F-I-N-A-L-L-Y! Back up and running!
For those of you who haven't been able to access our website or blog for the past week, you were not the only one! After a year and a half of almost no downtime, we experienced some serious and bizarre website issues which lasted for an entire six quite frustrating days.
I won't go into the long and extremely complicated story, but suffice it to say, when we bought the domain name BiblicalWomanhood.com we purchased it from a different owner who had bought it from a very tiny domain company. We should have switched it over to a more reputable company, but we didn't think to. The domain expired a few months ago, without us being notified or knowing it had expired (I'm not one who keeps track of those things and have always relied on automated emails letting me know when things like this expire!). Last week, the grace period was up so our domain was pulled and the name servers were changed so that it couldn't be accessed.
Since it had expired, we had to buy it back for a pretty penny. We didn't work through all of these details until Friday afternoon and when we went to the bank to wire over the money, they said it couldn't go out until Monday.
At any rate, my profuse apologies for the frustrations this caused for many of you. A number of you emailed and a number of you figured out that our old domain BiblicalWomanhoodOnline.com was still working just fine. But I know there were many others who didn't have my email address and didn't know our other website address and so I am sorry that our website was down without any warning or explanation.
We gained some valuable lessons from the experience, though, so that was good. And God also used it to teach me patience and reliance upon Him. As some of you know, we're going through a difficult time as a family right now. The website being down for as long as it was requiring so much work and effort to get back up and running felt like one more trial in the midst of a lot of greater trials. The timing of it all seemed like God was trying to remind me - yet again - that I am not in control. I can plan my steps, but only He directs my path. He is ultimately in control and I need to rest sovereignly in His plan for my life, even when things are unclear or make no sense. So, the past six days have been a time of growing and learning, for which I am grateful.
Thank you for your patience as we resolved these issues. I can't wait to get things back to normal around here and to be able to do more blogging again. I have so many things rolling around in my head to write and share!
I won't go into the long and extremely complicated story, but suffice it to say, when we bought the domain name BiblicalWomanhood.com we purchased it from a different owner who had bought it from a very tiny domain company. We should have switched it over to a more reputable company, but we didn't think to. The domain expired a few months ago, without us being notified or knowing it had expired (I'm not one who keeps track of those things and have always relied on automated emails letting me know when things like this expire!). Last week, the grace period was up so our domain was pulled and the name servers were changed so that it couldn't be accessed.
Since it had expired, we had to buy it back for a pretty penny. We didn't work through all of these details until Friday afternoon and when we went to the bank to wire over the money, they said it couldn't go out until Monday.
At any rate, my profuse apologies for the frustrations this caused for many of you. A number of you emailed and a number of you figured out that our old domain BiblicalWomanhoodOnline.com was still working just fine. But I know there were many others who didn't have my email address and didn't know our other website address and so I am sorry that our website was down without any warning or explanation.
We gained some valuable lessons from the experience, though, so that was good. And God also used it to teach me patience and reliance upon Him. As some of you know, we're going through a difficult time as a family right now. The website being down for as long as it was requiring so much work and effort to get back up and running felt like one more trial in the midst of a lot of greater trials. The timing of it all seemed like God was trying to remind me - yet again - that I am not in control. I can plan my steps, but only He directs my path. He is ultimately in control and I need to rest sovereignly in His plan for my life, even when things are unclear or make no sense. So, the past six days have been a time of growing and learning, for which I am grateful.
Thank you for your patience as we resolved these issues. I can't wait to get things back to normal around here and to be able to do more blogging again. I have so many things rolling around in my head to write and share!
posted by Crystal Paine at 1:05 PM
9 Comments:
I'm glad all is better but what hard family times are you speaking of? Is everything okay?
Heather
Crystal,
Thanks for all you do in the blog world! I really appreciate it! I was wondering over the last couple of days if the burdens you eluded to a while back were still weighing on you. I am sorry to hear they are, but trust all of those verses the Lord brought to you through your fears of delivering your newest little one will bring refreshment and comfort in a new way during this time. For it seems we need courage and comfort around every corner at times, and the Lord will always sustain thee. Many blessings, Erica
I'm glad everything is worked out now. I am sure it must have been a frustrating process. :)
Heather - feel free to email me. Due to the nature of the situation, I'm not yet at liberty to post anything publicly. It is amazing how many difficult things God has allowed us to encounter this year. Things I would have never imagined or willed upon myself, but things God is using to refine and conform me more into His image.
Thank you so much, Erica!
Yay, you're back up! I got through with Google, but it's way nicer with just the address!
I am a lurker and was really wondering what had happened. I thought maybe you had moved the site and I missed what the new address was. Glad to see you back.
Praying for you in your situation
Karen (UK)
Praying for you and your situation. My husband and I have been through many trials during our four years of marriage, but you're right, God definitely uses these things to make us stronger. Hang in there!
OK so *that's* why I didn't understand what you were talking about :) I just always use your other address!
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