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Monday, January 26, 2009

Crossroads

If you know us very well, you know that we always have a few tricks up our sleeves. We are at a crossraod in our lives once again!...

A few years ago, We moved from Linden to Vernon. We bought 30 acres sold 10, kept 20 and lived in this house...........



THEN..we sold that house. We had just finished a spec home in Linden so we moved here......................



In the mean time, we bought The Haystack Ranch, and the ecomomy went from bad to worse. So now, we are going to move here................



Eventhough we have mad alot of life changing decisions in the past 4 years, one thing has always been constant. It is the fact that with each move or decision we have made, we have fasted, prayed and attended the Temple, as we were making these choices for our family. We have been very comfortable with the answers we have recieved and in one way or another the peices have fallen into place or the doors have been opened or shut...About 9 months ago we were praying and fasting about moving to Florence. We thought we had it all figured out. In our minds we thought it was a great idea. We even had some people that wanted to buy our house in Linden. At the LAST and I mean LAST minute, that fell through and we felt so much peace and relief. We knew we should stay in Linden. Lately, we have been missing our daddy way to much. We have been away from Josh for long enough.
We have been so blessed to have the ranch. It has been such a blessing to our family. We have made wonderful friends. Friends that have always been our friends that come and see us and support us. And New friends!!




We have been blessed with work..Not like we are a custom to, and not in Show Low, but we have been thankful for what work we have had. We are so exited to be together as a family. If Josh has a job in the valley, we can all pile in and go with him. The kids are so happy about it, and we feel good. We have to make an addtition to the main house at the ranch and make a big pantry, get satelite internet to make it possible for us to home school, among a few other things. But we are so exited. It will be an adventure, it will make us so close, it will keep our family together, and we will always have the memories. It isn't forever. Unless it is forever? We don't know. We think it will be for a couple of years.
Besides, who wouldn't want to do this everyday???






We have realized that a big fancy house doesn't do it, money doesn't do it, what people think of you isn't important because they really don't have a clue. They just want to think someone's life is worse than their's. But what does do it, is a supportive family, good, true , friends. And most the relationship you have and foster with Heavenly Father. We know these things have happened for a reason. We are so happy that we have eachother. So come visit us it's an open invitation. My kids are going to need LOTS of social interaction, so they aren't weird home schooled kids. Just be aware that what used to be this........May now be looking more like this.......




SO....If you know anyone who wants to rent or lease a nice 2500 sq ft home in Linden, AZ just let us know!!!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is soooo crazy... I'm jealous in a way I have many times thought of home schooling but can't find the strength to bring myself to do it. You are right money etc. doesn't do it!...It is all about family..immediate and extended. Good luck with your new adventure!

Adrianne said...

okay, don't know how to process this...but please tell me you'll be getting a phone and internet at the ranch before you move there...

Anonymous said...

BLUE EYES AND FRECKLES NEiTH A WHiTE COWBOY HAT.
HiS TWO
BESTEST FRiENDS ARE HiS DOG AND HiS CAT.
HE'S ONE OF THE
GOOD GUYS iTS PLAiN TO SEE.
HE'S SURE ENOUGH COWBOY
THOUGH HE'S ONLY 3.
THERE'S A CUTE LiTTLE FiLLY SHE LiVES
RiGHT NEXT DOOR.
SHE'D LiKE TO BRAND HiM BUT HE'S NO GREEN
HORN. SHE'LL OFFER HiM CANDY BUT HE KNOWS HER GAME.

HE'LL TAKE WHAT SHE GiVES HiM AND BE ON HiS WAY.

BLUE EYES AND FRECKLES AND HOLES iN HiS JEANS OUT
iN THE BACK YARD RiDiN' HiS DREAMS.
HE'S OUR LiTTLE COWBOY
UNTiL THE DAY.
THE FENCES CAN'T HOLD HiM AND HE'LL RiDE
AWAY. SATURDAY MORNiN HE'S UP BEFORE DAWN.
GRABS HiS
CAP PiSTOL AND PULLS HiS HAT ON.
TODAY THE LONE RANGER
AND HiM MAKE THEiR RiDE.
AND THEM OUTLAWS BETTER FiND SOME
PLACE TO HiDE.
WiTH TEARS iN HiS EYES AND A SCRATCH ON HiS
CHiN HiS ORNERY OLD CAYUSE DONE THROWED HiS A GiN.

BUT A KiSS AND A COOKiE WiLL SOON EASE THE PAiN HE'LL
MOUNT UP AND BE BACK RiDiN' THE RANGE.
NOW MAMA JUST
LOOK HOW OUR LiTTLE BOYS GROWN.
HE'LL SOON BE A MAN
WiTH A MiND OF HiS OWN.
AND i KNOW THE HARDEST THiNG
WE'LL EVER DO iS TEAR DOWN THE FENCES. AND JUST TURN HIM LOOSE.
BLUE EYES AND FRECKLES AND FADED BLUE JEANS
HE'S GROWN UP AND READY. TO FOLLOW HiS DREAMS.
HE WAS
OUR LiTTLE COWBOY JUST YESTERDAY.
NOW THE FENCES CAN'T
HOLD HiM AND HE'LL RiDE AWAY.

i cant help but look at tuddy's picture when i listen to this song. thats a big thing to change to but i know it will work out. Im glad you guys got the ranch instead of some weirdo's. haha :] cause im pretty sure my life would cease to exist if i couldn't be up there doing the thing that i love the most.
ill see you guys this weekend.
I love you guys :]
-Bailee

Turleygirl said...

Life is never boring at your house. This will jsut add to the excitement, right?