for me to be elsewhere.  So up home I went.  It does make me a little teary.  I have SO many memories and it makes my heart a little sad that my kids won't grow up around here like I had always envisioned.  

I look at the woods behind the house and can picture the fort we had in the rocks and mountain laurel.  I see my brother and I smashing berries and pretending to be Indians by putting the purple goo on our faces and running around with sharp sticks.

I've always felt at home in the woods.  I will genuinely miss our beautiful trees...even the ones I got stuck in.

I gaze over the front lawn and think of the hundred times we rolled down that hill in a refrigerator box.  Or the dozens of sled riding parties we had.  Or about sled riding on the back hill...which was even more of an adventure...especially when adults end up with broken appendages.  ;)

Beautiful front yard isn't it??  I'll even miss mowing this crazy bank.  ;)

I think about the countless church picnics and birthday parties we had and the hay rides around the property.  And I can still see two teenage boys dancing on the giant picnic table on our back porch to show off to a bunch of girls.  One may or may not have been my husband.  Though, to be fair, I was not interested at all at that point in our life.  haha.  ;)  That same back porch is where I learned to get over my fear of storms as we sat and watched the thunder and lightning roll through the hills - something I miss even now.

Looks so empty without the extra large picnic table that is now sitting at our place...

There were the grapevines we swung off of in the back field.  And our redneck shooting range where I learned to shoot my hand gun.   And of course there is the creek that was way at the edge of the property line.  I was always too scared to go down without my brother - the woods were thick and it was far from the house.  But we had quite a few adventures down there - including running from what I'm positive wasn't actually a bear - though we were sure it was at the time.

Wish you all could see this in the fall!

Seriously breath taking.  *sigh*

Is it crazy that I'll even miss making hay?  Or the fact that the radio was always on in the barn??  It is the little things isn't it?

I can just see our clothes flapping in the breeze.  :)

And the times we spent climbing through the piles of hay....even though we weren't supposed to!  ;)

But these memories will last with or without a house.  It is just a place.  The people are what made it a home.  Now I will have them all close.  And someday soon (I hope), my parents will have a new place where my kids will make their own memories.  

My brother is actually coming home too!  Which is an answer to prayer.  He has been stuck in Japan for awhile, which is a whole story in itself.  But after not seeing him for a year, he will permanently be home in just a month!  But we also have to squeeze him in somewhere for at least a short time.  haha.  Going to be quite the adventure over the next couple of months!  But God is good and He has a plan.  Just anxious to see what that might be...  

To the beginning of a new journey!  

The Funny Things Kids Say

We spent the last 5 days in Michigan visiting Hubby's family.  We love going up there.  It is beautiful country and the people aren't so bad either.  ;)

The best part?  We have not one, not two, but seven nieces and nephews to love on!  Seven!  And, yes, they were all in our wedding...it was awesome.

They always have some of the funniest things to say.

This time around my favorites were from the two younger boys.  

Ky-Guy is 9 and has always had some awesome one-liners (yep, we have a list).  This time, as he was jumping from the boat to the doc we hear, "ouch!  I guess I'm not Indiana Jones."  I made some comment about him being a little short yet and he kept trying to say he was a mini Indiana Jones but couldn't get it spit out.  So he goes, "I'm miniana Jones."  Needless to say, that's his new nickname.  Now I'm trying to convince him to write a comic about Miniana Jones.  

Then there's C-Man, the youngest of the 7.  We were at his sister's softball game and he asked Hubby to play catch.  The thing is, Hubby is not a sports guy and has literally never touched a baseball glove.  C-Man had to show him how to use it and hold his hand the right way.  ;)

So later at dinner we were asking how catch went - he looks at Justin and says, "Everyone knows how to play baseball but you.  *pause*  ...and grandmas and grandpas."  Lost it.  But it might be true...

