All is calm............right now anyway!!

We have had a major hold up on my working schedule. Our products to do all of our CD jobs with were supposed to be mailed Friday. Well, the company did not mail them until Monday and I still do not have anything to work with. I have 800 Cd's to do for 4 different people. And guess what I have not even began to hit the surface with these jobs. I have 600 of them copied and printed, but I have no CD cases to start shrink wrapping and stuffing.......YEAH!!! So actually I am enjoying while I can.Tyler is sleeping, Mark had to leave to do some things with the loan officers for the house and all is calm for the moment. So I Thought that I would have some coffee and chat with all of you out there!

By the way, we leave for Scotland Tuesday and no, I have not even been able to start packing yet. I have a few things that I have thrown in my carry on. As I think of what I will want with me on the plane. I try and go put it in my bag when I think of it. If I don't well, I might just leave with out it.

Mark and I have so much to think of right now. In the middle of him trying to work on some projects in the studio he had to leave and go deal with the house issue. Bless him Lord!! He is such a patient man. He is dealing very well with the pressure and I am trying to. We are just trying to remember that the Lord gave us all this work and places to go. So " BE HAPPY" thankful and keep cheering each other on and loving each other more and more!!

I am still fitting in time with Tyler to make him not feel left out. Especially since we are leaving him in 5 days!! AAH!!! I played ball with him right before I put him down for his nap. And we have played chase today too!! That little critter is fast.......or I am getting old!! I hope that it is more the first option then the latter!!

Thank you for your prayers. As I always say, mean and will continue to say we CANNOT do it without your prayers. THANK YOU!

I will try and say bye at least on Monday. We hope to get Internet there. I will try and give you my perspective on the trip along the way too!! All I have to say is I really hope that they don't expect me to try " Haggis?" while I am over there. I got by with it the first time I went to help the missionary and I sure hope that I do again!!! EEEWWWW!!! It just looks nasty! If it does'nt look good to begin with then I don't want to start.

Hey guess what? This just in.........A knock on the door led to WORK!!!! All the product arrived while I was typing to you so..............The calm is over and back to work while Tyler is sleeping!!! YEAH!!! Well, now I really have to go.

Andrea

Things you learn!!

I guess that most of you have heard yourself or your children come back to say something that you taught them growing up or something that your parents taught you, come back to haunt you as well! That is my story today. I was reading my Bible this morning and I came across the passage in Proverbs 13: 24 " HE that spareth the rod hateth his son..... So guess what I did I picked up the phone and called my dad. We laughed and then I told him that he did not give me enough spankings because I still had a lot back there to sit on!! HAHA!!!

Now as a parent myself and putting myself in my parents place with my own child......WOW! What a lot I have to learn. Although Tyler is REALLY loved today because he has gotten about 4 whoopings today!!! WOW!!! Is he loved or what???

I would rather do it now and pray for the best then pay later, or reap what I wished I had done. At least I know I am doing right...................or at least trying!!!!

We are hard at work in the office and studio again today. Mark has been in the studio almost all day. I have done Cd's laundry, cleaned out the cars and cleaned both of Tyler's car seats.

Yesterday I hemmed Tyler up some shorts and got all of his clothes squared away for summer. He had out grown all of his shirts for summer. So we went "Goodwill" hunting. We found lots of goodies and now he has play/ sport outfits for summer. Plus I had to get him looking good to go to grandma and grandpa's next week.

Speaking of which. PRAY for me. I am leaving my BABY!! Now I know how my mother felt /feels when I/we leave. And she STILL cries( love you mom.) He will be fine I know. But, I am praying that....... I will be. I need to solid so that Mark and I both can enjoy the trip. We have lots to do when we get there not to mention jet lag . So I need your prayers to focus and do what the Lord has called us to do!!! Thanks in advance!!!

Hope that everyone is having a great day. The Lord has given us another good. one. So go enjoy. Thank you for your prayers and support. We could not do it without your PRAYERS!!

God bless,
Andrea

Boxes, boxes and more boxes!!!

That seems to be what I am seeing lately!! I am trying to pack up what I can while I have a little bit of time!! I cannot afford to wait until they say that we can move in our new house. I have to take every minute that I have to spare and use it wisely!! I try and fit in allot when Tyler is sleeping so that he doesn't get stressed about me packing up things and getting rid of some things for the yard sale that he does not use or play with any more. You know how that goes. They do not want something until they see you packing it up and then all of a sudden it becomes one of their favorites again!!!

I am also working in the office today trying to fill an order for a group that needs more CD'S!! Then tonight we have revival at our church and tomorrow night! I have not been there since the 3rd week of January!! I hope that they remember that I am a member!! I will re-introduce myself to them all!!

Thank you for your prayers as our schedule is absolutely packed. That is good but we need your prayers for strength to keep up and keep on!!!

Hope that you are enjoying the beautiful day here in Michigan. And wherever everyone is reading this fun may you have a blessed and wonderful day too!! Thanks again and until next time.........Keep on keeping on!!!

In Christ,
Andrea Forester

It is a MIRACLE!!!

Can you believe it? I really am updating my blog right now!!! We have been so busy lately. Plus the blogger site was down off and on for a a couple of weeks. So here I finally am!!!

We are home for 3 days and off again. Tyler and I went grocery shopping today. We had 3 cans of soup and some salad!! We needed groceries!! Also when I came home from our trip I had about 8 loads of laundry to do. So today has been catch up day so that I can repack Thursday to leave early Friday!!! YEAH!!

We are singing down south so I will get to see my folks again. I am looking forward to it. I will not see them again until July!!

The Lord just keeps blessing and blessing. Our dates have been good and decisions have been made for our Lord!! We were not home 5 minutes yesterday and someone called to book us for our 4 or 5 days that we just happen to have open for this year!!! God is so good!!

We are excited about this year. We have so many exciting things in store for this year. We hope that you will continue to pray with us that the Lord will continue to open more doors for us as He already has for this year. We want to see our " the LORD'S" ministry get bigger and better, so that we can do bigger and better things for HIM!!!

I have been marking things for my yard sale coming up in May. Pray that I will have good weather. I have really only one weekend that will work good for us and our schedule. So I do not need it to rain on this weekend. I am planning on as of now to have it on May the 11th and the 12th. Remember this. If you have any friends that yard sale or are looking for some things. ALL YA"LL COME!!! I am getting rid of allot of things. I do not want to move allot with us. Plus I am changing my whole kitchen so I am going to sale all of my ivy decorations as one BIG package. If you know of anyone that wants to redo their kitchen let them know!!! I am hoping to raise some money to get the blinds that I want/need for the house!!

Well it is Tyler's bath time gotta go . This is his favorite thing. Besides playing and singing with his guitar!! Thanks for your love and support!!

In Christ,
Andrea