Craziness!

Warning: This is a long post that will probably bore most people, but I want to write down my thoughts for myself.



Okay, I have started this blog a thousand times and have yet to finish it due to lack of internet, two boys who take naps at different times, and mountains of boxes (which are all put away now, thanks to my family coming to visit). Anyway, so much has happened over the last month that I feel like my head is still spinning. We moved out of our home in TX on June 30th, and we didn't move into our new home in FL until June 26th. We were supposed to move in the week before that, but that's a whole other story. Let's just say I wouldn't use the same moving company again. We've all survived, though, and things are starting to get a hint of normalcy again. Moving definitely puts a new perspective on "things." Jonathan claims that before he buys something from now on he will ask himself, "Will this be worth moving?" We'll see how true this proves to be!

I cannot believe that our time in Dallas is now over. Moving there was definitely not in my plan, but it was in God's and it ended up being such a blessing to our family. The hardest part is moving away from Jonathan's family. I loved Mason and Max getting to see their Mimi and Granddad anytime they wanted, and Jonathan and I getting to spend so much time with his parents. They let us come over anytime we wanted to swim, hang out, and have a delicious meal (I'll probably lose weight now that Carroll isn't cooking for us all of the time). We definitely felt taken care of and loved. I also loved spending time with Catherine and Brad and watching Mason and Amelia grow up together. They are like brother and sister, good at arguing with each other, but also loving each other to death. Not getting to see Ella on a regular basis and how she is growing and changing is also hard. I want her and Max to get to grow up together like Mason and Amelia did. Although all of these things make me sad, it is not like we won't see each other, it just won't be as often as I would like.


Leaving our church family is very difficult as well. Mason was able to be a part of an amazing children's program where he learned so much and made so many friends. Jonathan and I were a part of a wonderful Bible Class, and 3 different small groups at various times. I also got to work in the Nursery and teach at Sunshine School. We formed so many special friendships and hope that we will stay in touch with our friends and get to visit periodically. Thank you so much to you all for taking us in when we moved to Texas and letting us be a part of your lives. You made our time in Dallas so much fun!


I don't want to sound completely depressing and make it seem like we are not excited about our new adventure in Florida. So far, we really like it here and are very excited to be living in this area. We are anxious to get settled in and find our place here. Just like Dallas, Florida was not our plan, but God's. And just like Dallas, I know that God will do great things with our time here if we let him. When I prayed about where the Air Force would send us, my prayer was simply that they would put us where God could best use us and that we would be open to that. On another positive note, what an amazing place to live! Ten minutes from beautiful white beaches and emerald green water. The fresh seafood is also a plus so maybe I won't lose the weight that I thought I would!

I think I've gone on enough for now. I'll post pictures of the last month when I get a chance. I completely missed Max's eight month post, so I will probably just move on to his nine month post in a few days. If you read all of this, thanks for hanging with me! I'm good at rambling.