So many things, so little time!

Were do I start?

Let’s start with the baby talk….. As of last Friday (Nov. 6) I was a week late. I try not to think about it too much these days, if I’m late, I’m late. But I decided, what the heck, I will take a pregnancy test. Before I took the test, I said a little prayer. It was not a “please make me pregnant” prayer. I just told God that I know this will happen only in His time; not my time, not Eli’s time, IN GOD’S TIME! So I asked God to help me deal with that. God help me be patient and help me have faith that it will happen when He is ready!

“Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” Psalm 27:14

If you know me at all, you know that I deal with a lot of things through humor! I try to make everything funny. I took the test; it a Clear Blue & Easy test. It was supposed to make a plus sign if you are pregnant; it made the horizontal line and then made a piece of the vertical line. I went and woke Eli up and told him that I was half way pregnant. He didn’t think that was very funny. Of course when I got to work on Friday, I started researching it on the internet. Yes, I know that you cannot believe everything you read on the internet, but it was worth a try. Then, after tell a couple of people this and getting there feedback, I decided to wait a couple of days and take another test. I actually forgot about it all weekend….Thank you Jesus for letting me forget, how do you forget about something like that? Only through God’s help. I decided to take another test Tuesday morning…there was only one line. That is A-OK! God is not ready for the Moreno’s to have a baby yet. We will see what happens. Just pray that God helps Eli & I be patient.

“For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

Next subject is my truck! I know you should not love material things, but it so hard when you have your dream car! I have wanted a Tahoe since I was 16. About two years ago, Eli surprised me with one. He found it at Carmax in Atlanta and showed me pictures of it. It had everything I wanted except it didn’t have 4x4, but it was fully loaded. I feel in love it instantly. Then he decided to tell me that it cost too much to have it shipped here and too much to drive there and pick it up. My heart was crushed! About 2 weeks later he told to come up to Carmax because his car wouldn’t start…..so mad and frustrated I drove to Carmax and there it was…..my Tahoe! He paid to have it shipped here! I love my husband & my truck. Well the battery died on Monday night and Eli said he would drive it Carmax and get a new battery. He decided that while it was there for a new battery he would go ahead and get everything checked & an oil change, since we are driving to San Antonio in a couple of weeks. Of course they found stuff wrong…..they kept it over night! Thankfully we have 3 cars…so we didn’t have to get a rent car, but still, I miss my truck. We have two other cars, but cars are not cool…..I am a SUV/Truck person. Oh well, we are not supposed to love material things, right? (But I can’t wait to get my truck back)

This is the time of year that it starts to get busy in the Moreno house (wait, when it is not busy at our house). Saturday, I have decided to put out all of my Christmas decorations. I DO think it is too early, but if I don’t do it then, it won’t get done! (I have too much Christmas stuff, but it is my favorite holiday. Also, on Saturday I am going to help bake pies for the youth bake sale at church. We are going to Sky Ranch with the youth group from church. It is a youth church camp in Van, Texas. Eli & I are both excited to go. I am really looking forward to paintball! I have wanted to do that for a long time. We have a Thanksgiving dinner at church on Sunday afternoon & we have to bring a meat dish and a dessert. Well, everyone always brings chicken from KFC (sorry church peeps, but it is true)….not me, I am bringing chicken & dressing casserole….real cooking and I am going to make some kind of pie! On Thanksgiving we always go to my aunt’s house in Lewisville. I usually make the desserts and she makes everything else, because on Christmas the role is switched, Christmas is at my house. So I need to start think of what to make and start making them. Then on Friday, I am going to my dad’s land (Eli is thinking about not going and staying at home). On Sunday, my cousins & their kids, my sister & her kids, myself, my grandma and hopefully my dad & step mom are all going to take family pictures. We did it about 7 years ago for a Christmas for my grandma & that everyone has kids, we want to do it again! There will be 8 adults and 4 kids….if that doesn’t sound like fun, I don’t know what does???

Then in December, we have the CarMax Banquet, Eli’s friends from Arkansas are coming for a weekend, weddings at the church, our 7 year anniversary, Christmas and who knows what else the calendar holds! I will update you on all of that after it happens!

Eli & I lead a VERY busy and exciting life and I would not change one thing. Life is GREAT! Thanks for reading.

“Be joyful always, pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.” Thessalonians 5:16-18