Oh Lord have mercy! It has been quite a ride this past few weeks! There has been so much going on! But it has been good and humbling and a growing experience. I knew that our life was going to change when Micah came into the world but I really had no idea! I love being his mommy! And we are truly blessed to have a happy baby who loves people (just like his dad) And he loves doggies...thanks to Grandma's house!
There have been so many changes but in a good way!
-We are in escrow on a house in Santa Maria! woooo whooo!!! That means we will be moving out of my parents house and learning how to do life on our own without extra hands around the house to help. I think Micah will miss his nana and papa but I think nana and papa are going to miss having the little monster around all the time more! :(
-We are under new mentor pastors...who are amazing! I especially like how honest they are about our lives and how they have taken us under their wing and are helping us grow to our potential.
-We are training for a half-marathon...kinda...well we run when we can! :) Learning how to juggle being a wife, mommy, doing stuff at church and runnning has been the challenge lately. My excuse is that I don't feel like pushing Micah in his stroller but that is a lame excuse! I definitely want to get in shape, especially because I am not quite back to the same size as I was before. But it is challenging trying to figure out time with husband and baby and running. We are working on it, we might die when we run but it will all work out! ;)
I am so stoked to have our own place. I was very hesitant to buy a home because I didn't want to "settle" down and get comfortable. I didn't want to be satisfied with where we were at and miss what God was speaking to us about going somewhere else. I once heard a quote that said something along the lines of, "We say we are willing to go (somewhere for God) yet we live like we are staying around for a while." That hit me at that time in my life, in that moment I decided I am not going to get comfortable with my life, I don't want to settle down, I want to go anywhere God tells me to go. Yet, what I didn't realize is that would be a catalyst for a fear in my heart. When we were putting in the offer for this house that we are in escrow at, I was really unsure in my heart. I prayed about it and asked God if this really is for us? I told him why I don't want a house, because I don't want to "settle" down. And then he made me realize that I am hiding behind that "righteous thinking". I am using that as a way of not putting my whole heart into where we are at now. By telling myself that I did not want to settle, I was not pouring out to the things that God has put right in front of me. :( I can't believe I let that "righteous thinking" get in the way of me pouring out to others here and now. But I am glad that God pointed that out to me...I am so happy that we are able to move into a house of our own. I am excited to decorate the way I want to and be able to paint the walls any color I want. I am excited for the people who will come into our home and the neighbors that we will have.
God is so good, even when I am not. :)
At Thanksgiving :) He was pushing his cousins pink walker thingy!
We truly are blessed!
