A strange week.....

Firstly, apologies for my absence of late!
It's been a strange couple of weeks....
Started off with hubbie doing his back in at work. He's a Postman, so it's all part and parcel of the job! Haha, no pun intended, but quite a good one!
He's not supposed to be a Postie! He hasn't the legs for it! No seriously he is a Draughtsman who can't get any work, and hasn't for a couple of years.
So he has been here with me and the kids which has been lovely! I really hate my own company so it's been so nice to have him around.
Then my little boy went into hospital to have an operation on his webbed fingers to separate them. It had been cancelled twice and I have been dreading it. I felt sick with anxiety and spent the previous two days in bed with flu so couldn't go with him.
Luke as always was a little trooper and was fine, unlike his Daddy who got quite upset and said it was a good job I wasn't there!



He has adapted quite well to his club arm and is pretty much his normal self, hasn't hit Amy with it....yet!!

Then we put an offer in on a house! How grown up and scary. Still havnt heard anything back and so far have ignored the temptation to knock on the front door and beg and plead!

Lastly Mark may have got himself a CAD job! Early days and it means lots of hard work and juggling as he has to keep his Postie position until we get the mortgage settled.

Change........I am usually so scared of change. I feel safe when things seem settled around me. One whiff of it and I usually run for the hills!!!
But not this time because it IS TIME.
Time for a change. A fresh start.
I think the thing that scares me so much about change, is fear of the unknown. And the reality that means things probably won't go smoothly, they rarely do and I don't deal with that very well at all!
So at the moment I feel a strange mix of nervous anticipation, excitement and dread that it will all fall through!
I need to get positive! No matter what it will work out! We WILL find a house, even if its not this one. And Mark WILL get his old job back!
Coz I got a feeling!!
Fingers crossed!

#Healing4Kerry

I don't need to explain, I'm sure so many of you are following Kerry's sad, yet so poignant story.
She is Multiple Mummy. http://www.multiplemummy.com/

This is a fantastic Healing Blog Hop thought up by the lovely Liska at http://newmumonline.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/multiple-photos-for-multiple-mummy-and.html

I wanted to share my favourite prayer with you. I think it is beautiful and very true.
It is said to provide spiritual comfort and inspiration and has helped me through many tough times.

Footprints Prayer

Footprints in the Sand

One night I had a dream...
I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord, and
Across the sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand;
One belonged to me, and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of my life flashed before us,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that many times along the path of my life,
There was only one set of footprints.
I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in my life
This really bothered me, and I questioned the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,
You would walk with me all the way;
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life,
There is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why in times when I
needed you the most, you should leave me.
The Lord replied, "My precious, precious
child. I love you, and I would never,
never leave you during your times of
trial and suffering.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
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Footprints Prayer

Much love and chocolate
Clare x

Silent Sunday