Catching Up

We give glory to God when we trust him to do what he has promised to do–especially when all human possibilities are exhausted. Faith glorifies God. That is why God planned for faith to be the way we are justified." John Piper

Craziness has now officially taken over our lives. Exciting things are happening! Rich finished his last day of school!! He is going to graduate from seminary on May 13. I am so proud of him. He has worked so hard balancing school, work, and me. He is a pretty awesome guy :) Easter weekend such a blast. We got to hang out with this little nugget.
Georgia is growing so quickly. Rich changed his first diaper ever! He actually changed way more than one! Having a niece is so much fun. I never knew how infatuated I could be.

She is so much fun to watch. She has started to smile and it is somewhat of a game to get her to smile at you or something you did. It feels like an accomplishment. Rich and I spent a lot of time making strange noises and faces. I loved it!

Easter Sunday we did lunch with Amanda and Joey. The girls even got Easter presents. No, not Amanda and I. Tegan and Harley. Amanda and I worked in the kitchen preparing an Easter lunch, complete with ham and everything!. It was such a blast. A bit strange being away from home and it being the first Easter ever I didn't get a basket. I guess it has to stop at some point right?

This weekend one of my good friends from Baylor had her Bachelorette weekend! I could only stay for one night, but the time I got to spend with her and do fun girly things was so much fun! I have known Katherine since we met at Baylor in summer school and decided to be roommates freshman year. She and Justin will be getting married in June. Congrats guys!

We are busy busy starting to pack and I am going list crazy. I make lists for everything! I am getting so stressed out I have started caring around a pad of paper in my purse for anything that comes to my mind I don't want to forget I can jot it down. Our minds are in a million places.

We are continuing to trust Christ and his plan for us. Great things have happened on the job end for me and now we just need to find a house, but we have until summer or longer to do that. Rich and I keep reminding each other when we get stressed or circumstances get in the way of things the way we want them to be, that we are on the same team. We are both living to bring glory to Christ and we need to have faith that we are doing that the best we are humanly able. We are exhausted and we are stressed. But God has been so faithful!

Water for Elephants

I have been reading this book for the past few weeks. It honestly took me a little while to get into it. There are some scenes I could do without. Although it has some pretty rough scenes involving animals I continue to read. This prompted me to research animal cruelty in the circus. I am going to be totally honest here...I have always had a heart for animals, but when we got Tegan something switched in me. I could not imagine anything happening to her or any dog being abused or neglected. I suddenly wanted to save all dogs. Well now that has expanded to all animals. I had no idea what was going on in other parts of the world involving animals. I don't like the circus and so I chose to ignore it. Well for some reason this book tugged at my heart. Now I want to save all the elephants! I know this sounds crazy.

Animals are voiceless and I think that is why it pains me so much. On a happier note it is a good book and I am excited to see the movie!

Bucket List

As Rich and I wrap up our weeks in Waco we have decided to come up with a bucket list of what we want to make sure we do while we are here. We have lived here for awhile now, and we will be back all the time, but it is fun to do these things while we are still here. The list a work in progress, but for now here it is. We are open to suggestions and will be taking pictures along the way!

1. Take Tegan for a walk on the Bear Trail

2. Go to Fat Ho Burgers (yes, this is a real restaurant in Waco, google it for news articles)

3. Enjoy a Dr. Pepper Float at the Dr. Pepper Museum (where we had our rehearsal dinner)

4. Watch the sunset from the dam

5. Get several Mr. Sno- sno cones

6. Take a walk through the Baylor campus and reminisce

7. Go fishing

8. Think of more things to add to the list

Tegan

Tegan our adorable Labrador. When got her in November during our first year of being married! She will be 2 years old in October, so she is still a puppy! I cannot believe I will be without this one for 3-5 months. It is hard for me to imagine life without her even if it is just for a short amount of time. I know my parents love her so much and will take great care of her. She will have a huge yard to run in and a friend to play with. I need her more than she needs me.


This is the night we picked her out.


When she was as big as her toy.








She loves trouble with Harley!

She is the best.