You know how when God tells you to do something and you decide to follow Him, you may still plan out how things are going to go. Well at least I do! So when we decided that God was calling us to Texas and that we were going to follow Him, we KNEW that I would be the one that has to be the primary provider and that life would change.
Well it did!! Mark got a job!! Praise the Lord he got the job!! We knew before coming out here that the Friday that we got here he would have an interview for part time work on campus. That day they offered him the job and for more money than most get paid. Most jobs on campus are for minimum wage, Mark is getting more- not much more but at least its more!!! Thank you Lord for providing a job that will allow Mark to go to school, spend time with our family, study, and actually work and earn a wage! He started working the same day he started classes.
I can be a slow learner. So God is showing me that just because you are following Me, doesn't mean I will go ahead and give you the full plan. As a matter of fact He is slowly revealing things to us about His plan. Where we had it all planned out how things would go once we got to Texas, He decided to build our faith even more. Which is very evident by the fact that right now Mark is the only one working! We feel for the time being at least, I am supposed to be home with the kids. Could this change? Of Course!!! This could change in a minutes time, but for now we will follow God through faith and I will stay at home.
We are still looking for a church home. This is such a daunting task. Church here is very different than back home. Or maybe we are just comparing everything to back home! Either way please continue to pray that we find a church. My soul longs to be in a church home and fellow-shipping regularly.
Classes have started! For the first time in eleven and a half years Mark is in school! He was scared and anxious and excited all at once. Well so far things are going great! He is still trying to adjust to going to class, going to work, and studying and how exactly to fit it all in and when. But other than that things are going wonderfully!
We want to say thank you again for all of your prayers and support. Thank you also for cards, texts, Facebook wall posts, and phone calls. Getting those help us remember that you are sending prayers our way and help us not get quite so homesick. We love you all and miss you dearly!
Friday, January 27, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Travel and Set Up
Well I know it has been forever since I wrote- or at least it feels that way! We made it to Texas. We left Georgia on January 2nd around 7 a.m. My mom and dad were able to come with us which was such a blessing. As we drove we decided to go ahead and drive straight through until we got here. The kids did AWESOME!!! we couldn't have asked for them to travel any better. I was more worried about Emileigh traveling that far than I was Noah but she did so good. So the hardest part of the drive is the last three hours which are all driven in Texas. The rest of the drive seems pretty quick and painless, then you hit the Texas state line. Oh My Word!!! It takes forever to get from the state line to our house. At least that's the way it feels!!
So we were supposed to get all of our furniture on Tuesday, but that of course didn't goes as planned! We used a moving truck that we packed ourselves. Well actually, three guys from our church back home came and helped us pack it up and spent our last days in Commerce with us. They will never know how much it meant to us that they were willing to sacrifice their time to come and help us. Back to Texas, well the moving company then calls us on Tuesday saying it should be here Wednesday. Then Wednesday morning we get a call that it won't be here till maybe Thursday. Very frustrated we talked with the people found out it was in Dallas, and the quickly arranged to have it here in Fort Worth that day. So Wednesday afternoon we finally got all of our furniture. We then had to rent a moving truck here in Fort Worth, unload the big truck on to the little one and bring the stuff to the house!!
The unpacking then began!! We had some wonderful neighbors that once they saw us pull up in the moving truck came over and started helping us unpack the truck. SO about two hours later everything we owned had been unpacked and stacked in our house. The next two days consisted of us unpacking everything and finding a place to put it. I am very thankful that my mom and dad were here. My mom was a HUGE help in helping us get unpacked and organized.
I haven't been able to yet but I plan to take pictures of our little hose and let y'all see were we live! It is small but cozy and we love it! We have slowly been meeting all of neighbors. Everyone is so nice, encouraging and informative! It is so nice to have people that are in our exact same situation that understand exactly where we are coming from!
It has been amazing to see how God has been providing. We have been overwhelmed and humbled from those who have sent us notes, donations and the support that we have received. Never in our lives did we ever expect to get the kind of outpouring of love that we have received. We are so grateful for all your prayers and love. We could not be doing this with out them!
So we were supposed to get all of our furniture on Tuesday, but that of course didn't goes as planned! We used a moving truck that we packed ourselves. Well actually, three guys from our church back home came and helped us pack it up and spent our last days in Commerce with us. They will never know how much it meant to us that they were willing to sacrifice their time to come and help us. Back to Texas, well the moving company then calls us on Tuesday saying it should be here Wednesday. Then Wednesday morning we get a call that it won't be here till maybe Thursday. Very frustrated we talked with the people found out it was in Dallas, and the quickly arranged to have it here in Fort Worth that day. So Wednesday afternoon we finally got all of our furniture. We then had to rent a moving truck here in Fort Worth, unload the big truck on to the little one and bring the stuff to the house!!
The unpacking then began!! We had some wonderful neighbors that once they saw us pull up in the moving truck came over and started helping us unpack the truck. SO about two hours later everything we owned had been unpacked and stacked in our house. The next two days consisted of us unpacking everything and finding a place to put it. I am very thankful that my mom and dad were here. My mom was a HUGE help in helping us get unpacked and organized.
I haven't been able to yet but I plan to take pictures of our little hose and let y'all see were we live! It is small but cozy and we love it! We have slowly been meeting all of neighbors. Everyone is so nice, encouraging and informative! It is so nice to have people that are in our exact same situation that understand exactly where we are coming from!
It has been amazing to see how God has been providing. We have been overwhelmed and humbled from those who have sent us notes, donations and the support that we have received. Never in our lives did we ever expect to get the kind of outpouring of love that we have received. We are so grateful for all your prayers and love. We could not be doing this with out them!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Reflections
As 2011 ended I relected on the year, just the same as everyone else. This has been a year of ups and downs like many people. We had the joy of watching Emileigh grow adn develop. as well as enduring the hardships of sickness, thank the Lord for tubes!! We saw Noah start Pre-K which was scary and exciting all at the same time.
This weekend has been full of so many emotions. We have had many tears, frustrations, and joys. While celebrating the new year and new beginning that we get to have, we have also endured the leaving behind of friends, family, and loved ones. Saying good-bye is never easy, or fun. So as we leave Georgia for a new adventure in Texas we choose to not say goodbye to anyone but see ya later! This is my last post from Georgia. Tomorrow we leave for Texas and a whole new start. Once we are there and settled I will take some pictures of our new "house" and update on the trip and how things are going. I know I say it everytime, but thank you for your prayers and support. We love you and will see you later!!
Brandi
This weekend has been full of so many emotions. We have had many tears, frustrations, and joys. While celebrating the new year and new beginning that we get to have, we have also endured the leaving behind of friends, family, and loved ones. Saying good-bye is never easy, or fun. So as we leave Georgia for a new adventure in Texas we choose to not say goodbye to anyone but see ya later! This is my last post from Georgia. Tomorrow we leave for Texas and a whole new start. Once we are there and settled I will take some pictures of our new "house" and update on the trip and how things are going. I know I say it everytime, but thank you for your prayers and support. We love you and will see you later!!
Brandi
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