Monday, February 23, 2009
provision
two posts in one day, can you believe it? my co-workers just suprised me with cake, a huge balloon and a $275 gift card to TARGET!!!!! woo hoo!! thank you lord, and sweet ladies of neuhaus education center.
craziness and updates
okay. long overdue for an update. here's the abbreviated version:
- moved the majority of our stuff into a storage unit in brenham, living in our pastor's farmhouse in chappel hill, about 10 minutes outside of town
- finishing up work this week and then will be officially relocated out of houston...weird. i've started having some sadness about this.
- justin has a couple of promising leads in the job department, two of which he'll be meeting about today...please pray!!
- doctor says i'm progressing well - baby could come anytime between now and march 12...i personally hope he waits at least another week or so...and no, we've not settled on a name yet!
- as a side note, moving while great with child is not fun, but we've been grateful for lots of help from friends and family...and our church has been VERY helpful
- lily has been a CHAMP. thank you lord for a daughter who can roll with the punches!
- please continue to pray for us in the transistion, for financial provision, for a good job(s) for justin, for a smooth delivery of a new baby (AAAH!) and anything else the lord lays on your heart...
- moved the majority of our stuff into a storage unit in brenham, living in our pastor's farmhouse in chappel hill, about 10 minutes outside of town
- finishing up work this week and then will be officially relocated out of houston...weird. i've started having some sadness about this.
- justin has a couple of promising leads in the job department, two of which he'll be meeting about today...please pray!!
- doctor says i'm progressing well - baby could come anytime between now and march 12...i personally hope he waits at least another week or so...and no, we've not settled on a name yet!
- as a side note, moving while great with child is not fun, but we've been grateful for lots of help from friends and family...and our church has been VERY helpful
- lily has been a CHAMP. thank you lord for a daughter who can roll with the punches!
- please continue to pray for us in the transistion, for financial provision, for a good job(s) for justin, for a smooth delivery of a new baby (AAAH!) and anything else the lord lays on your heart...
Thursday, February 12, 2009
timely reminder
normally i am hard on our local christian radio station...sometimes the cheese factor is just too much for me, to the point that i get agitated and angry...i know i have issues...and yet, if i'm listening to the radio it's usually on that station. however, this morning they were talking with one of the writers of the movie fireproof (or the book that goes with it or something) and people were calling in to comment or ask questions.
one woman said that the lord gave her a vivid picture years ago that has helped her tremendously - she is the passenger in the boat, her husband the captain...but the lord reminded her that he has the river. i have heard countless different ways to illustrate this same point...but for some reason this morning there was a little click in my mind.
i often ask justin (without actually asking out loud) to be the controller and fixer of all things in our lives. frustration comes when he can't...i mean, he's the leader, right? however, rather than reminding me of my role this morning, the visual picture of the river being the lord's gently convicted me that justin is not in control of where our life together rolls...he is simply responsible for following the flow of the river and trusting the one to whom we're both submitted. i pray that i will be more supporting and encouraging to him in the process.
one woman said that the lord gave her a vivid picture years ago that has helped her tremendously - she is the passenger in the boat, her husband the captain...but the lord reminded her that he has the river. i have heard countless different ways to illustrate this same point...but for some reason this morning there was a little click in my mind.
i often ask justin (without actually asking out loud) to be the controller and fixer of all things in our lives. frustration comes when he can't...i mean, he's the leader, right? however, rather than reminding me of my role this morning, the visual picture of the river being the lord's gently convicted me that justin is not in control of where our life together rolls...he is simply responsible for following the flow of the river and trusting the one to whom we're both submitted. i pray that i will be more supporting and encouraging to him in the process.
Monday, February 9, 2009
relief
not much time to blog...much going on (read previous entry if you're wondering what)...but just wanted to brag on my friends for a minute...we had our annual girls weekend at the ranch and i am SO thankful i went despite the chaos of my circumstances. what a refresher! and notice yours truly in the center looking about ready to pop...geez...the camera adds ten pounds, right?
relief
not much time to blog...much going on (read previous entry if you're wondering what)...but just wanted to brag on my friends for a minute...we had our annual girls weekend at the ranch and i am SO thankful i went despite the chaos of my circumstances. what a refresher! and notice yours truly in the center looking about ready to pop...geez...the camera adds ten pounds, right?
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The details...so far as I know them...
