It's been so long I have to catch everyone up on what's been happening. Well as you can imagine Joshua and I are having a wonderful time just being poor and muddling through together. The time we have had together has been sweet and wonderful. This is only amplified by the excitement of the sweet little bundle of joy we're expecting to arrive. For my one and only follower Aerika Newman, I am sad to report that I am not pregnant. The bundle of joy I speak of is a new kitten we hope to be adopting in the summer (or sooner if finances allow). Who knows how our poor Rocky will react to this stranger. Our callings have given us a lot to keep us busy (mine more than Joshua's as I now have a month of teaching), and work is getting busier and busier, there is less and less time in the day, and more and more money coming out of our pockets. I must also add that with these problems has come more and more love and faith. We are excited for the spring and are making all sorts of fun plans for fixing up our house and planning a fun trip to Cedar City so Joshua can compete in the free style wrestling in the Utah Summer Games. Because of this we have buckled down and have started working out hard core.

Small Blessings and Learning Humility

Well, today will be a short update but a most worthwhile read if your in the mood for a triumphant story. Since my last update, we were attacked by the monster of all monsters for newlyweds. This monster is known as unemployment. The dreadful thing we've been waiting for months to happen finally did and my poor husband was laid off. Good health benefits:GONE! The money we have for bills:GONE! It was by the Lords grace that we got the magic of Tax Return and have enough money to make it through to May. Today also held a wonderful blessing for me. The Lord has heard our prayers for more employment and I was presented a job at a bank as a teller. This was such a blessing, but I know that the Lord is trying to help us and make us better. There's a part in my patriarchal blessing that talks about learning to be frugal...this must be the time to learn this. There will be adjustments, and there will be hard times, but I'm confident that we have been faithful in keeping our covenants and paying our tithing. I'm sure that whatever comes, we will walk with our heads high and rely on the Lord to take care of us, as he has done so already. We had a parent bring us food and fill our fridge and cupboards, and another set of parents offer their washer and dryer to us. So many wonderful blessings and I know there are many more to come.