1/2 through week 6... Hope for the future!

With all that is going on in life everyone keeps asking me how I am handling it. And I thought my devotional today explained it perfectly!

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1 NIV)

Are You Hopeful? 
When you think about the future, are you hopeful? Or do you struggle with a sense of dread? 
People who have seen God's faithfulness in the past tend to be very hopeful about the future. They know a bad situation can turn into a wonderful testimony in a matter of minutes. 
On the other hand, people who have lost all hope view life from the perspective of dread. A close cousin to fear, dread steals the ability to enjoy ordinary life and makes people anxious about the future. 
Hope is the opposite of dread, and a close relative of faith. When we have faith in God, it leads to hope, and our outlook on life and the future is positive. 
Hope allows us to leave our unanswered questions in God's hands; it empowers us to remain at peace, and it enables us to believe the best about the days to come. 
You can have hope when you trust in God's love. He has the power to provide for you and lead you through every situation. 
Prayer Starter: God, I choose to put my faith in You, knowing that it will turn into hope. I don't have to dread, because You have the ability to care for me, so I put my hope in You.

I know John and I can handle anything because God is our foundation! I have great hope for our future. When I hear that 2 seniors were sent home just 4 weeks before graduation it does freak me out. But I also know that god has a great plan for us. CHP was on johns heart before he could ever apply. And it just so happened that when they did home it was the right time? Not a chance. I know God had his hand in all of it! To get an ASL teaching job the week before he leave for Sacramento? So God! My amazing unit still doing amazing things while their director is learning to balance it all? So God! I mean I don't know how else to explain my peace through one of the craziest times of our lives as we are preparing to come together but that I have so much hope that God can and will get us through any and every situation that comes our way so we can keep doing what we do and give it to God to get us through. If John and get through the academy, I can handle things at home.

Anyway! Speaking of John, he is doing pretty good through week 6. They lost 2 cadets on Monday so him and his roommate had to switch rooms and of course the locker in the new room is smaller. But he was feeling fine about it. He likes the new guy they are rooming with so it works. Other then passing all his tests like he always does, they have started to learn fighting moves. So the other day they did like a senario with them and he was completely caught off gaurd when he got hit in that face. He said it was hard for him to think about what he had learned so he didn't win the senario. He ended up on his back on the floor. But he is learning. He had never been in a situation like that before so he is having to really train his brain on what to do so he'll get it soon. Hopefully before he get punched again lol

So we are almost 6 weeks done which mean 6 weeks to go till the weeding! Good way to countdown I think! 

Week 5 done!

Well this has been such a crazy week, more for me not for John. Between teaching and Mary Kay, Tuesday was such a hard day because our lab got sick and we had to put him down. And when we were getting ready to take him to he vet my dad got bit in the face. So Tuesday was long and it really hit me how much I am having to get stronger on my own without John here. When everything started on Tuesday all I wanted was him but I knew that last thing he needed was this. I wasn't even going to tell him much that night but he read Facebook before talking to me.

Anyway, John had a pretty good week. When we talked last night he had passed two test so far and was pretty such he had passed the third that day. He is getting hard on himself for not getting 100% like he was in the beginning. Looks like we really really be studying this weekend. Today he was getting to jump in the pool. I don't understand why they have to do this but I guess they must be prepared for everything right. Can't wait to hear about that later. But we have made it through another week! And right now I am on the train to Sacramento to spend the weekend with him. We have some wedding shower planning to finish up and I just need a hug! :) only 48 more days till Mr & Mrs! So here is to another great week!

1 month down, 5 to go!

It has been a very long yet short weekend at the same time. John got to come home for the weekend which was great. Got to spend an entire 48 hours with him! He had a great week 4. Passed both of his LD tests, one 100%. He passed his first driving tests too. He was so excited to tell me all about it and I had absolutely no understanding to what he was talking about. I know nothing about cars except putting gas in it to go and how to break lol. But it all made sense to him and that is what matters. 

On Saturday we made a new memo board for him so he can write his memos and homework without having to think to hard about it. We also studied for the next 2 LD test. There is just so much information to know! It kind of fun to help him study because I get to learn so much about the law and everything, get interesting at times. But sometimes it's just not exciting to think that these laws are in place because someone has actually committed them before. Sad... But anyway we got through those and I think his test this week are going to be just fine. We also tested him physically on a few things. He knows he needs to step up a bit physically so he can be higher in the class which gets him higher pick of location when it comes to graduation. I think he did great but he wanted to do better. Then he worked on his autobiography that is needed for graduation. I think it's crazy they have him write it now but it's good to get them thinking about it and feeling confident about graduating. 

On Sunday we wanted to make sure he got enough sleep so we didn't go to church. We just took our time getting ready, having breakfast. We also got our wedding night all figured out and booked which make s me very happy. We are going to stay at the Grand Californian Hotel for 2 nights which will be so perfect! A great place for us to study for the next week lol our passes are not good for Saturday so we will go to the park a little on Sunday before he goes back that evening. So if anyone wants to help us enjoy it a little easier your more than welcome to check out our Disney Honeymoon registry to help off-set the cost of it and purchase some of the meals or a message for us ;) www.disney.honeymoonwishes.com 

Anyway, we got a lot done and it was really great to just hang out with him and the family. He is going to fly back home again the first weekend in November so I think I will go back to Sacramento either this next weekend or the last weekend of Oct. We figured we would make the decision tomorrow. Either way I'll go up one more time before the wedding. I am just so excited to be on this journey with him and so proud of him for taking it one day at a time. This is something so out of him comfort zone and he is doing so well I couldn't be more excited to only have 53 days till I am his Mrs! Like always, keep praying! :)

Half way through week 4!

Another 100% on a test! Woohoo! I really think we have a great study strategy together. But I won't know how he did on his test today till tomorrow. He got his Wednesday taken away so he told me he doesn't think he will have time to talk to me like he usually does. That's okay because I have been crazy busy making sure everything is done before he comes home this weekend. I just want to be able to focus on him. But he said they lost 2 more cadets just these past 2 days. I think that means they have lost a total of 6 now. I'll have to ask again to figure that out. He doesn't really know why these two left but they did. He seemed a little more stressed than he has been lately but they are really learning a lot right now and he is just trying to get a hold of the balance of it all still. But he has some great quad mates and they seem to be a tight group so they enouage and help each other which is fun to hear about and see when I do get to talk to him. So not just change... We just keep going! Can't wait to have him home for a little bit this weekend. Keep those prayers coming!