February our family had an opportunity to go to Disney in Florida. We stayed with our wonderful friends Fred and Cheryl Engle. They had a dreamy home in Davenport Florida, which was only 25 minutes from Orlando. 4 rooms, 3 full baths, underground pool and a fun play area in the garage. We had first thought we would drive but then my dad convinced me to look for tickets. Plus, the thought of driving with 3 kids for 25 hours straight through and then only having a few days in FL, well, it just sounded ridiculous. I found a package for $850 some dollars that included non-stop, round way tickets and a rental vehicle for 6 days for a family of 5. Amazing!! I booked it that night! We were there February 8th around midnight to February 14th. Jaelle was a gem. She traveled like a pro. She slept the first hour on the plane and then the last hour she ate snacks and peeked around at everyone. It wasn't the warmest in FL, in fact it was rather cool! Only 60s most of the time. The day we were in the Magic Kingdom it was 70 and sunny. PERFECT! The girls loved the rides at the Magic Kingdom and the firework show was truly magical. I cried....it was so wonderful to be there with the girls and see their awestruck faces. We were so blessed to get the tickets for free for the Magic Kingdom because of Fred's friend who works there. Then the next day on Saturday the 11th we went to the Animal Kingdom. We all agreed that it was our favorite destination. The Safari ride was out of this world! It truly felt like you were in Africa. The landscape, the jeep, the animals right outside your window and close! Giraffes, wildabeast, rhinos, osteriches, Elephants and even a lion and lioness!! No zoo will ever compare. When we were going through an African village, I got invited into a dance with a group of African men entertainers. They sang and danced and beat their drums. Cornelius video taped me. Then Becca got to ride her first REAL roller coaster with dad. We were there all day and Jaelle never once complained.
Our whole trip to Florida was full of God blessing us by free tickets to Disney, cheap airline tickets, a wonderful place to stay with friends for free, gifts from friends and strangers and just a wonderful family vacation. I felt overwhelmed by God's goodness and thankful for His blessing and provision.
On our way back to MI, when we landed in Detroit, Cornelius received a text message to call one of the managers at United Solar where he works. He found out that United Solar had filed bankrupcy and were having an emergency meeting the next day. We knew that they were not doing well and that most of the guys were laid off, but this was definitely a sign of trouble in the future of the company. Cornelius had been approved a loan to buy a Better Maide Chip route business and was going to give his 2 week notice before the meeting, when he got a call from the guy he was buying the business from. He decided not to sell. :( So here we are. Cornelius was laid off for the first time for 3 weeks in March and now back to work. They told him that they would know for sure by mid April what is going to happen with the company. So right now we wait, we pray and we wait and pray and we wait....and we TRUST. Trust that God knows our future, he knows the plans he has for us and we need to just take life a day at a time and a step at a time and let His still voice speak to us and lead us. Cornelius has been very patient. And I feel a peace. Peace but almost anxious and excited to see what God is going to do next. We have thought about Cornelius going back to school so that he can get a degree and advance somewhere else. And then he still has a dream of owning his own business and is now the right time? I keep believing that my husband will know what to do when the time is right and I just need to let my husband lead and pray for him.
So such is life and that is what is going on now. Hopefully our computer will be fixed soon so I can post pictures. Our Florida pictures are AWESOME!
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