Since I last wrote, we officially packed up our belongings and said goodbye to our home-Owensboro, KY. We were only there for three years- but in those three years we grew up. We went from a young married couple renting a an apartment to a family who delighted in making there a house a home. We also did not have a single relative in Owensboro -but we had more family than we do anywhere else. Separating from the body of PVCC feels odd and like a part of us is missing. I realize I sound bleak and sad but we really are trilled about the new adventure God has for us-but the end of a chapter always is bittersweet. I guess the real difficulty is one chapter has ended but the other one has yet to begin. Since leaving Owensboro we placed the majority of our belongings in a storage building in Nashville and the girls and I are living in Hopkinsville with my parents-while Aaron has started his new job (which by the way he thinks he is going to like) and staying the work week with my brother and sister in law (who live in Nashville). We did this because we didn't want to make a quick decision about a place to live. I am glad Aaron had the discernment to suggest this option because we had assumed we would rent for a year or so -but after further investigating rent payment and the housing market it looks like it might work out in our favor to go a head and purchase a home. We are in the stressful/hairy process of trying to figure out all those logistics. We just completed week 1 of living apart and while it was hard -the girls and I had fun. We have got some great quality time with both GG and Pop and Mawlly and Papaw and had some fun play dates with cousin Addy and aunt Jamie. We got a month membership at the YMCA here which has a great pool, amazing childcare facility, and great workout equipment. We have been frequenting there. Riley Kate does not understand why in the world "GG and Pop's YMCA" does not give her suckers. In fact, she doesn't understand a lot about what's going on right now. She keeps requesting that we go to "mommy's house" even said she was going to walk there the other day. I have explained to her that it's not our house anymore and that we are getting a new house. She completed my sentence yesterday that we we were going to get a new house and then asked if she were going to get a new B (blanket). I guess she thinks everything including B is going to change. She seems a little insecure and unsure of things right now but I think its more of Aaron's absence than the actual move. We did get in the car last Wednesday and she asked if we were going to "Eliza's house" not sure how she realized it was Wednesday and that we should be going to youth small group's at the Hylands... but she sure did ask that. Hadi is just doing great. That baby is so joyful and easy going. I can't hardly even think of her and not get a giddy smile. She is loving all the fun things to get into a GG and Pop's house.
When you think of us-please pray for our short separation and our big life decisions (as far as buying/vs renting).
