Counting Our Blessings, 1 by 1

Can I just tell you that when you think it couldn't get ANY worse it does? And THEN when you think *wow* it got worse...guess it can't get any worse, and than it does again!!? And THEN when you think hahah I can handle anything now because it can't get any worse than this it suddenly.gets.better. :) And then you think to yourself how much you've grown in the past little while and how mature your marriage is becoming and how much you love your sweet husband more than anybody in the whole entire world, and how you have so much love for your little family of two that you could just be content with your seemingly-small-very-modest-life forever. AND.THEN. you think, "Holy Cow" this is JUST the beginning we have an amazing future ahead of us and all the hard work, stress, budgeting, saving, and lack of seeing each other will all pay off. I'm not one bit worried about where our future is headed and it's so nice to always know that no matter where our lives go it will be GREAT we have each other for Time and Eternity and we will make this time we have on earth the best we can and spend eternity happier than ever.

Blessings and Blessings in disguise:
Christopher applied for the University of Utah and we got a letter from the admissions department stating, "To be accepted as a TRANSFER student you have to have 30 transferable credit hours at an accredited college to be accepted blah blah blah blah." seeing that most of the schooling Chris has completed have been from his Pharmacy Technician courses so he has only like 20 Credits that could be transferred sigh...so he wasn't accepted. WISH we would have read the fine print before applying, BUT the blessing is he has only one more semester at SLCC until he would have the 30 credits that would make him qualified to transfer :) AND we can save on commute expenses and tuition right before the holiday's (blessing in disguise?)

We consolidated all of our Medical Debt onto one monthly payment!!! HOORAY!!!! You have no idea how incredibly happy this makes Chris and I....we are so so so so so excited about getting these medical bills payed off and the way its set up it will all be paid of by Aug of next year!! WHAT a HUGE blessing for us because its just so much less stressful not having to keep track of how much we owe and how much to pay, its all been arranged for us :)

Our stubborn Chevy caviller has been giving us CRAP lately grrr...my sweet father in law offered to help fix it with his mechanic friend and we were so happy that we would not have to stress about finding time to fix it or take it to a mechanic, in the end saving us a ton of money!! The car was overheating and we figured it just needed a new thermostat, which apparently is a REALLY easy fix...but the mechanic said it was leaking fluid in three separate areas of the head of the engine and that we would need a completely new engine..I was like beside myself wondering how the heck are we going to buy a new engine that's at least $1000 dollars!!! My dad Mr optimist happened to talk to one of his friends that same day who works on Chevy's on a regular basis and was positive that we could just get the head milled for about 50 bucks with a few extra fixes and the car would be back to normal. I had faith in my daddy that he could fix it because he can pretty much fix anything and my father in law had the car towed to my dads house so he could tear apart the engine. I helped my dad tear the engine apart for about three days (there are A LOT of nuts and bolts that go with and engine!!) we got the head milled because it was warped and then had to put the car all the way back together and HOPE that it would start. Well Chris changed the oil the night we got it all back together and HURRAH it started and is running FABULOUS!!! AND to top if all of it only cost us a total of $205.00!! I am so grateful for the awesome and supportive dads in my life to help Christopher and I with all of our, "FIX IT" needs! LOVE YOU Daddy and Papa Kenner!!!

Nope no babies anytime soon anymore... We'd really rather get ahead before we get behind. And you know what? It's okay. I'm finally REALLY okay with it. I think since we tried for over a year and then lost the baby, we started re-evaluating. We are now working towards getting pregnant instead of working on getting pregnant. We have so much time ahead of us that Chris decided to put his foot down and have us take a break for a while. He Thinks it will take some stress and heartache off the table and I have to say I finally agree with him. I feel so loved by Chris and I know he knows whats best for our family. I will be a mom someday just not as soon as I would have hoped.

My sister Ashlee and her husband Phil are in town!! We have had soo- much fun having girl's nights and planning Ashlee's baby shower! It's so fun to be so close to finally haveing a baby in our Ewell family. Me and heather just love touching Ashlee's belly and feeling baby Harrison move. I am so happy for my sweet older sister and I am glad to be and Auntie to one of my sisters!!! All I can say is baby Harrison is going to be one LOVED kid and My Mom and Dad are going to be the BEST Grandparents ever I just know it!! My Daddy is so tender hearted and just melts with every baby he See's and he is just so gentle and so attentive and patient with little kids, and my mom is the most amazing woman I have ever know! She has such a natural way with soothing babies and she just really knows her stuff. I've learned all my swaddling tricks from her :)She is also good at being practical. I went baby shopping with her for Ashlee a few days ago and she pointed out to me the things babies need most and that though she LOVES buying clothes for new moms its more fun for her to buy things like a crib or car-seat because she knows it's something the parents and baby really need and she knows it is a gift they will really appreciate. I know I'll learn a lot from her when I'm a mommy and I'm sure my sisters and I will be calling her with all sorts of questions with our children. I am so grateful for such wonderful loving parents that raised me to be very independent as well as practical it has sure been beneficial in my marriage.

I am so blessed and very happy with my life. I know bad things happen, but I've learned you just have to keep going because life won't stop for you and I don't want it to pass me by. I want to live every day to the fullest and not take any moment I have to grow and learn for granted.

I am first MOST gratful for my Heavenly Father and how patient and understanding he is with me. I am secondly Most grateful for my husband he loves me in the most perfect way and he is my very best friend. We are together every extra moment and he is the most loving and hardworking man I will ever know. And I am thirdly Most grateful for my trials. They build me into a better stronger person and I am becoming more and more closer to the Lord and the things that are most important.

Don't forget to count your blessing EVERYDAY. You will be amazed at how many things you have to be thankful for. Count them 1 by 1.

Love Mrs. B Kenner

P.s I am not an english major... so don't judge my writing skills haha not that that's important, but just sayin'