Liver By Faith

Hello New Year

Hello! It has been so long. Life has been a whirlwind these past few months. I started a job in Medicare Assistance in July. The class I was hired on with went through 6 months of training and it was a lot of hard work. I am finally starting to get settled in this new way of life. The transformation from a stay-at-home, mom who hadn’t worked in over two years, to a working mom and homemaker has been challenging to say the least. Although it has been hard, I am very grateful. The last time I was working I was so sick with my liver disease. It is a blessing to go to work everyday with no sickness in my body. Praise Jesus.

Life Lately

Since I last updated my page, I got a new nephew! My precious son turned three. I made incredible, life-long friends at my job. I developed an addiction to the book series and television series Outlander.  I got a new “mom” car. I turned 27. I booked a bucket-list trip to Scotland- my husband and I are going September 2019! It has been a wonderful year and I expect 2019 to be nothing less than wonderful as well.

My big three-year-old

Sweet baby Kip

The Plan

I want to get serious with blogging. I never got deep into it before taking my hiatus, but I plan to delve more into that for 2019. I want to share my thoughts and ideas with those who want to listen. I want to write about life.

The Goal

In 2019 I hope to encourage others to try new things and express themselves. My objective is to do this by sharing a little bit of my life and experience of being a mom, wife, woman, and transplant survivor. Everyone’s opinion is worth listening to, even on the most basicof topics. Hopefully my blog will be of interest and a place for people to come to for entertainment as well as conversation and encouragement.

Thank You!

Feedback and tips on any upcoming posts would be appreciated! I look forward to sharpening my writing skills as well as learning through this experience. Thanks to those who read these posts. I see you and appreciate the time you take out of your day to read anything that I have to say.

Happy 2019! Its going to be a year full of blessing!

Hello all! I know I have been out of the game for a while and I hate that! Life has been pretty hectic lately because… We bought our first home! We are thrilled and so very grateful! Since we got married in 2013 it has always been a dream of ours to own our own home, a dream that I honestly thought would never happen.

After I had my transplant I was determined to live life without settling. We lived in a tiny home in a not-so-great part of town for four years before we bought our home, but we had great landlords and they not only helped us through the hard times but they loved us through those difficult times as well. They are huge blessing to us and we hope that someday we can help a young couple the way that they did. In January I remember telling Steven that this will be the year that we get a home because I will not take no for an answer. However, I didn’t really know if it was possible I just knew that God tells us to have faith and that all we have to do is ask and receive, so I did (Matthew 7:7). Last year we tried to get a loan for a home and we were turned down. In August a local bank told us that we needed to do a lot of work and get our credit scores up to be able to get a home. So I didn’t really try to jump right into finding a mortgage company because I was waiting for the “right time”. In February I started to thank God for what He was going to do. I knew I just had to let Him be God and I just needed to trust Him. Literally the next week I had a family member call and tell us that her friend was a realtor and was looking for someone to help find a home and she asked if she could give the realtor my number. I said sure but in the back of my mind I thought that this woman probably couldn’t help us but it was worth a try. In just a few minutes she called and introduced herself to me and I filled her in on our situation. She was very kind and positive from the beginning and she got me in touch with a loan officer at Movement Mortgage in Monroe, Louisiana. I just filled out an application on a Friday and was told that following Monday that we were approved for a home loan. I couldn’t believe it! Then came the actual house search. We found one we loved that fell through and the next two homes we liked were in the process of being sold. Then we came across THE home for us.

*we had to settle for wet photos because it has rained nonstop here.

It all just worked out so smoothly. When we looked at the house it had only been on the market for two days and we made an offer the day we walked through. We moved 30 minutes from our last house and while the commute into town is a little longer it is well worth it. We went form a two bedroom and one bathroom home to a three bedroom and two bathroom home; from having no backyard to having almost an acre and a half in the backyard. We moved in March 31st and I feel like this has always been our home. We are all moved in and I am finishing up with the putting away and organizing, which is A LOT OF WORK. I can’t wait to show everyone when it is finished. We give all the glory to God and we can’t wait to live our quiet family life in our new HOME.

I know that this wasn’t the most thrilling post, but I wanted to fill everyone in on why I have been MIA and share how God has blessed us yet again. I am working on some new blog posts and am currently in the middle of testing out a meal kit subscription to blog about my thoughts on. I won’t mention the name yet but I am sure you can guess what it is. I can’t wait to share it with you guys and try out a different kind of post for the blog. I hope to be able to devote more time here now that we are moved in and I am getting into the swing of life in the new house. Because we live so far away from civilization [overdramatic] I am at home a lot more so I plan to do these a few times a week. Until next time!

“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine…” Song of Solomon 6:3.

This week’s photo challenge by The Daily Post is to post an image of something that is beloved or dearly loved. I have been blessed with so many people and things that I love dearly, but when I saw this topic my mind immediately went to my husband. Not because of how much I love him, but because he makes me feel dearly loved. God truly broke the mold when He made my husband. Steven was 22 and I was 21 when we were married. We were so young and naïve but God knew that I needed him to help make me the person that I am today. He is so patient with me and so kind-hearted. He is quiet around most people but at home he is the goofiest person you will ever meet and I love that he saves that side of himself just for me to see. In 2015 we had our son and even though I didn’t think it was possible, I fell even more in love with him. He is the best daddy and it makes me want to be a better mama everyday. When our son was just a few months old we went through the toughest battle we had ever faced in our lives as individuals and as a couple. During that time we grew up and our faith grew strong. He was my rock like he always is. When I fell ill he was still strong. He had to be mama and daddy while I was in the hospital, and even though I was hard to deal with he did it with a level head and a smile on his face. He loves hard. He is stubborn. He is funny. He is hardworking. He is patient. He is faithful. He is humble. And even though he married a chronically ill woman, he has never once made me feel like a burden. He doesn’t let a day go by without telling me he loves me and that I am beautiful. I tease him with the verse, “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord” (Proverbs 18:22), but really it is me that has found a wonderful thing. If for some reason I ever forget how blessed and loved I am by God, I just look at my beloved and I am reassured. He is my greatest blessing.

P.S. He is really hot.