Today's post is entitled restoration. As I stood in line this morning for my preordered iPhone I was thinking not just about phones but about life. This past year I have had to sacrifice for many things. I have not minded because there was always a greater goal, but it has been a growing experience. The one thing that goes through my mind whenever I do make sacrifices is restoration. I suppose because I have taken many financial risks with a new child, selling our old house, buying a new house and finally getting a new phone. Every time there seems to be some level of restoration. For instance, we knew having a baby could cost alot with medical bills, but somehow having two insurances meant we were spared from suffering the brunt of it, even when he went in the NICU. A bill of $28,000 was taken care of by the insurance companies. That is restoration.

Because we were spared that debt we were able to get a new house. First we had to sacrifice financially to repair our old house: like new paint, new carpet and a new fence. The restoration in that was that we didn't have to go that much lower on our asking price and we actually were able to sell the house in the nick of time. We took the risk of buying a new house while we hadn't sold our old one. Talk about risk. Yet during that time I had faith that because we made a sacrifice in fixing it up we would sell it, and we did. Now getting into the new house did cost a lot, but I had faith that the tax credit would restore us and it will.

Up next is the phone restoration. When my iPhone was washed and my contract was not up I didn't know what to do. So I got a Go phone and waited out the end of my contract. When that ended I thought the HD2 from T-Mobile would be even better. That thing they call a phone ended up a catastrophe. Now as I browse the 3G internet while listening to pandora and checking my email on my new phone I finally feel restored. The screen is so clear I don't have to squint when looking at small text. The front camera is cool and can act like a mirror. The size is smaller. Yet it has better battery life. I am really happy about this purchase. Its funny how life is. Yesterday my living room computer died. I wonder how that restoration is going to go? Better wait on that one. For now I am going to sell my HD2 on EBay. More restoration is on the way.