the.turley.family

I haven't written in 3 years. Three. That could be a testament to how our lives have changed and been incredibly busy raising three very young children, it could show my lack of discipline, or any number of things about me and my life, but either way I'm glad to be sitting back down and using this as a sort of journal to document what is going on in the life of our family for the last three years and now. It feels good to have been reminded of this outlet. Matt started a new job this week at Logan Aluminum. We are excited about the new opportunity for him and hopeful that this is the job change that will allow us to bring me home with our kids, which is something we've both wanted for quite some time. Logan has a great reputation, great benefits, and should support our family well. The one hiccup, at least in my mind, is the schedule. It is laid out for us from now until March 2018, which is a great thing for the planner in me, but I have to admit I was overwhelmed lookin...

Just a short post about how God showed up today. This morning I was packing Matt's lunch and was quickly (because I'm always running late) writing the index card that goes in his lunch. Each card contains a verse from somewhere in the Bible and a note from me for the day. This morning, as well as many other mornings, I use the verse of the day from my iPod YouVersion app. The verse for today was Psalm 46:10... Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted on the earth I wrote it down, stuck in his lunch box, and didn't think another thing about it. Until... I was reading some information about PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). In 2009 I went to my doctor for the first time and while explaining some symptoms she looked at me and said based on what I'd been explaining I likely had PCOS. At the time all she told me about it is that it might make it harder to get pregnant. In 2009 I was single and while I had the hope of m...

Not sure what to title this one so I just started typing. We'll see what comes to mind by the end. So, I just finished a novel by James Patterson called Suzanne's Letters to Nicholas . Great read. I think I may have to recategorize myself from "not a reader" to "good-book lover". I don't feel it necessary to call myself an avid reader quite yet because I still need the book to hook me by about chapter 3 to be willing to stick it out, but I am starting my third book in a matter of two weeks, which is completely abnormal for me! Who knows maybe some day my self given title will change again. Anyway, the prompt for me wanting to write this post comes from a section of that book. I'm warning you now if you feel the need to read the book yourself you may want to stop reading this post now because I'm about to give away the ending. Suzanne, the book's namesake, dies suddenly at the end and to add to it her one year old baby boy, Nicholas, dies ...