We have hope.

So those of you that don't know, James hasn't worked since December 20th, 2010.  He's not officially been laid off, just not working, and thus, not getting paid.  It's been a HARD month for us.  But we have Amazing family and friends who have helped us through and prayed diligently for us to some how get through this.  Today, when calling in to his office, instead of being told he was on stand-by, he was told to come into the office to meet his boss.  That they were going to Winston-Salem.  Now mind, you this may very well mean that he is driving to Winston-Salem to give his company vehicle to a new employee.  That is not out of the question.  Especially with these people.  They are spiteful enough to do that.  But atleast then, we would know where we stand.  We wouldn't sit in wonder everyday, not knowing what the next step is. 
In the past month, I've asked myself, how do they sleep at night.  How do you honestly live with yourself knowing that you are taking food right out of someones mouth.  That you might possibly be taking the roof from over their head?!?!?!  HOW??!?! 
I have resigned myself to the fact that not everyone has a conscience and not everyone feels convicted and guilty when they do something wrong.  There truly is evil in this world.  But my God is Greater than ALL of that.  ALL OF IT!!!!  If you ever doubt that God is beside you, read my favorite scripture, Jeremiah 29:11 where it says: 

¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
I am not super woman and I can not do it all....that's right, I said it. 
BUT I have hope and a future.  What else could you possibly want?? 
Have a blessed day everyone!!!!! 
<3 James, Shanna, and Justin

Humbleness

Ephesians 4:31-32
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Have you ever been eaten up so much inside with anger over something someone did to you or said to you?  I find that this is a common occurance for me.  I have real issues letting go. 
But I have to stop myself and think, does the other person care?????  Most times, they don't.  They've said what they said and forgotten about it and moved on with their life.  Does that mean I should?  Shouldn't they be eaten up with guilt just as must as I am with anger? 

I'm trying Lord, to let go of most everything.  I find that I want everyone to be selfless and care about other people as much as I do.  I guess lucky for me, you didn't make everyone the same.  So I'm going to do my best to forgive and keep all of the malice and harsh words from my mouth. 

Do you have someone that you need to forgive?  I'm sure what they did couldn't be nearly as bad as what we all do to God every day.  WOW talk about getting your feelings hurt.  Do you ever wonder how badly he hurts because of things you do?  It's definitely something to ponder. 

First Ever Blog post

The first thing that anyone ever says to me when we meet...."Is your last name really Hash?!?!?!?"  Like I would make it up.  I actually had a doctor tell me last week that if I ever remarried, I should look for a man with the last name Brown.  Yeah that's original doc.  Keep your day job. 
Alright, so this is my first time EVER blogging.  I figured, why not.  Everyone else is doing it.  Wait, is that a good reason?  For those of you that don't know, James and I have been married for what will be 10 years in June.  It seems like these 10 years have FLOWN by.  But they have been the most exciting and stressful 10 years of our lives.  We have one little boy, Justin.  He is 6 and is in Kindergarten this year.  It was a rough start, but he has the hang of it now.  He's way smarter than his mom or dad ever were, so we look for him to really go places in life.  I just wanted to create this blog to keep up with day to day things (for those people who don't have Facebook.....I think there are people left who don't have Facebook). 
I hope you enjoy watching us walk, sometimes stumble, down this road called life.