Okay people...here's your fill in:
We have decided to become a part of a church in Brenham, Tx called Christ Church. (www.christchurchbrenham.com) Justin will be leading worship and will gradually add more to his plate as the church grows. Right now its still pretty small (we had about 45 on Sunday I think.) We do have our own building, its currently being renovated bit by bit, and the vision for it is really exciting. We'd like it to be a venue for other groups to gather - whether artists performing, study groups or other congregations who need a place to meet, etc. Basically we want to have open doors to the community of Brenham and establish a ministry that meets the needs of those around us. We really love the people we've been able to get to know thus far, and feel good about joining in what they've started.
SO...all this means that we need to move to Brenham and that Justin needs a "day job" since I will be at home with our energetic 2 year old and a newborn baby. (If you have connections, feel free to comment!) In the meantime, we will be living in the farmhouse owned by our pastor and his wife, and they've GRACIOUSLY offered for us to stay there as long as we need. Personally, I would like to be in our own space pre-baby, but as you can see from the countdown on the side of the blog, this might not be an option - but who knows. With God, all things are possible, right?!! Thus, the reason for everything happening rather quickly. Brenham isn't a town where you can jump online and do a job search, so the chances of doors opening SOON are a lot better if we're there and making face to face contacts. PLEASE PRAY about this. Being between jobs is scary anytime, but especially with the added demands of a baby and moving to a new place on top of it!
How do I feel about moving? Its mixed...some days I'm super excited about it, mostly because I feel that we're doing what the Lord has asked of us...and other times I start to feel the fears of having to make new friends, not being as close to my deeply appreciated free babysitting (mom and julie), complete change of pace...etc. etc. Brenham is not far away, but it IS far enough away that a "hey let's grab lunch today" or "let's meet at the park and go for a walk" with some of my closest houston pals are no longer easy realities.
How can you pray for us? Pray for financial provision in the transition and the year ahead. Pray for a good job for Justin that meets our needs and is fulfilling to him. Pray that we would become quickly established in relationships - both in our church and in our community. Pray for an affordable home that we can love and share with others. Pray for the details surrounding having a baby in the midst of all this change - for lots and lots of grace.
More to come as it happens...
We have decided to become a part of a church in Brenham, Tx called Christ Church. (www.christchurchbrenham.com) Justin will be leading worship and will gradually add more to his plate as the church grows. Right now its still pretty small (we had about 45 on Sunday I think.) We do have our own building, its currently being renovated bit by bit, and the vision for it is really exciting. We'd like it to be a venue for other groups to gather - whether artists performing, study groups or other congregations who need a place to meet, etc. Basically we want to have open doors to the community of Brenham and establish a ministry that meets the needs of those around us. We really love the people we've been able to get to know thus far, and feel good about joining in what they've started.
SO...all this means that we need to move to Brenham and that Justin needs a "day job" since I will be at home with our energetic 2 year old and a newborn baby. (If you have connections, feel free to comment!) In the meantime, we will be living in the farmhouse owned by our pastor and his wife, and they've GRACIOUSLY offered for us to stay there as long as we need. Personally, I would like to be in our own space pre-baby, but as you can see from the countdown on the side of the blog, this might not be an option - but who knows. With God, all things are possible, right?!! Thus, the reason for everything happening rather quickly. Brenham isn't a town where you can jump online and do a job search, so the chances of doors opening SOON are a lot better if we're there and making face to face contacts. PLEASE PRAY about this. Being between jobs is scary anytime, but especially with the added demands of a baby and moving to a new place on top of it!
How do I feel about moving? Its mixed...some days I'm super excited about it, mostly because I feel that we're doing what the Lord has asked of us...and other times I start to feel the fears of having to make new friends, not being as close to my deeply appreciated free babysitting (mom and julie), complete change of pace...etc. etc. Brenham is not far away, but it IS far enough away that a "hey let's grab lunch today" or "let's meet at the park and go for a walk" with some of my closest houston pals are no longer easy realities.
How can you pray for us? Pray for financial provision in the transition and the year ahead. Pray for a good job for Justin that meets our needs and is fulfilling to him. Pray that we would become quickly established in relationships - both in our church and in our community. Pray for an affordable home that we can love and share with others. Pray for the details surrounding having a baby in the midst of all this change - for lots and lots of grace.
More to come as it happens...
Monday, February 2, 2009
Mild Panic
Okay, does the countdown on the side of my blog really say 38 days until my due date? Can we all agree that this is not much time and oh my goodness I haven't washed anything yet, or gone through all my newborn "necessities" or made arrangements for Lily when the time to deliver actually does come, or a million other things that need to get done too?????
Oh, and on top of that we're moving. In two weeks. I'll keep you hanging and write more on that soon...
Happy Monday!
Oh, and on top of that we're moving. In two weeks. I'll keep you hanging and write more on that soon...
Happy Monday!
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