As we were leaving that night we were saying our goodbyes and told them that the next time we see them they will have a new cousin.  C-Man replies - "Yay!!  I just wish it wasn't a girl.  Can I give you some magic dust to change it into a boy?"

Haha.  I love the minds of children.  They are so unique and so funny.  

What are some funny one liners from your kiddos??

My Journey to Health - from Chronic Illness to No Pain & No Meds

Towards the end of my sophomore year in college I started to get sick pretty often – I couldn't eat, horrible nausea, horrible pain.  And it progressively became an issue that was happening more and more often.  I was missing class, missing work, canceling plans with friends.  It was affecting my work life, my grades, and, unfortunately, some friendships.  Towards the end I lost a total of about 30 pounds – My 5’9” frame weighed a mere 95 pounds.  Test after test, specialist after specialist, brought no answers.  I had so much blood taken I wasn't sure how there could be any left to take.  ;) 

Finally, almost two years after going to the doctor initially, they decided it was my gallbladder.  No sludge or stones but it didn't seem to be working properly.  So they scheduled surgery for right after my finals week, May 10th.  And out came my gallbladder.  According to the surgeon it was off color and horribly scarred.  We were beyond ecstatic to have the problem solved.

Except it wasn’t.

Shortly after surgery all of my symptoms returned.  Back to more testing and another specialist or two.  This was the routine that had become my life.  Go to class on the good days, work (occasionally from home when I was having a bad day), doctor's appointment, trip to the hospital for blood work, doctor's appointment, trip to a different hospital for a specialized test, and so on.  

By October, only 5 months later, we discovered that I had what is called Gastroparesis.  Essentially, without using big words, my stomach muscles were rendered paralyzed because the nerves in my stomach didn’t work right.  I wasn’t really digesting my food which was causing nausea, lack of appetite, pain, inability to keep much down, and weight loss.  If we fixed this, we fixed the problem at hand.

The solution? A pill.

No more surgery.  No more testing.  I’ll take it! 

Well that pill caused some side effects and I ended up on two other pills as a result...daily (sometimes multiple times a day)...for the rest of my life.  And the kicker?  I still had some pretty bad days.  Yeah, I was back to life as normal for the most part, which was beyond satisfying.  And I gained all of my weight back.  But I still had horrible awful days on occasion – days where I couldn’t get out of bed because I was in so much pain.  And eating?  Well, forget that.
  

And I was reminded constantly that this was just the nature of the beast when it comes to chronic illnesses.  So I resolved myself to the fact that this was my life now and I moved forward.

My sister-in-law, knowing I was still struggling, mentioned this product she was selling that she thought might help.  Something called Greens from the same company that sold this crazy wrap thing she was talking about on her Facebook all the time.  I wasn’t interested.  Call me a skeptic, but I just didn’t think anything natural could fix the problems that modern medicine wasn’t able to.

Fast forward another year…or two maybe??  I needed some extra income.  So I decide to start selling this Crazy Wrap Thing as well.  I had seen how it worked for my sis-in-law as well as a couple of friends, so I hopped on board and decided that the first product I wanted to try were the Greens that I had so adamantly avoided before.

Just TWO days after our shipment arrived, I noticed a difference in my overall health.  And the energy!  My goodness!  It was like I was a whole new person!  The afternoon slumps were gone.  I no longer felt like I needed a nap while the kids I were watching napped.

But the best part?  After about a week, I felt better.  I hadn't had any stomach issues - which was a phenomenal feat!  I could barely go a day without some pretty intense pain or nausea or combination of the two.  Now I was at a week without any problems...and then another week.  At my next specialist appointment I was given permission to use my meds as needed instead of daily.  Over the next month, I used them once.  Just once.  My next appointment, I was given the clear to stop my meds altogether and to come back if I had any other issues.  I haven't been back.  Not once. 

