God is good!

It is amazing to me how things manage to work out. Looking back at this last year, I don't know how we survived it. With all the pressure, everything should have fell apart, and almost did. Almost. We took on full time school for both of us, 1 went from working 8hrs/week to working 24+, we had a premature baby, adopted (and got rid of, lol) a puppy, had a million illnesses, lost a beloved grandma, and moved. It was an intense year! And looking at where we are now I'm amazed. There were MANY times when I just stopped and cried out of frustration, sure that our family was falling apart. BUT, here we are. We're so close to being done with school. Our kids are oblivious to the strain of the last year and are happy some-what healthy little boys. We live in a home that we LOVE. It's very hard for me to say, but it was worth it. We closed our eyes and jumped into the land of unknown, which if you know me is VERY hard for me to do, and here we are. Holding our heads above water. Sometimes it's barely above water, but that doesn't matter. There is no doubt in my mind that we could have done that all on our own. There had to be a higher power helping us through. Throughout the year the phrase "God will never give you more than you can handle" made me laugh, and sometimes even angry. But He knows me better than I know myself evidently, because I managed. So I praise God for a tough year, and pray that 2011 is a little less rocky.