Hello All,

Well I am in my new apartment. It has been...well...nothing short of interesting to say the least. I officially moved in New year's evening. All of my things were there New Year's Eve though. I think from the week I spent a total of 3 out of7 days in the apartment, and the rest have still been spent at my parents house. I came home Wed. for church, but I also had to take my dog to the vet as he scared the living daylights out of me. The vet told me he would really like it if I didn't have to stress him out by another car ride just yet. Soooo...I stayed the night at my parents house. I left Thursday around 1:30pm because I had to get a few things from my aunt and cousin. I got back and low and behold if I didn't stay there friday and at 5:30 this morning my alarm went off telling me to get my tail end back to O-town...yeah, well around 6:30 I actually got up lol. I am at my parents again today because I have to have blood work done before I can start this new job. I have to have my CPR renewed the 14th also...which means about the time I start classes at a new university I will also start a new job...sheesh, talk about new things all around. Please pray for me. Please pray for my dog too. He has had it rough the poor thing. He doesn't know what to think about all of this. I moved him away from the only home he has ever known, where he had 3 other dogs to play with, and a backyard to run around in...into an apartment UPSTAIRS where he has no other puppies to play with (yet...my friend is bringing her dog the end of this month) and he has to stay on a leash when he goes outside and he has to learn to stay in a doggie kennel when Ileave the apartment because he is not settling in very well and wants to eat my carpet...which is not very good...so my poor dog is just stressed beyond compare...and let me tell you, trying to train him to stay in a kennel is stressing me out...I don't like the thought of having to "lock him up in a cage" which is what it seems like to me...my friend assures me that it's okay...it isn't cruel...and he will be fine...but...my baby boy is not use to all of this and I just feel awful for doing this to him...anyway...pray that he settles into this new place and then I wont even have to worry about putting him in a kennel...I will have to be gone from like 9:00 in the morning until 10:30 at night anyway...with a 1.5 hr. break about 12:30 where I could walk him around...other than that he would have to stay inside till i get off work...i really DO NOT want to have to "lock him up" for that time... please pray...

I guess other than that things are going fine. I know the last two posts have been a little different than normal...but as soon as we get a phone line hooked up to our apartment then I will get back to my normal writing...until then...the quick updates are what I will have to leave ya with.

Until next time remember...Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27)

I'm going to claim the peace that he has so lovingly given to me. It is mine, and it is yours...a gift from our heavenly father. Just reach out and take it.