Without a doubt, the Greens changed my health.  They gave my body the essentials that it needed in order to heal itself.  In just one short month I was able to stop taking my medicine completely – the medicine I was supposed to be on for the rest of my life!  I don’t have horrid days where I’m stuck in bed anymore.  And the only pills I take are vitamins!  My life is so much better.  I can't imagine where I would be today if I had settled in my chronic illness - sick in bed I suppose.  ;)

I just wish I had listened to my sister-in-law sooner.  :)

Thanks in the Midst of Winter

Snow.

When I say that word, what comes to mind?

For me it is bitterness.  Hatred.  Horror.  Drudgery.  And maybe, if I look deep down inside to days that used to be I think beauty and comfort.

This winter has been a very hard winter for very many across the nation.  And I am so ready for it to be over.  As is most of Facebook from all of the status updates and memes I've seen out there.  This is my very favorite (not sure of the source...apologies):

But I'm not writing to complain.  I'm writing to remind myself and so many others that at the end of the day (even if you wrecked your only 4WD vehicle), we still have so much to be thankful for while the blanket of snow that started at 4 inches in November just keeps growing.

This winter...

*I am thankful for heat (and for the ability to get a new furnace almost immediately after our blew up this weekend).

*I am thankful for the extra time I have to spend with my hubby.  For awhile, we only had one vehicle.  Now, we still drive together when it is bad out so that I don't have to.

*I am thankful for the beauty that does exist in the midst of such cold and horrid conditions.  God planned that on purpose I think.  It is so beautiful!  I love seeing the trees coated in trimmings of white, like pearl necklaces with a little black dress.  And the fact that every single snowflake is unique - that is incredible!

*I am thankful for a job that is considerate of bad roads and doesn't make me come in if it will be dangerous.

*I am thankful for a break from the summer heat (after living in Oklahoma for a record-breaking summer I promised I'd never complain about the cold again, apparently I forgot about Pennsylvania winters...).

*I am thankful for blankets.  After I dug them out of boxes that is...

*I am thankful for the excuse to rest and stay in.  Sometimes I just need one.  ;)

*I am thankful for sweaters, winter jackets, boots, gloves (especially the touch-screen friendly kind), and hats.

*I am thankful for shelter.  Some people don't even have a place to rest their heads let alone find heat during this season.

*I am thankful that no matter what season it is, God never changes.

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What are you thankful for this winter?

Every Moment

Yep, it is that time again.  The time of year when you look back and reflect upon all of the craziness of the past year.  A whole year!  How can you fit that into a 140 character tweet or a Facebook status or even a blog post?

Every day things change.  Every moment brings a choice, big or small, and those choices change the course of history.  This past year for Hubby and I has been overwhelmingly joyous and difficult.  Some changes brought laughter and fond memories.  Other changes brought pain and tears.  But through it all I am amazingly thankful for a few things:

1. That God has been with us through it all.

I can honestly say that without this assurance, without the complete knowledge of His presence and love I would have not gotten through the past year the past couple of months without Him.  Regrettably, because of some changes and poor choices on my part, my time with Him has been lax and less than ideal.  And I miss that.  I have grown so much but I know that if I had daily been in His word, daily setting aside time to be with just Him that I would have grown so much more. Thankfully, He loves me anyways.  How amazing is that!?!

2. Our marriage is stronger.

Between the good and the bad, I can definitely say that Hubby and I are better because of it.  We have made some major life changes and decisions this past year - from uprooting our lives, jobs and all, to starting the process of buying our first home, things have been stressful to say the least.  But I feel like we are closer than ever.  In the past few months we have actually attended two separate couples classes.  While I can't give you bullet points of what we have learned (without looking at my notes anyways), I can tell you that we fight better (and less) and we are both a little less selfish.  

3. Friends and family.

I don't know how people survive with only surface relationships.  I cannot imagine going through life without true connections.  God has given us a wealth of amazing people in our lives.  We wouldn't be here today without their love and support.  We have been given laughter, shoulders to cry on, and free labor!  ;)  And so very much more.

