Ch,Ch,Ch, Changes August 29, 2008

WOW!!!! Everything has happened so fast! Yesterday Michael and I got up early and with help from our friend Mark we loaded up our moving truck. I think this move from Louisville was even harder than our move from Memphis. When we left Memphis we could tell all of our good friends, “We’ll make sure and see you when we come in town to visit with family.” As we left Louisville yesterday, we couldn’t say that to people. In all reality when Michael has vacation time it will be spent in Memphis so we can be with family. It was just hard saying bye to people and knowing that you may likely never see them again this side of heaven. CRAZY!!! All I can say is thank goodness for facebook. That is how I am going to keep in touch with so many of the good friends we have met in Louisville.

I will always look back and love the times we had in Louisville. The Lord really taught us a lot and gave us many wonderful expereinces. It was the first place that Michael and I made a home all on our own with no family close by. We were really able to grow closer together. It is where Michael learned so much at Southern Seminary. It’s where I had my first “real” teaching job and got to work with wonderful people. It’s where we got hands on experience working with incredible students at Highview. It’s where we struggled with infertility and were then amazed with the news that God had blessed us with a child. It will forever hold a special place in my heart and I will always look back and cherish this time.

However, now we are getting to move on into a new phase of life. We are getting to learn a new city all over again (While that’s overwhelming I find it a little exciting). We are looking foward to building new relationships with students and leaders and making new friends. And most exciting of all, in about 2 months from now we will have our first child and life will never be the same again. While I am sad about all that we left behind yesterday I am looking eagerly ahead to all God has in store for us.

When I post again next week I will be a Texas resident and probably a Texas A&M fan. ( I think that’s mandatory for College Station residents!) Yee-Haw!

God’s Timing August 17, 2008

Most of you know that Michael and I have been in a big waiting phase of our life. Michael graduated in May and we have been waiting for God to show us where He wanted us to go next. In our minds (well at least mine) All of this was going to happen quickly. Then we were given notice that we had to be out of seminary housing by June 30th. This really stressed me out. I thought that meant Michael had to have a job by the end of June. Needless to say that didn’t happen and that is when we moved into this “oh so lovely” apartment. (Yes, that was sarcasm) 

Well, a few weeks ago Michael started talking to a church in College Station, Texas. Everything about this church seemed perfect for us. It was exactly the kind of position he was looking for, the size we wanted, the kind of town we were interested in, and their time table met ours. We just kept diligently praying that God would show us where HE wanted us to be not just where we desired to be. Well we went to visit the church last weekend (It was everything we had hoped for and more. The people are AMAZING) and this week they offered Michael the job and he accepted. We wanted to get there soon and they wanted someone ASAP so we are leaving Louisville in a little over a week.

We are driving down to Memphis on Wednesday the 27th and staying the weekend for my baby shower, that is being thrown by the very best friends in the whole wide world, and then on Labor Day we’re going to head down to College Station. We don’t have a place to live yet but we are working on that this week. I have complete faith that it will work out.

So to sum everything up, thank you so much to all of you who have prayed with us during this waiting time and please continue to pray for our family as we make this big and exciting transition!