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| 3 party-blowers in her mouth at once! |
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| Making a car out of a box |
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| Boots, hard-hat, flashlight & keys |
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| Crazy eyes |
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| Watching tv in his little "bed" |
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| Father-daughter date night @ church |
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| His favorite way to run around! |
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
My Goofy Kids
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Time Flies
I can't believe it has almost been a month since my last blog post! Where has the time gone? Let's see if I can try to recap what has been going on with us:
We have started visiting a church nearby that we really like. It is a pretty large congregation, but the worship and teaching is really great...and the kids enjoy it, so that is a good sign. Ryan is feeling more settled now at work and made very good impressions on everyone during their Sales Meeting Week they just wrapped up. He had a quick overnight trip to Atlanta for a customer site visit (Home Depot), but other than that, there has been no travel (praise the Lord!).
Lauren is continuing to do well at school and recently received a "blue ribbon" in Math. Even though she has had the hardest time adjusting, she is finally starting to make some good friendships and feel more at home here. Nolan is as happy as ever - firmly resisting potty training and refusing to release the pacifier from his tight clutches. Hard to believe that he will be 3 next week!! We took the paperwork into the place where he will be attending preschool next year and got him all signed up. We visited the classroom and he loved it - he cried when I said it was time to leave! Thankfully, it will only be 2 days a week for a few hours, so I won't be too traumatized by this next stage of his life. They grow up so fast!
The last exciting thing for us is that in one more week, my mom will be coming to visit! The best part is that I will drive down to Charlotte by myself to collect some of our spring clothes and a few other things we need. Then, I will pick her up at the Charlotte airport and we get to have a girls road trip back up to New York. She has already planned out our route, including some fun stops along the way! Ryan is taking 3 days off work (bless his heart) so we can have this time together. Once we make it to New York, my mom will be staying with us for a whole month! And at the end of her trip, my dad is coming out for a week. We are beside ourselves with excitement!! I'm sure I'll have alot of pictures and stories to share from our trip, so check back...
We have started visiting a church nearby that we really like. It is a pretty large congregation, but the worship and teaching is really great...and the kids enjoy it, so that is a good sign. Ryan is feeling more settled now at work and made very good impressions on everyone during their Sales Meeting Week they just wrapped up. He had a quick overnight trip to Atlanta for a customer site visit (Home Depot), but other than that, there has been no travel (praise the Lord!).
Lauren is continuing to do well at school and recently received a "blue ribbon" in Math. Even though she has had the hardest time adjusting, she is finally starting to make some good friendships and feel more at home here. Nolan is as happy as ever - firmly resisting potty training and refusing to release the pacifier from his tight clutches. Hard to believe that he will be 3 next week!! We took the paperwork into the place where he will be attending preschool next year and got him all signed up. We visited the classroom and he loved it - he cried when I said it was time to leave! Thankfully, it will only be 2 days a week for a few hours, so I won't be too traumatized by this next stage of his life. They grow up so fast!
The last exciting thing for us is that in one more week, my mom will be coming to visit! The best part is that I will drive down to Charlotte by myself to collect some of our spring clothes and a few other things we need. Then, I will pick her up at the Charlotte airport and we get to have a girls road trip back up to New York. She has already planned out our route, including some fun stops along the way! Ryan is taking 3 days off work (bless his heart) so we can have this time together. Once we make it to New York, my mom will be staying with us for a whole month! And at the end of her trip, my dad is coming out for a week. We are beside ourselves with excitement!! I'm sure I'll have alot of pictures and stories to share from our trip, so check back...
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Happily Settled
Sorry it has taken me so long to post this! But, most of you know (through Facebook and email) that we are all settled in our new place now. And I have to say, I am thankful for the time we spent in our first dump of a place...because we are all the more GRATEFUL for where we are now! :)
We have two bathrooms. I have counter space. There is a laundry room. We have a basement. I have a walk-in closet. The rental furniture that Ryan picked out (I never saw a thing until it had all been delivered) looks brand new and some of it is nicer than the furniture we have back at home in NC! It is fabulous! The kids are loving having the space to spread out. They enjoy going down to the basement and playing soccer and running around. We have no neighbors above or below us so they can be as loud as they want. We also have a very nice maintenance man who comes every morning and plows our driveway and the road for us. A girl could get used to this!!
As appreciative of we are of this new home, we are still praying that our house will sell soon so we can buy our own place here. In fact, we are having our first showing today!! Here's to hoping...
We have two bathrooms. I have counter space. There is a laundry room. We have a basement. I have a walk-in closet. The rental furniture that Ryan picked out (I never saw a thing until it had all been delivered) looks brand new and some of it is nicer than the furniture we have back at home in NC! It is fabulous! The kids are loving having the space to spread out. They enjoy going down to the basement and playing soccer and running around. We have no neighbors above or below us so they can be as loud as they want. We also have a very nice maintenance man who comes every morning and plows our driveway and the road for us. A girl could get used to this!!