I am so, so excited for the year to come!  We have hopes and plans but I know God's probably got different ones.  ;)  But regardless of what the future holds, I can continually strive to make every moment better.

So as of today, I commit to:

• Laugh more.  Essentially that means more intentional time with friends and family.  Because let's face it, the laughter they bring me is much more authentic than anything TV or Facebook has to offer...
• Do more.  Staying with the idea of less TV and Facebook I want to get outdoors and away from screens.  Being healthier means being active.
• Breath more.  Worry less.  I need to remember, in the heat of the moment, just exactly Who holds me and my future.
• Write more.  God has given me a passion and, dare I say, a talent, to write.  I need to use it more than every once in awhile.  I need to use it often.  He has given me talents for reasons I may not even know.  How can He use my talents if I never do?  Going to give it my best!

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What about you?  What are you thankful for in the past year?  And how are you going to better yourself in the coming year?

Military Coupon Donations

Did you know that you can send coupons to military bases for the families there?  Even if they are expired!  Because my brother is in the military, I am always looking for ways to help out.  So I am ALL over this!  Especially since we get a ton of coupons in the mail each week and I barely use any.


I'm asking all of YOU to join me!  You can either adopt your own base at the Overseas Coupon Program  OR you can send them to the base I have adopted in the name of the blog so that we can all do this together!

Of course, I adopted the base where my brother is stationed, Yakota Air Force Base in Japan.  I highly doubt that he will ever use a coupon in his life but since that base is close to my heart, it is what I chose.  ;)  Besides, I know he is friends with a few couples stationed over there and maybe they will get some use out of them!


If you would like to send your coupons to Yakota, here are the details:

• Send as often as you like
• Send as much or as little as you like (there is no minimum or maximum)
• Do not send coupons older than 2 months expired on the date of shipment.  They can be used for up to 6 months after expiration but remember that volunteers have to process them, they have to be sent out to be used, and then the families have to sort through them.  It can definitely take some time. 
• Separate coupons according to "food items" and "non-food items."
• Along with your return address, please include "Learning to Be 31"  - this is the 'organization' I listed when adopting the base and it helps to keep track of the 'donations' and charity.

The address is:

DeCA/WE/YOK
Bldg 570 Yokota AB
APO AP 96328-6290 

(It is regular postage since it is an APO)


If you would rather me do the separating and sending, just send the coupons my way.  Send me a private message (see the 'Contact Me' tab at the top of the blog) and I will gladly give you my address.

I'm so excited for this simple opportunity to help out!  I hope you are too!

Bri Sherman

Independent Distributor, It Works! Global™

   

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Learning to Begin Again

Starting over.  Everyone wants the chance at one point in time or another and we are in the midst of our new beginning.  Exciting yet scary, exhilarating yet draining...this is a roller-coaster of a chance.  There are days I'm not sure we made the right choice, like a caterpillar, I was quite comfy in my cocoon - we had jobs we loved, friends we enjoyed, and a home we had made our own.  But if a caterpillar never leaves its cocoon it never has the chance to discover something greater.  It isn't an easy transition.  The butterfly has to work hard to emerge from its cocoon and it has to patiently wait for its wings to dry before it can take flight.  Right now we are working hard and waiting patiently for quite a few things - first of all we need to find a place to live.  And we are being rather picky...sometimes I think we should just cave and take something a little below our high standards but then I don't want to give up hope.  After all, the butterfly has to work hard and be patient.  Something will come up.  I have to remember the same thing when I am looking for a job.  Work hard and be patient.  And you know what is even better than hope?  The fact that I have a big God who wants the very best for me.  He knows what I need and He will provide.  Because He has plans for me, I have hope and I have a future! (Jeremiah 29:11)  This is going to be a long journey...but every great story has a beginning.  Beginnings aren't so bad...as long as you know your story is being written well.  And the author of my story, well, He can't be beat.  I cannot wait to see what He has in store - I am ready to fly!