So...2 big changes since my last post...1) Lin is getting out of the reserves and 2) he got a new job. Not that our lives aren't always a testament of how the Lord provides, but these past couple of weeks we have experienced His provision in almost blink-of-an-eye timing. And it is so awesome to be able to look back on the past weeks events and say, "my God did this."

Warning: This is me trying to explain what happened in the military...it's confusing, but I'll try my best to explain it in"civilian terms"...which is really hard to do. So if you don't understand what the heck I'm talking about, just know this: it was bad, then it was good, then it was bad, and now it's good. :)


The first week of March, we went to SC to visit our family for Lin's spring break.
     Bad Thing: That Thursday (March 8), Lin received a call from the military saying that his release form from his unit (that released him to apply to be a chaplain candidate) had been signed by the wrong person which made it void. (Not Lin's fault). Since this form was void, that meant that Lin was supposed to be drilling with them every month for the past 7 months. Long story short, Lin asked him what the chances were of him just getting out of the "active reserves" all together (since his time was up this past August), and the guy said it shouldn't be a problem.
     Good Thing: We're getting out! Woo hoo! :) Lin and I had been talking for 3 months about possibly trying to get out. (Once Lin graduates from seminary, he can become a chaplain without going through the chaplain candidate program).
     Bad Thing: Friday morning (March 9) we traveled back home, and it really started to sink in about what this would mean for our family. The biggest immediate effect this would have would be our insurance. We had gotten a quote through the insurance company Southeastern recommends for seminary students-yikes! It's 2 and a half times what we are paying for insurance through TriCare. Since we have 2 small children, going without insurance isn't an option. It was clear that we were going to need an additional source of income...preferably legal. ;)
     Good Thing: While up Saturday morning (March 10) at 2 am feeding Levi, Lin applied for a job online through the Southeastern website. The lady called Lin later that morning around 9:30, and asked if he could come in for an interview. He was working at campus security that morning, so they planned the interview for Monday. Before they hung up, she asked if it would be possible for him to come in that day (Sat) after he got off work. He went for an interview at 4:00 that afternoon, and on Wednesday morning (March 14) she called and told him he got the job. Because of the schedule he will be working, it was not possible for him to keep his job at security, although they have been so amazing in allowing him to stay on as an "on call" guy. Also, it will no longer be necessary for us to traffic drugs. ;)
     See...blink-of-an-eye quick.


In other news, Levi had his one month check up. He weighs 10 lbs. 1 oz. and is 22 3/4 in long. He has been feeling much better and has started to be able to lie on his back again while sleeping. He continues to amaze me by how he can stay up most of the day and still stay awake most of the night too. Last night Lin covered 3rd shift for a guy at work, and when he came in this morning Levi was fussy. Lin asked, "Is he hungry?" and I said, "He's always hungry" as I willed him to go back to sleep. He didn't.

If only he did more of this...at night.

Levi also already suffers from male pattern baldness. It just keeps receding. lol. Now he has the ring of hair around his head and even the island of misfit hairs.

He LOVES lying on his stomach...

Micah has continued to amaze us as well with the things he picks up. He is such a funny kid! The other day I was folding clothes, and he came up and patted my leg and said, "good boy mommy." Lin told him to do something the other day, and he said, "no problem daddy." His bed backs up to the side of the changing table, and every morning when he wakes up, he climbs up on the changing table and says, "Mommy, Daddy, where are you?" (We will be attempting again to potty train in the next few weeks). For your viewing pleasure...

He had put both arms through the neck of his shirt...he's so gangster.

After telling him several times not to play with the trashcan with Levi's diapers, he fell in.

He wanted to dress himself-Orange fishing vest, gray shorts, and too big sponge bob socks.

I think this is the biggest (good) shock we've received yet from him b/c we did not teach him this song. Lin was singing it thinking Micah would repeat him. Instead, he finished it. So, naturally, I had to run get the camera. We're assuming he learned it at church.

We have been so blessed. :)