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Carter is gorgeous!

Vic, it's the time of year and the news and the stress of life. Don't let it get you down. Plunge forward. Get some sun if there is any, even if it's cold out--and remember to PRAY and BREATHE! Hugs If it helps to know, I've been feeling exactly as you describe.

I think you did a great job with a limited budget. You are SO creative!

What a happy solution for everyone! Good job!

LOL LOL My brother would give me the shirt off his back if I needed it and we love each other dearly. (But he lives in the south and I live in the north, LOL) :lol:

LOL..you've learned that classic lesson of life: You can't say hello to the new thing without completely saying goodbye to the old! {{{C4C}}}

Oh...Any way to delegate the gardening? Hoping that all goes well. Perhaps it's best to fix this rather than wait, even if it is going to be not fun. {{WG}}

Keeping you and your daughter of the heart in our prayers. I hope someday she is free for adoption.

Hang in there Angela...God will keep blessing you if you keep making the efforts. Somehow, it will work out. Remember, it has so far....

Oh..good knives are a serious prep. We were lucky to be gifted with a good set of knives when we got married 20 years ago and they have stood up well to the many sharpenings we've subjected them to. When you are slicing your tomatoes with ease and cutting through meat like its butter, you will not regret this.

The message is clear. Time to move....Make inquiries, apply for teaching jobs where they are needed and trust that God is taking you where you need to be. It's hard to leave a place when you've been there a long time but you can't say hello to what's ahead until you let go of what you're in now. Keeping you in our prayers. King David said he never saw a righteous man go hungry or his seed beg for bread. (You might eat some weird stuff, but you won't go hungry--so trust that all will be well in the end even if it seems chaotic and scary right now)

I hope you feel better soon! (that freeze dry equipment looks great....and expensive!!)

How wonderful is the gift of this kind of love!

Ohhhhh Angela, WHAT are you trying to do to us??? LOL These look delicious and I will one day attempt a wheat-free adaptation of this and see how it goes. Thanks for posting this!

Awww Sweetie...I've traveled that road too. And now also rejoice with you because sometimes we just have to wait for our answer to many prayers. What a beautiful family you now have!

Oh Westie! I want pictures of that tap dance class!!! {{{Westie}}} ROFL

Ah...Stephanie, glad to read this. I've known some of what you posted but not all. I had a suspicion you'd like to go back to Arkansas from reading your fiction work on this site....you wrote that into your story and somehow I thought at the time that's your heart's desire. God bless you. You are a wonder and a great asset to this community here. Thanks for being YOU!

{{{Vic}}} So glad you can find peace in all of this. I understand what you mean. It was the same for me when my Dad passed. I still find comfort. Faith is such a good thing.

But Angela, when I talk to you on the phone, that's how I picture you!!! LOL

Once you do find a new place, you'll sort out where to store what! Good for you for keeping up with preps. Moving is stressful--even if you plan it. Hang in there, woman. It will work out somehow!

Angela, I hate it that you are there, too. But I'm proud of you for making the best of what you do have. Your kids will find a way out if you keep teaching them the right ways and God will bless all of your efforts as He has been doing.

Rezgirl, I appreciate greatly you telling your story and want to hear more. I've been curious about your name and the story behind where you live. Keep writing!

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My choice also.

Tell those babies we all said "Welcome to the World!"

This is a major big deal anniversary! Happy Anniversary--and MANY MORE!!!