Having a bad day...

Okay... I have that song playing over and over again in my head today. Y'all know the one that they played when someone was kicked off of American Idol... "Had a Bad Day". Well, I guess I am feeling like I have had a bad couple of days and I am getting a little discouraged. I am determined not to let the enemy creep in and take my peace and joy, so I am blogging to remind myself how blessed I am.

Our house is still for sale, going on six months now. We had it listed with one realtor, who did nothing for us, for about five months. Now, we have it listed with a new realtor and she is wonderful, but it seems like no one wants to look in our side of town for a house. I know that six months isn't that long to have your house on the market, but I am getting anxious about it selling. In addition to this, we found the most wonderful house in a great neighborhood this past weekend. We made an offer on it, very hopeful that the couple would accept our offer contingent on the sale of our home. But, we got bad news last night that the couple received two offers yesterday and the other people didn't have a house to sell, so it was a "no brainer"... they were chosen. I felt so disappointed. Josh came home and told me that he would have expected me to just say that this obviously wasn't the house God had picked out for us and move on. I am trying to hold up to that faith, but sometimes I get discouraged.

Then, our home visit was scheduled for today. I was so excited because this is nearly the last step in the home study process, meaning we are so close to being an approved family waiting on our phone call. I got up very early and made sure the house was spotless and the dog was bathed. Well... another bit of bad news... the social worker called to cancel. She was having car trouble and the part for her car didn't come in before today. She would have to call to reschedule when the part comes in. I felt so disappointed again that I cried.

Thanks for listening to my pity party. I just needed to get it off my chest. The Lord will lift me up again!! He is so awesome and I know He understands disappointment and heartache firsthand. We will sell our home in His time, find a new home in His time, and get a new baby in His time.

Love to all!
~ALM

Scattergories

I have been tagged by another friend to play this little game. It sounds like fun, so here it goes.

RULES:Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following.Your answers have to be real names, places, and things and you can’t use your own name for the boy or girl name.

What’s your name? Anna Leigh
Car: Accord
City: Athens
Boy name: Adam
Girl name: Ashley
Occupation: Accountant
Something you can wear: Apron
Celebrity: Angelina Jolie Pitt
Food: Apple
Reason for being late: Accident
Cartoon character: Arthur
Something you shout: Alright!

Now, I tag Anna, Lisa, and Tesney.

This one is for Mandy...

Okay, I have been tagged and I thought I would post eight things about myself because I like it when people respond to me when I tag them. I enjoyed reading Mandy's post about her eight things. I think it is interesting to learn little random things about each other this way. So, here it goes...

1) As most of you already know, we are going through an adoption process. We are in the middle of our homestudy and I have to admit that I am getting a little impatient, thinking about the wonderful day we get our phone call with a match.

2) I love Christmas and the time between Christmas and the New Year. My wonderful boss gave us two whole weeks off with pay!! Yeah!! I have enjoyed this time with Lilly and my family so much and I think I will be energized when it is time to go back.

3) Just as much as I love this time of year, I hate the months of January and February! The time between the New Year and spring seems to drag on for me and I get so antzy waiting on warmer weather.

4) I am going to steal one from Mandy... I love reading my friends' blogs and I wish all of them had one.

5) I love to clean my house. I know... I am weird and I get on Josh's nerves... but, I can't stand for my house to get junky. I am constantly pulling out the vacuum and I find it therapeutic.

6) Okay, I just asked my husband for another random thing about me and he reminded me that I am a hypochondriac. I hate being this way and I am getting better, but I do tend to try to self-diagnose any problem or sickness I have by worrying about it and calling others to find out what they think is wrong with me. This is annoying and I am not proud of this characteristic. I know that worry is a warning light that my faith isn't as strong as it should be!

7) I love to laugh! I have always been this way since I was a little girl. I can start laughing so hard at something that I am crying and have this silly look on my face. I did this way last night with some friends that we got together with for New Year's Eve and I am still laughing about it today.

8) I can not wait to go back to the beach this year! We always make a family trip to Destin, FL around the end of May, beginning of June and it is the most fun trip of the year. We stay for eight days at a nice condo and enjoy relaxing on the beach, swimming, and going out to eat. I am already looking forward to that trip this year.

I hope you all enjoyed reading these things about me. I am going to post some pics when I get back to work. I have all my pics downloaded to my work computer. I want to show you guys what a blessed Christmas we have had.

Happy New Year!!