

Since we've only been losing jobs, changing jobs, and changing churches...we are bored. Sooooo, we're moving! Just kidding! That's not why we're moving. But we ARE moving.
Since moving the kids to a new school in ABQ, we began researching the benefits of moving into ABQ instead of staying in Rio Rancho. One morning Jarrod and I were looking at several houses that were possibilities, but just didn't seem to fit, and we decided NOT to pursue them. We then turned the corner and there was this beautiful house with a sign in the yard. We got out and looked in the windows and around the yard and fell in love with it. However, I figured it was way out of our price range, but I called about it anyway. It was RIGHT SMACK DAB in the middle of our price range!!!
Now remember, Jarrod had just quit his job, we are searching for a new church home, and I work part-time at Kohl's (little bucks!). During this time I got hired on at Dillard's for more money, and Jarrod got a temporary job. The unexpected blessing about his temp job is that, instead of lasting 10 days, it may be more like 2 months!! Also, we had told our neighbors, who are our landlords, that we were searching for different housing, since our lease is almost up. They took it upon themselves to go around the neighborhood and collect food for our family. This has happened 4 different times in the past two weeks!
Meanwhile, we are daily praying and reading the Scriptures of Matt. 6 and 7, Phil. 4:13, basically any and every Psalm, which gave us hope that God was going to supply our needs, that He DOES really, really, really care about us! We have just been asking God to walk each step with us, which of course, He always does!
We applied for the house and through different circumstances we felt like we had been denied. Then out of the blue, they called and said we WERE approved! Here's the clincher: We had to sign the lease AND pay our deposit within two days...then move in within 14 days!!
Well, true to God's nature, He has provided just enough on a daily basis to pay for what we need today. We don't know where the rest of the rent is coming from, nor the money for our bills, but God does. What a relief!!
Here are a couple pics of the front and back to help you celebrate with us...and in case you have never lived in New Mexico...the big "box" on the roof is a swamp cooler...look it up!
And here is the Broncos most valuable player, Caleb Flaming! (at least from this reporters' viewpoint) Caleb has played every position - quarterback, center, runningback, left end and right end! He is very fast and a great flag puller! Many times he is the one that catches up to the other teams runner and snags their flag to save the touchdown.
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Bears 2007
And here is Jacob Flaming for the Bears. This past Saturday the Bears won their first game, and this young man played a huge part in that success. Jacob made several key flag pulls along with an incredible interception after the other team let the ball hit their open arms and bounce out. It was awesome! Jacob plays mostly right end, but he loves to get the running plays. His plan is to take #25 Reggie Bush's place at runningback on the Saints team in a few years. Go for it, Jacob!!
Way to go you two! It's been so fun to watch you this season. Just a couple more weeks to go! Keep playing your hearts out!
This is Shelly, Ryan, Collin and Jessica Quiring...And Melissa, Anna, Jacob and Caleb Flaming. Yours truly is taking the shot.
Best buds doing what they do best...eating. Lots of enchiladas (pronounced een-chi-lathas), burritos (prounounced bew-rrrrrr-eeee-toes), and fajitas (pronounced fah-heet-aaahs). Collin loves it when I enunciate these words with a Spanish flair.