A month of trust, waiting and well, different...

It's been a while since I last posted. November was a very very 'different' month for me. Honestly too full of lessons and 'opportunities for growth' for my liking. But looking back I am so thankful for such a beautiful month! My short description won't do this month justice or touch on everything, but it's a good start:

The first week (I posted about this briefly before):

• I anxiously awaited the arrival of our sweet dogs 2nd litter. I always get so nervous; I just want her and her puppies to be healthy. The fear of something going wrong and me not being able to do anything about can drive me batty.
• I anxiously awaited my grandmother's surgery on the 9th. This was a very complicated surgery with many uncertainties.

November 9th:

• Nov 9th brought so many emotions I caught myself crying off and on throughout the day (lack of sleep didn't help). Our dog gave birth to 8 healthy puppies starting at 5am and ending about 8ish. (Labor started the day before though, so we were up all night.) While all are healthy and everything went well, it was still 'stressful' being the 'mid-wife'. My grandmother was also heading to the hospital at the same time. She too went through surgery very well. I was so thankful about 3pm I just let myself cry in appreciation for God seeing everyone through so well.

• The rest of that week was emotional as my grandmother struggled with many heart problems and remained in ICU. Playing with puppies was wonderful. I also spent a large portion of the week preparing presentations for work in which I knew God was leading me. A while back God told me it was time to begin to work on this 'project'. While very exciting, it was also very nerve wracking. It required much trust and faith that God was leading and will forever be with me. I am so thankful for my amazing husband and his support throughout all this!

Week of Nov. 16th:

• The following week was the big week for work. I am so thankful for His guidance every step of the way. It went extremely well and I know He is still leading. I'll report more on this at a later date.

Thanksgiving week:

• Jason and I stayed in Houston this Thanksgiving and celebrated just the two of us and our 'farm'. My grandma had just gotten back home and was trying to recover and didn't think she'd be up for company, plus we had 10 dogs (8 puppies) we were going to have to take with us to El Paso (12 hr drive each way); it just wasn't going to work this year. We had a wonderful week; great dinner and perfect company, but it was different and brought challenges non the less. I'll have to report on our Thanksgiving weekend soon though, b/c we did have a good time and I am so thankful for our time.

So now it's December 1st already... November really flew by. While it was so 'different', I am so thankful for every opportunity to grow and for God leading me EVERY step of the way! We're getting ready to feed the puppies 'puppy soup' for the first time tonight, they are growing so fast and are so wonderful! What a blessing. Work is going well and at a very exciting point for me. I have such a wonderful husband and love him dearly. Christmas is approaching which is wonderful in itself! And it's my 26th birthday this month too. We have to let the puppies go to their new homes right before Christmas which will be hard, but so exciting knowing all the beautiful families getting presents from 'Santa'!! Another month with some uncertainty, but hopefully not as many lessons and opportunities for growth as last month!

I am sure it was hard to make heads or tails from this post, but all in all, I can only smile and feel blessed looking back! To God be the glory!