Our whoa week

I can't fully describe how this week has been. It's been a lot of highs & very few lows of which I am so thankful. So many things have come together and happened for us that were completely unexpected. Like things ranging from small little accomplishments to huge-wow-thank-you-Lord things. 


A big one for me was that I have gone 3 FULL days without feeling e.x.h.a.u.s.t.e.d.. Since about December I have felt like I needed a nap to get through the day and I never felt rested. Jared has had a lot of patience with me about this and I know it's been difficult for him. I know it makes me sound like a wimp, but seriously I was so tired that I could easily fall asleep anywhere at anytime. I feel much better now and I'm praying that I continue to feel better. 


Something that may have helped the sleepiness during the day was that we got a kingsize bed. If I were reading this I would think this sounded stupid and materialist, but we needed a kingsize bed. Jared and I are not small people. I mean I'm smaller than him, but I'm tall and I need space to sleep. Jared takes up about 3/4 of any sleeping space and that leaves me with little room to breathe let alone sleep. (I'm not saying Jared is fat, he's just got a big build and muscle packed on top of that.) My dad was generous enough to not only give us his kingsize mattress but a bedroom set also. And all of these items were barely used. BRAND NEW TO US!!! (Thanks to my awesome Jimbo, Zach & Brent for helping us move the furniture!) 


Another great thing to add to our awesome week was that we were able to sell our previous bedroom set within like 4 hours of posting it online. I was so worried that it was going to get damaged in the transition of moving it around to find a place to store it until we could sell it. But the Lord worked it out so we only had to move it around once then into the back of some guy's trailer to take to its new home. 


From the money that we made on the bedroom set I was able to buy new bedding for our new bed. Jared and I learned that you cannot stretch queen sheets to fit a kingsize bed. It was worth a try though. I went shopping today and seriously got the most amazing deals on just about everything. I really don't like to spend a lot of money on things that really won't matter in 5 years... or really on anything. I'm cheap and proud of it. I also found some gift cards that were given to us as wedding gifts 15 months ago and they were still usable at the specified stores! Awesome! 


All in all, I know that the Lord blesses us not because of anything we do, but because He loves us. He does it all on His own accord. I have really felt the love of the Lord this week. I felt His encouragement and strength... something which I have not felt in quite a while, honestly. I've always known He's there, but I've truly felt His presence. 


I don't say any of this to boast in any shape or form about our goodies this week. All of this worked because the Lord allowed it. I know it would have failed miserably without His guidance and perfect timing. 


I'll post pictures soon of the new stuff. I really love it! :)