I'm really not much of a blogger, certainly not a consistent one! That being said, after a year-plus hiatus, I'm ready to share a little more on this little space of mine. It's a new year, and we are in a new home, in a new church, in a new city, and in a new state. We moved to North Carolina back in October. It was not an easy decision, we loved having family all around us and we loved being able to give back just a little in the way of service to our loved ones and to the church that helped raise my husband in the faith.
We are now fully immersed in our new church home. Bill is the Pastor of Youth & Children's Ministry, which is a little new for him (he's never been in charge of children's ministries before). He seems to be adapting to the new role quite well and enjoys his job, as is typical for him. I'm keeping busy in a variety of activities - I run the children's check-in station between our three church services, I do a one-on-one Bible study with one of the youth, I am on the Communications Team for the church, and I help Bill out whenever I can with the youth group. Life has certainly changed a lot over the past year and through it all, God has been so good to us!
Our family life has changed, too! Upon deciding to move, we also decided to begin homeschooling our 2nd grader. This has proved a huge challenge and also a huge blessing. We have already adjusted the way we 'school' in a few ways, as we learn what works best for our son and what works best for me, the teacher. We also have had to make some adjustments in order for me to gain some extra time to spend with our daughter who will be doing preschool next year.
The biggest family change right now is the fact that we are expecting baby #3 in November! This pregnancy was quite difficult during the first trimester - there were many days that we did homeschooling from the comfort of my bed! Now, the pregnancy has improved and most of my nausea is relegated to just the morning hours, although, with the heat of summer growing, I have added fatigue and headaches to my pregnancy 'pains'. I find that about 1.5 hours in the garden is about all the energy I can muster for being outside during the day, naps are a regular occurrence, and my bedtime is now around 9 p.m. I try to get as much done in the morning hours as possible, because once 2 p.m. rolls around, I'm pretty much useless the rest of the day! Bill has really stepped up these past months! During the first trimester, he did most of the cooking and almost all of the cleaning; these days he still helps out when needed and where needed and is a constant encouragement (especially when I get frustrated with not being able to finish things that I start due to fatigue!). I am such a blessed woman that he would choose to marry me! As our family transitions into summertime, I'm sure there will be lots more to talk about, but for now, this is where we stand: A family blessed by God through the many changes and the chaos that every day living brings.
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