BIG NEWS!!!!

First things first, before I go into my actual post today; to my friends who have tagged me with different awards and meme(s), I promise to post mine this week. I actually have several subjects that I want to share with you, but for now this topic at hand is a little more pressing and by the time you finish reading it, you'll see why. Okay. I had to get that out. Thanks!

OKAY..... here goes!

I'm going to have a baby in my home soon.

What in the world am I rambling about now? Let me explain.

For a long as I can remember (& my mom tells me that it's been all my life) I've had this one great fear that I've dealt with for many years. I feel that I've restricted myself in a lot of ways in my life with this fear. I say that I've buried this fear because I was never forced to deal with it. However, I have shared it with many people not only for prayer, but in hopes that I would one day be healed.

Ready to know what it is?

ALL of my life, I've have been deathly afraid of ALL animals; mainly dogs and cats. I was never attacked by either of them. We never had a pet when I was young. I didn't go to other friends' home if they had a pet. In my adult life, I have restricted myself from environments where animals are. Okay, for Moms that are asking yourself if my girls have been to the zoo? Yes, they have, but it was torture for me most of our visit there. I never go to anyone's home without first asking if they have a cat or a dog. If they own either, I will ask if they mind putting it up during my visit. Fortunately, I've never had someone who would not put their pet away.

Okay now that you have a little history, let's fast forward to a few weeks ago.

I am totally aware that God does not give us a spirit of fear. In fact, I have heard many sermons and other teachings about how we should face our fears head on. Well, it's only taken thirty-eight years for me to REALLY grasp these words.

To sum it all up and after recently listening to yet another sermon on facing your fears ......I FINALLY GOT IT!!!

I'll spare you the details on the sermon and what actually happened with me during the service (including friends of mine staring at me - holla Jessica!).

The main thing that I wanted to share was that I have made a promise to my family that I would try this...facing my fear head on. To finally answer your question dear friend April, YES WE ARE GETTING A DOG!!!!! And YES, an inside dog!!!!

Dirk is doing lots of research to get the perfect dog for our family. Wow! That sounds weird! I have requested a couple of things from him;

1. Must be a miniature dog
2. Must be short hair

Now friends, I need your help in a couple of ways.

1. Please pray for me about this. I do have peace about this, but Satan keeps showing his ugly face and trying to talk me out of dealing with this issue.

2. Right now, we are thinking of getting a Mini Dachshund. However, we are not 100% set on it. Sooooooooo, we are somewhat open for your suggestions and comments on this.

We've already heard that dachshunds can be somewhat difficult to house train. I also know that there's not going to be a perfect dog. Darn it!! So with that being said, give me your opinions and comments.

Whew! I've wanted to share this for a few weeks, but I've had so many other subjects to post about.

I must admit that I (and a whole lot of other people who know us) am very surprised that I am doing this, but I feel good about it!