So today was hard, I'm going to admit it. I cried several times. (pregnancy hormones were a factor I'm sure) I have just become so sentimental about our house. And not to mention I am missing Tyler like crazy! He is in Honduras with our new church staff on a missions scouting trip. He has never been out of the country w/ out me! He also isn't able to call me. It was so hard not getting to talk to him today. I am so spoiled! I am used to being able to reach him at all times, so it was very weird today.
My good friend, Jan, kept griffin for me today so I could pack some more without having interruptions and it was very nice but very strange being ALONE! Now my dad was encouraging me about all this alone time I'm getting to have and he told me to enjoy the solitude because soon I'll be so busy with a newborn and toddler that I'll be dreaming of some solitude. So why did I not enjoy my house being silent today? I love having griffin running around the house, dragging all his toys all over the place. I even love him interrupting me wanting me to play with him for a bit or read a book. I love hearing him and tyler wrestling in the living room. Isnt that what a home is for? And I cannot wait to have this sweet baby girl joining in the noise making and filling out home with more life and laughter.
I have had so much time to think today, and my mind could not be kept from thinking of my family and my heart was constantly full of thankfulness to God for blessing me with them. I realized how much I would miss them if they were not with me, and how much I enjoy them each day.
I also kept thinking about our house that will soon be someone elses. This is Tylers and mines first house that we purchased. It was where we brought griffin home from the hospital and where griffin and i played all summer in the backyard making mudpies and swinging. It is where we have shared so many fun memories as a family. It will always be our new Mexico house, our first street to live on, taking walks with griffin up and down it. I will miss so much about it. I miss griffins nursey, the tree in middle of the backyard, all the creeks and noises it makes as you walk down the hall or open a certain door.
I know all this sounds a tad bit silly, but its how I feel. I have loved this house since the first day we walked into it to look at it with our realitor. It has been our home for 3 1/2 years and it will always be special to me.
It is, however, just a house. And you would think it wouldnt be that big of a deal to just pack up and leave. I am just thanking God for providing us with such a sweet and perfect first house. And I know that it really isn't the house in of itself that I have loved so dearly, but the precious times we have had here together as a family with our first child. It has been the best 3 1/2 yrs of my life, and I will always treasure the time we had here.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Georgetown, tx
I'll keep this short, since I have tried to write a long blog post several times with a lot of details and then had to get up to do something, never to get back to it, therefore losing it all.
We are moving! God has called us to a church called Terranova, in Georgetown, Tx., just north of Austin. Tyler will be their student pastor. We will be moving march 4th. We are very excited about this church and place that God has led us to. We are also very sad to be leaving Clovis, the students in the youth group, our church family, and dear friends we have here. It has been hard to juggle so many mixed emotions lately, but we are trusting God and His plan for us and know that He is always good. We thank Him for bringing us to Clovis for 3 1/2 yrs. and for all the many ways He has blessed us by being here.
Please pray for us during this transition.
Pray our house here in Clovis will sell soon and that God would bring a family or person to see it and cause them to love it just as much as we have. (side note: a family that goes to Terrnova has gone to scotland for 6 months, and they are so graciously letting us live in their house until they return, rent free. We praise God for this gift! This will give us time for our house to sell and then hopefully buy another one in georgetown within six months.)
Pray for energy to get everything done we need to get done- packing, loading, driving the 8-9 hr drive to georgetown with griffin, etc.
Pray for griffin, that he will adjust well and continue to sleep well being in a new place.
Pray for safe travel on moving day.
Pray that God would provide central baptist-clovis with a new student pastor who is God-centered and who will teach the word powerfully to the students here.
Pray that God would use us in Georgetown for His names sake and His great purposes, keeping us near Him and worshiping Him always.
Thank you for any prayers prayed. We truly do appreciate them!
We are moving! God has called us to a church called Terranova, in Georgetown, Tx., just north of Austin. Tyler will be their student pastor. We will be moving march 4th. We are very excited about this church and place that God has led us to. We are also very sad to be leaving Clovis, the students in the youth group, our church family, and dear friends we have here. It has been hard to juggle so many mixed emotions lately, but we are trusting God and His plan for us and know that He is always good. We thank Him for bringing us to Clovis for 3 1/2 yrs. and for all the many ways He has blessed us by being here.
Please pray for us during this transition.
Pray our house here in Clovis will sell soon and that God would bring a family or person to see it and cause them to love it just as much as we have. (side note: a family that goes to Terrnova has gone to scotland for 6 months, and they are so graciously letting us live in their house until they return, rent free. We praise God for this gift! This will give us time for our house to sell and then hopefully buy another one in georgetown within six months.)
Pray for energy to get everything done we need to get done- packing, loading, driving the 8-9 hr drive to georgetown with griffin, etc.
Pray for griffin, that he will adjust well and continue to sleep well being in a new place.
Pray for safe travel on moving day.
Pray that God would provide central baptist-clovis with a new student pastor who is God-centered and who will teach the word powerfully to the students here.
Pray that God would use us in Georgetown for His names sake and His great purposes, keeping us near Him and worshiping Him always.
Thank you for any prayers prayed. We truly do appreciate them!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
21 months and 4 years
Griffin is 21 months old today. Happy 21 months Griff Griff! He is currently at the stage of leaning something new every day and wanting our attention pretty much all the time. Some new words he has conquered are:
Milk
Hi- he must wave as he says this.
Delicious- ok not exactly but he tries really hard.
Stick
Cold
Hair
Nose
Mitch- his uncle
Pig
Pjs
Book
Read
Juice
Hop
Outside
Tree
Glasses
Many more too. We are so proud of him! He loves to point to my belly when asked where is baby brother/sister and then he must kiss my belly. I'll post some recent pics of him soon. Tomorrow I hope to get him out in the snow that is left and take some pics.
On another note, tomorrow is Tyler and mines wedding anniversary! We have been married 4 years! We have loved every single moment of our marriage and look forward to all the years to come. God has blessed us by giving us each other and we are so very thankful for His constant grace and nearness to us as a couple and family.
We are having a date night tomorrow night while our sweet friends, Isaac and Kristie have volunteered to keep griffin for us. We have been saving a gift card from Chritsmas to a local steakhouse here in Clovis and are going to go see a movie. We are extremely excited to get to go do something we used to do together all the time before Griffin. Thankful we have sweet friends who want to stay with g. :)
Milk
Hi- he must wave as he says this.
Delicious- ok not exactly but he tries really hard.
Stick
Cold
Hair
Nose
Mitch- his uncle
Pig
Pjs
Book
Read
Juice
Hop
Outside
Tree
Glasses
Many more too. We are so proud of him! He loves to point to my belly when asked where is baby brother/sister and then he must kiss my belly. I'll post some recent pics of him soon. Tomorrow I hope to get him out in the snow that is left and take some pics.
On another note, tomorrow is Tyler and mines wedding anniversary! We have been married 4 years! We have loved every single moment of our marriage and look forward to all the years to come. God has blessed us by giving us each other and we are so very thankful for His constant grace and nearness to us as a couple and family.
We are having a date night tomorrow night while our sweet friends, Isaac and Kristie have volunteered to keep griffin for us. We have been saving a gift card from Chritsmas to a local steakhouse here in Clovis and are going to go see a movie. We are extremely excited to get to go do something we used to do together all the time before Griffin. Thankful we have sweet friends who want to stay with g. :)
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