Spring!

Spring has made it to SW Oklahoma! I'm enjoying the week of spring before summer. It never ceases to amaze me that we will long for 70 degree weather and then only get to enjoy it for a week or two before the weather turns hot. The girls and I were industrious in the fall and we now have beautiful hyacinths, tulips and daffies beginning to bloom. It's been so much fun. The girls will run out and check to see if there are new blooms a couple of times each day. I have to admit that I've been going out and looking, too.

The girls are loving life in Mountain View. They have joined a girls' softball team and are doing very well. This is the first time they've played it. They can't wait for the real games to start. This is a new chapter for Brian and I. We've never been able to let them participate in something like this before. I'm glad that they like to play and that they are making good friends.

I'm especially glad that spring has finally made it!

Loving This Life!

I love living in Oklahoma. I mean seriously...where else can you have 60 degree weather one day and a blizzard the next? (Christmas Eve) In January, we got at least 1.5 inches of ice, lost our electricity for a week and took an unplanned trip to Oklahoma City. Now, it looks like we will have even more snow in March. You just never know what tomorrow will be like.

I love not having a job! I have such a sense of relief now. My work now is to be wife, mommy, teacher and babysitter every Tuesday and Thursday for a sweet baby girl.

I love my children. Although, I want solitude at times, I enjoy being there for them. Kadie asks some very fun and insightful questions. Paige is always willing to give a hug and kiss.

I love getting to gear up for summer church activities. I am in charge of Vacation Bible School this year. It's weird to be planning for summer when it's 30 degrees out, but it's something to look forward to. We will be making a return to Falls Creek this year. Can't wait! And then there's the Free Fair to look forward to in August.

Most of all, I love my husband! Brian and I will celebrate 15 years of marriage on March 18. We made arrangements last night for a trip to the beach in Destin, FL. May can't get here quickly enough! I look forward to the next 15 years with him!

2009 - Big Changes; 2010 - What Will You Be?

2009:
New Church
New Town
New House
New Friends

While these are all good changes, there was sadness as we said "goodbye for now" to friends from Faith Crossing. Moving out of my OKC house was hard for me - my memories are triggered by places or things and my most of my memories of Jacob are attached to that house. God has been good to us in 2009: new ministry for us, no more financial worries, friends for our children and a good community to be part of.

Coming in 2010:
I will get to QUIT my job at the end of January!!! That's the only sure thing I know of for this coming year. For the rest, I can only wonder!