Grace...

That's something I really struggle with. I get irritated easily, and then I am very ungraceful.  Especially on the days when nothing seems to be going right. When I'm in the middle of making bread, more laundry needs started, Peter is playing in the toilet, Emmi is playing in the soap, making a huge mess with it in the bathroom, "Hey, Tori! I forgot! We need to mow today!", Bethi wants to do clay and needs my supervision, Abbi breaks her balloon animal I made her, and "I weawwy, weawwy need a new one! Pleasssssssssseeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!", the washer is beeping, and it's lunchtime, and I still have not finished the bread for lunch, and we need to make an unexpected trip to the store (no, it has never been this bad, and only a few times has it been close ;)!), I need to remember to pray for grace. I'm "just too busy", but, truth is, if I want to ______ (fill in the blank), I make the time for it! Yes, I know we all have a human nature, but that is no excuse! I need to pray for God to help me be graceful, humble, and forgiving throughout the day. And I need to do my part in making it happen, remembering not to just pull my hair out and vent, because I do that a lot (no, I have never pulled my hair out, lol! Though I have come quite close before... hahahah!:P), and I need to remember that I can't have grace on my own, because...

       " He gives us more grace." James 4:6a.

Hello from VIRGINA!!!

  We're in Virgina for good! The house is so pretty! So is the yard, and, my, you should have seen the look on Emmi face when she saw the swing set out there! Abbi thinks that having "two stairs is so great!" (We have a downstairs, upstairs, and an attic room). Andrew is excited that he and Peter will get their own room "really soon'', and that the room they will be in is green, :). I think that Bethi is most excited about outside, :). Before we moved she was scared about not having woods, :). I like the kitchen, but I'm most excited that we have moved, ;). I think that that is Bri's favorite thing, too. Peter likes the fireplace, :). It's just the right size for him to sit on, :). We didn't have one in the old house, so it's new to him to have one. Our house in SC has not sold yet, though, so please continue to pray!
Bye!
                                
                                                       

                                   Tori               

'bout done!... and the Lord's work

(This was written over the course of a week.)

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We have a door to touch up with paint, and we'll be done! Yeah!

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The Lord has definitely been in this whole process, down to the very place he's moving us to! We've wanted to move to Virgina for awhile, but Daddy's old job made it so we couldn't... and now his new job makes it so we can! We are very thankful, and we are about to get the house on market. YEAH!!! The realtor dropped by, looked around, and we think Daddy found the new church we will be going to... so we are very excited!

Anyway, would you mind praying that our house would sell quickly, and we would find a new one in Richmond?  (And that we can get the house on market soon?)

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One more thing we're 'bout done with... "Claymation" video! It's 'kinda' being a pain... ;) But- I hope- it will be up this week! =).

God bless your week and have a restful Sunday!