This is definitely something I need to work on.  Everyone has stress.  Everyone's stress is different.  Many of our daily activities can cause stress.  Although we don't love the house we're currently renting, I have come to realize that it is a true blessing for us to be here. 

This house in and of itself has caused us stress.  It had sat empty for a while before we moved in and the landlord had just purchased it before that.  The first morning in our new home the basement flooded from the inside!  Everything left in the outgoing pipes had hardened and was clogging the drain lines.  This not only stunk because it was 'used' water, but because the previous owner apparently had a 'herd' of cats living in the house.  The water on the cement brought out the smell of the cats.  Yuck!  That got taken care of and we thought that we were good to go.  Until Christmas Eve.  To make a long story short, the plumber found that part of the pipe has completely corroded and dirt has collapsed around it. 

In all of this we have found that we are truly blessed to have a great landlord!  Not only does he take care of any problems right away, but his dear wife calls to check on us too.  A few days after we moved in she brought over a loaf of bread from the Old Grist Mill and homemade freezer jam.  Then, for Christmas they brought us a good size ham and more of the same jam.

We are also blessed to be in this ward.  We are loving it and enjoying our new callings as co-primary teachers.  Our kids have made new friends, and although they miss their friends from Corinne, they are enjoying this ward too.  It's true what they say:  The Church is true wherever you live!