Saturday, November 18, 2006

Found it!

In our last post, we mentioned that we still had to find and unpack the USB cable to download pictures. Found it! Here are some recent pictures of the happenings of our lives. Enjoy!

Jonah spent a day visiting with some of his cousins. He really enjoys being around other kids.

It would have been wise for him to stick a little closer to Adam...the girls enjoyed playing dress-up with him. Nothing like a good blackmail picture for future girlfriends, eh?
We fed the ducks at Balboa Park.
Packing up the Montrose apartment.
Jonah? Check.
Mr. Cuddles? Check.
All is well today!

Sunday, November 05, 2006

Life Changing Events

It has been awhile since our last blog entry, but I hope once you read what has happened in our lives since then, you will understand why blogging has been on the back burner of our lives right now. I hope to post more regularly in the weeks and months to come. Now, for those who care to know how God has been working in our lives (and hopefully you do if you are here):
1) There is a new Little Bird on the way! S/he is only the size of a grape right now but is definitely making his/her presence known by making me quite sick from time to time. Fiesty Little Bird. S/he is expected to make an appearance mid June.
2) We've moved! We're still in the process of unpacking and setting up, but our new home is in Sherman Oaks. It was sad to leave our Montrose apartment and the many friends that are there but we are excited to begin a new chapter in our lives. Our new apartment is a 2 br 2 ba plus a den and fireplace. It has more room which will be nice for having 2 small children.
3) I'm starting to work from home--which is why we have moved. I am going to be the apartment manager here. There is a lot to do that will keep me busy but the rewards are well worth it--especially since I will still be able to be at home with the kids.
Sooooo....in the midst of being sick with the pregnancy, moving, learning a new job, and not having internet access for awhile, among other things, I haven't been able to blog. But I have learned a lot about myself, my sin, and the grace of God that is bigger than any of my circumstances. I wish that I could report that my thoughts and actions were always consistently pleasing to Him throughout these changes, but I cannot. There have been challenges that have overwhelmed me at times and caused me to doubt God's sufficiency. It is amazing what will come to the surface of our hearts when we are tired, sick, stressed, and unsettled. Yet in hindsight I can see that even in the midst of my doubt, He was surrounding me with an encouraging husband and friends who helped to remind me of God's promises.
Pictures will come soon, hopefully. I know especially the grandparents are waiting to see how big our Jonah is getting (9 months has flown by)! I still have to unpack the cable to download the pictures from the camera to the computer.