I have been holding out on you guys because there is a lot of crazy that has been going on in our lives.  We have had some big time choices to make (Que the dramatic music) and some exciting news as well.

Lets start with the exciting news (since that is always fun).

I am pregnant {CUE my surprise}!

And because I am just not busy enough {hee hee}, I have decided to partner with my friend Tina of Mama Mia Jewelry and am offering a FIVE FREE sterling silver HOPE charms {one with each necklace or charm bracelet purchase} to the first FIVE amazing customers.  Simply click on the SHOP or HERE to see what is available.

                                                                                                                                                                         Photograph of ‘New Life’ charm with ‘HOPE’ charm

And DON’T forget that until AUGUST 7th, I am giving 20% off each jewelry purchase with the ‘Mama Love’ code for International Breastfeeding Week!!!!  Ahem, early Christmas shopping anyone?  And because I am clearing out inventory, act fast, while supplies last.

Oh ~ AND . . . . wait for it . . .  As soon as I found out I was pregnant we decided to SELL OUR HOUSE!!!!!!!!

We are literally choosing HOPE and FAITH again.

In the last three weeks we have moved ahead, found a realtor, done MAJOR projects and will be listing very soon {fingers crossed}.

For several years, we have talked about selling our home after Steven lost the job we relocated from TX for four years ago.  Two weeks after being laid off {as some of you know} we received the news about Amelia and our lives turned upside down.  After she died, I became pregnant with Silas and we chose stability over more transitional changes, and decided to stay put.  In hindsight, it was the best decision.

I am the luckiest woman to have the MOST AMAZING HUSBAND, who kept us financially solvent in the worst two years of our lives, only because of his foresight to keep us debt free over the years.  There is nothing like watching your bank account dwindle as you watch your husband suffer indignity after indignity trying to find a job for 20 months.  But through it all, he never gave up {even though I did a few times}!  God literally brought him a job at the last possible moment.  I can’t even begin to tell you how HE provided for all our needs during those trying times!  From being pregnant after Amelia’s death, to having anxiety constantly throughout my pregnancy with Silas, then postpartum depression and enduring month after month of no income ~ we held onto HOPE!

The reason for such a fast change?

We want the flexibility of getting out of a mortgage.

I know for most people that is crazy talk . . . but we have always moved around and traveled for Steven’s work and the military, so for us, being tied down to a house in this economy is just not practical anymore.

So, please wish us luck . . . because we need the perfect family to come quickly and love our home and neighborhood so that we can figure out where in the world we will end up next.

And YES, I am totally freaking out right now . . . there is nothing like being a control freak and handing over your future to a waiting game while your trying to keep a 2700 sq ft. house ‘show ready’ with 4 kids running a muck and being tired and sick all day long.

Hence, my purposeful choice to focus on HOPE and share it with you all!  I think that we can all use some HOPE to hold onto in this crazy world we live in.

SO, I really could use some help spreading the word!  I know it takes time to share, but I really would appreciate as much help as possible right now!  Thanks for considering it!