As appreciative of we are of this new home, we are still praying that our house will sell soon so we can buy our own place here. In fact, we are having our first showing today!! Here's to hoping...
Thursday, January 27, 2011
His Eye is on the Sparrow
Why should I feel discouraged,
Why should the shadows come,
Why should my heart feel lonely,
And long for heaven and home...
When Jesus is my portion?
A constant friend is He!
His eye is on the sparrow;
And I know He watches me.
"Let not your heart be troubled",
His tender word I hear,
And resting on His goodness,
I lose my doubts and fears;
Though by the path He leadeth,
But one step I may see.
His eye is on the sparrow;
And I know He watches me.
Whenever I am tempted,
Whenever clouds arise,
When songs give place to sighing,
When hope within me dies,
I draw the closer to Him,
From care He sets me free.
His eye is on the sparrow;
And I know He watches me.
Why should the shadows come,
Why should my heart feel lonely,
And long for heaven and home...
When Jesus is my portion?
A constant friend is He!
His eye is on the sparrow;
And I know He watches me.
"Let not your heart be troubled",
His tender word I hear,
And resting on His goodness,
I lose my doubts and fears;
Though by the path He leadeth,
But one step I may see.
His eye is on the sparrow;
And I know He watches me.
Whenever I am tempted,
Whenever clouds arise,
When songs give place to sighing,
When hope within me dies,
I draw the closer to Him,
From care He sets me free.
His eye is on the sparrow;
And I know He watches me.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Discovering Joy
Psalm 94: 18-19:
"When I said, 'My foot is slipping',
Your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
When anxiety was great within me,
Your consolation brought me joy."
I will never forget that moment...when Ryan came to me and said he had decided to take the job in New York. I felt like my world was spinning out of control. I could feel my emotions taking a dive into a downward spiral I was afraid I could never come back from. I truly believed that coming here would ruin me (emotionally speaking). I was completely prepared to enter a deep depression and struggle my way through. I was afraid of what this move would do to me.
So, here we are, one month later. And I stand in awe of what the Lord has done. Not only has He helped me deal with the hardships and staggering life changes we have gone through, but He has inexplicably placed in my heart...JOY! (gasp) How can this be? I can't understand it. Anyone from the outside looking in would think that we have nothing to be thankful for; that we are far worse off than we were before - living in a tiny apartment, facing a bitterly cold climate in an unfamiliar town. But they would be wrong.
The Lord has placed within me a grateful spirit. And what I once thought would be my demise has become a true blessing. Because I am finding light in the darkness. I am seeing the good in every moment. Having a smaller place to live has brought us closer together. The cold weather outside has provided some fun adventures for our family. Maybe having less is a good thing after all. It has made us more thankful for everything we had before; all that we had taken for granted. And it is reminding us of what is really important.
In spite of all the changes and difficulties, our family has never been tighter. Our marriage is thriving. And God is showing Himself in such visible ways that there is no denying His will has brought us here. As Paul says in 2 Corinthians, "Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." He alone deserves the glory...for every good and perfect gift we have is from His hand!!
"When I said, 'My foot is slipping',
Your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
When anxiety was great within me,
Your consolation brought me joy."
I will never forget that moment...when Ryan came to me and said he had decided to take the job in New York. I felt like my world was spinning out of control. I could feel my emotions taking a dive into a downward spiral I was afraid I could never come back from. I truly believed that coming here would ruin me (emotionally speaking). I was completely prepared to enter a deep depression and struggle my way through. I was afraid of what this move would do to me.
So, here we are, one month later. And I stand in awe of what the Lord has done. Not only has He helped me deal with the hardships and staggering life changes we have gone through, but He has inexplicably placed in my heart...JOY! (gasp) How can this be? I can't understand it. Anyone from the outside looking in would think that we have nothing to be thankful for; that we are far worse off than we were before - living in a tiny apartment, facing a bitterly cold climate in an unfamiliar town. But they would be wrong.
The Lord has placed within me a grateful spirit. And what I once thought would be my demise has become a true blessing. Because I am finding light in the darkness. I am seeing the good in every moment. Having a smaller place to live has brought us closer together. The cold weather outside has provided some fun adventures for our family. Maybe having less is a good thing after all. It has made us more thankful for everything we had before; all that we had taken for granted. And it is reminding us of what is really important.
In spite of all the changes and difficulties, our family has never been tighter. Our marriage is thriving. And God is showing Himself in such visible ways that there is no denying His will has brought us here. As Paul says in 2 Corinthians, "Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." He alone deserves the glory...for every good and perfect gift we have is from His hand!!
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