Welcome, 2019!

I am still here!  I know I have not blogged in a long time, but every now and then I hope I will just stop by and give you an update, so you know I still exist.  

In 2018 I decided to post my college writings in my blog as a way to save them and delete the hard copies off my shelves.  I will forever be downsizing my library!  Books and notebooks take up space, and are heavy to move.  Now that most everything is electronic, I thought I would try to go that route a bit, and empty some shelves and file drawers.  But I kid you not...when I am into reading a book, I want the hard copy in my hand!  I'm not good with holding an electronic and marking my place.  Yeah, I'm still an old fashioned girl in many ways.  

We are in Michigan this winter.  Paul has been under various eye treatments and diabetic changes, so it has been necessary to stay close to his doctors.  His insurance frowns on us taking care of routine business out of state.  This is the year, however, that Paul will join me in the Medicare journey part of life, and I hope that frees us up to head south more often. 

Some day we hope to be living back in Southeast Tennessee...the area of the country where Paul took his first job out of college, and we basically raised our family there.  We absolutely loved the climate, having the change of seasons, but nothing drastic!  I'm sitting here in my office looking out at our snow fall from last weekend that hasn't faded a bit (10"), and trying to thaw out from the frigid temperatures of the last couple of days (negative degrees wind chills).  When winter comes in Michigan, it stays around a while.  Granted, there are some pretty sites out there...if I can stay inside and just look at it!  But having two dogs to walk, it can be bone chilling!  The last two days the dogs have had to use the indoor potty pad...Mamma wasn't going out or exposing them to the single digit or below zero temperatures!  

Paul still has both of his parents living here in Michigan.  His father turned 90 last week, and still going strong.  However, there is still a need for us to be close by to assist Paul's sister in the health care of their mother.  This is another reason for us to still be in Michigan.  In God's timing, He will lead us.

So here we are almost to the end of the first month of 2019.  I'm excited to see what God has in store for us in the year ahead!