Isabelle's Corner

Hi! My name is Isabelle and I like to spend time with Dad and Mom. They are fun and so are the students that come over to our house. I like when Dad and Mom get me to smile and laugh. Going on walks are also one of my favorites. My Grandmas and Grandpas are also a lot of fun. I like staying at their houses. See ya later, I have some zzzzz to catch.
-Isabelle

Here I Raise My Ebenezar

Many of you know that this past spring we had a difficult time getting our house. Right at the time we were supposed to lock in, the government lowered the debt to income ratio which looked like was going to prevent us from getting a house. We found another type of loan that worked but we had problems with the underwriter and loan documents getting through the government. On top of that there were two people interested in the house and one person made an offer when we had an accepted offer with the seller. At one point we didn’t know if we were going to get the house and in three weeks our lease was up and someone else was moving in! During this time I know God was teaching me about faith and I could either doubt Him or trust Him believing that He will working things out for the best. Samuel experienced a different kind of battle and afterward he gave glory to God. “Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, ‘Thus far has the LORD helped us.’” - 1 Samuel 7:12

Tara and I decided to have a stone of remembrance in our yard remind us of what God did. Though circumstances like this were stressful at times, our faith grew huge after seeing how God orchestrated it all. Praise Him!