23 WEEKS ALONG

I have said multiple times I will try to do better at keeping up with this blog. Here's my attempt at keeping you all posted.

At this time I am preparing to go see my sister Melanie who will be giving birth at any moment to her #5 child, they are pretty certain it is a HE. I am very excited to see my other nephews when I come, and very very joyful to meet my new nephew.

Meanwhile, Dylan and I are finding stuff to do in Columbia. Still attempting to visit with family members we haven't seen in a while. We have yet to make any huge public announcements that I am 23 weeks along with our first child. We are not wanting to know the sex of the baby until our precious one is born. Yes, we are both so blessed that the Lord has entrusted us with this little one. wow... it's been an amazing few months of adjusting our minds to the realization of what is born out of living life and loving one another. It's fun to be getting a promotion at the same time. Our names are about to change from Dylan and Marcie to Dad and Mom. The Lord is gracious indeed. His timing is perfect. His ways far past our comprehension. We are about to understand His love in ways we never could have before.

I miss my other nieces and nephews, Kinsley, Reagan, Noah, Audrey, Jackson, and Cole. Hoping we'll see them somehow over the next few weeks over the summer.

COLUMBIA, MO

So we have been here for a few weeks so far, visiting with friends and family. Started job training for 'direct care giver' for some guys with behavioral issues. Learning a lot through the process. Realizing what we are and are not capable of.  Aside from the pending job, I have been working a few days a week helping out in an office setting, assisting an HR person who is very delightful to work with.

TAKING THE CAR APART

Work needs to be done on the car, Dylan's the man to do it!

COUNT DOWN BEGINS

7 days until we leave. Getting the car worked on today. Saying goodbye to a few more friends. Plenty to do. Little time. Pray for us. New Address to reach us:  404 Stalcup Street   Columbia, MO 65203   Our cell phone will begin working again on the 17th. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SISTER MICHELE!

Happy Birthday Michele! The Lord's priceless treasure to our family. I love you so much. Praying that you are overwhelmed by God's great goodness in your life today. I miss you and can't wait to hug you soon.

SO THREE WEEKS AND THEN...

Hopefully hitting the road and heading back to Missouri. Need to have our car looked at. Been having some problems with the transmission.

Gonna start packing and getting ready to leave this place. Getting rid of stuff we don't need. Trying to find owners for some pieces of art. Start gathering together some tupperware bins and getting what we need to take with us in a pile.

Dylan has back to back homework, finals coming up, and plenty to keep him busy until the day we leave. 

GOD'S TIME

I've always been thankful for change. Even if in some way I am unsure or not really knowing what to think...eventually I see things differently and have an increasing hope and great expectation. God's time is perfect. It is a divine interruption of our plans and agendas. It is an opportunity to grasp and take hold of a love that we have never known before.

This month is full of change. No longer working the cleaning job I was. Now I get to clean my own house and do my dishes, and do what needs to get done. I'm going to aim for some more letter writing and getting in touch with those that I have not been so good at keeping in touch with. Hopefully going to make some calls and speak to some people I've been missing...

Hoping to be working from home, or finding a temporary office job, or sell more art --- to keep busy and be saving for summer travels back home.

We're expecting God's time and personal promise to hold us in a season of change and new decision making and it is for sure finding us depending on His strength like we never imagined possible. 

PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR

I guess my prayer would be that I would be slow to speak, slow to get upset, and quick to listen, really listen. That my heart would be so earnestly seeking the Lord that my words and my actions would be reflecting salty light. That my prayer life would more than barely exist, but be richly cultivated and nourished and be lifting others up. The other things that I would ask for would gradually either disappear or come into place, as I cling to the Word of God.