So...yeah.
A little catch-up:
-We now have 3 boys.
-We still love Jesus.
That about sums it up. Kidding...kind of.
This is our family now. Well, 10 months ago. Precious.
This is a more accurate picture.
We've now lived in the house we're currently in for over a year which is a record for us. Whoop, whoop. I've gone a bit crazy with personalizing it since I've had the time to do so. I keep putting things up, taking things down, and rearranging the furniture. Lin loves me because he tollerates this part of my personality. He would be perfectly content if we somehow permanently affixed all of our furniture to the floor and never moved it again. He would also be content in a yurt. I would like to say I would be too, but I would have to work at it a lot harder than he would.
We have been blessed with the most incredible neighbors! Honestly, the Lord knew I would need this before moving to a place with so much spiritual darkness. Sure, it might make me miss the states more and eventually have some bitterness over not being able to have it in our new cultural context (hopefully not), but I am so thankful for it in this very moment of my life. They have already started calling "dibs" on our stuff for when we leave. My neighbor and I were laughing about it, then suddenly started crying.
On that note, we accepted a job request today. Holla'! Yep, I'm one big ball of emotions. Now we just have to go to the dentist to be cleared. We have prayed, had close friends and family pray, sought wise counsel, skyped, and sent many emails while making this decision. Lin will (hopefully) be graduating in December, and we will, Lord willing, be leaving NEXT April to go to our country. We're running into a snag with Lin graduating in December as we were counting on him being able to take 6 hours this summer. The snag is that they currently aren't offering any classes this summer that he needs. Even if he doesn't graduate, we're still going, and he can finish online later.
Other useless stuff you may want to know:
-Judson is 10 months and still has no teeth. I'm convinced he's just going to skip baby teeth and start popping out permanent ones when he turns 6.
-We started cloth diapering. It's been...cheaper than buying disposables, and that is all I will say about that. It helps that they now come in all these adorable patterns and prints.
-Micah has an attitude the size of a 9 year old. Awesome.
-Levi has and attitude the size of a 15 year old. Also awesome.
-We will be broke by the time I'm 30 trying to feed these kids. Seriously. They eat. A lot.
-We are now on the Chick-fil-A "A list" because we eat there so much.
-Spring is here, so it means that our fruits and veggies will soon be local again, and my beloved strawberries will taste better than sour water. Hooray!
Basically, our lives are pretty quiet right now, and I'm enjoying it since this summer will be anything but.
In this season of crazy emotional roller coasters, I am resting in this verse: "And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:7
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| Micah is in costume Levi has food on his face Judson is eating his sock |
We've now lived in the house we're currently in for over a year which is a record for us. Whoop, whoop. I've gone a bit crazy with personalizing it since I've had the time to do so. I keep putting things up, taking things down, and rearranging the furniture. Lin loves me because he tollerates this part of my personality. He would be perfectly content if we somehow permanently affixed all of our furniture to the floor and never moved it again. He would also be content in a yurt. I would like to say I would be too, but I would have to work at it a lot harder than he would.
We have been blessed with the most incredible neighbors! Honestly, the Lord knew I would need this before moving to a place with so much spiritual darkness. Sure, it might make me miss the states more and eventually have some bitterness over not being able to have it in our new cultural context (hopefully not), but I am so thankful for it in this very moment of my life. They have already started calling "dibs" on our stuff for when we leave. My neighbor and I were laughing about it, then suddenly started crying.
On that note, we accepted a job request today. Holla'! Yep, I'm one big ball of emotions. Now we just have to go to the dentist to be cleared. We have prayed, had close friends and family pray, sought wise counsel, skyped, and sent many emails while making this decision. Lin will (hopefully) be graduating in December, and we will, Lord willing, be leaving NEXT April to go to our country. We're running into a snag with Lin graduating in December as we were counting on him being able to take 6 hours this summer. The snag is that they currently aren't offering any classes this summer that he needs. Even if he doesn't graduate, we're still going, and he can finish online later.
Other useless stuff you may want to know:
-Judson is 10 months and still has no teeth. I'm convinced he's just going to skip baby teeth and start popping out permanent ones when he turns 6.
-We started cloth diapering. It's been...cheaper than buying disposables, and that is all I will say about that. It helps that they now come in all these adorable patterns and prints.
-Micah has an attitude the size of a 9 year old. Awesome.
-Levi has and attitude the size of a 15 year old. Also awesome.
-We will be broke by the time I'm 30 trying to feed these kids. Seriously. They eat. A lot.
-We are now on the Chick-fil-A "A list" because we eat there so much.
-Spring is here, so it means that our fruits and veggies will soon be local again, and my beloved strawberries will taste better than sour water. Hooray!
Basically, our lives are pretty quiet right now, and I'm enjoying it since this summer will be anything but.
In this season of crazy emotional roller coasters, I am resting in this verse: "And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:7
