A Time For Every Season....

The year 2014 was wonderful, it was a quiet year after the chaos of building and moving. We spend time together as a family resting and playing games and getting back in touch after a rough 6 months of house building chaos, living in boxes, frustrations, & overall chaos. We rested and got settled. John built the shop he has always dreamed of and we built a fence for the property. Life slowed in July so we took the Foster Parenting classes we had been praying about for years. I spent the next 5 months slowly combing through the paperwork and requirements and rules so we would be complete by the New Year! October 20 - surprise I awoke anxious to leave with Abby the next day, my birthday, to visit Oregon. Instead I found out, along with my entire company of 17 years, that our company had been sold. I later found out in December that I would be part of the group being let go in March. Wow. So here I am, my world will shift completely  in the next 4 months. It is all good, God...

Christmas 2014             Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Williams! 2014 will go down in our home as the year of insane pandemonium and then peaceful rest. The home building process from 2013 continued on into 2014, we finally moved the beginning of March from our home of 10 years in Keller Texas to New Fairview Texas – also known as the middle of nowhere. New Fairview is about 30 minutes west of the DFW Metroplex – away from the busy city life. We will forever be known as the house that had the driveway poured on the neighbor’s property, ripped up days before closing, only to be poured back in the exact same spot 3 weeks later. But, hey we quickly got to know all our neighbors and they gave us their condolences. Our move delivered more freedom for the kids to run, ride bikes, invent and climb trees. The building process continued as we added a shop and wood rail fence this past summer. Now ...

 Dear Gabe, Today you are 7! What an amazing year you have had, growing up in so many ways to become a responsible, godly man. This year we moved to a new house, it was quite an adjustment but you looked on it as an exciting adventure! You have grown this year, you have learned to value responsibility and keep your wallet, watch and knife on you all the time. That is impressive! You learned to empty the dish washer and make your bed. I am so proud of you, your mind is so sharp and you memorize things so easily. Always use that mind of yours for good and never look down on others who don't quite catch on as quickly. This school year you moved from leveled books to chapter books - your first was the Magic Tree House series. You love to read yet struggle to sit still because you'd rather be outside playing! In math this year you whizzed through Alpha (1st Grade) and then started Teaching Textbooks 3. You have flourished in Math this year!  In church you are suppos...

I'm so proud of Drew, he started Third grade Math in November and has finished all 118 lessons. He is so excited to have completed his Math lessons. I want to praise his diligence and perseverance. It wasn't easy and there were days when he wanted to quit, but with some prodding from his Teacher, he pushed through. I am so proud of my little Math wiz! Mommy AKA Teacher

1. Chickens - oh how I love chickens, they are so funny and personable. They are also way cheaper than a horse! 2. I can landscape as much as my checkbook allows! 3. You never know what little critters will be waiting outside the door - this morning it was a cute little box turtle! 4. Coffee is sweeter and more enjoyable on a front porch overlooking the green shaded lawn. 5. Kids have so much room to run and jump and climb, that might explain why Abby only gained 2 inches in height and 2 pounds in weight in an entire year! 6. Family time is more frequent when its done in daddy's new shop!