Leap of Faith

When I hear the phrase "leap of faith," an image of Indiana Jones pops in my head.  You know the one, where he is to walk across an invisible bridge.  Brave as he is, ole' Indiana hesitates before taking that first, big step into what looks like thin air.

I took a "leap of faith" about two weeks ago.  I don't think I ever prayed over an email before that day - but I did.  I sent in my 60 day notice to the apartment complex.  Not that big of a deal, right? 

Let me explain.  We are scheduled to move out of our apartment by June 14 (the same day the baby is due). As of right now, we don't have a set place to move in to.

Awesome thing about having faith  - all you need is a mustard seed.  Mrs. C (Becca's Mom) and I had a wonderful convesation just a couple of days after I hit send on that email.  She reminded me that we have all the faith we need already  inside us - we just have to trust in it. 

Since the email, we have found a realtor who has been very helpful.  She gave us a list of several homes that match our criteria, we gave her a list of about 11 homes we were interested in.  She was able to weed out homes and show us ones worth looking into.  Our number one favorite is under contract - but thanks to her, we got to see our number two and three pick.  Turns out, we LOVE the number two pick and we are planning on putting in an application for it in the morning.

This is where faith comes in.  We've asked God for a home.  We have faith that God will provide.  Now it's just a matter of details - which I feel will be handled for us.  I know that if we are meant to have this house - God will provide it. 

I will keep you posted on the results!  Pray for this situation for us!  Thanks!

Talk about a tear jerker!

Ryan here.

So tonight Kim and I were going through the bedtime routine with Karsyn and out of her tiny little mouth came a sentence that shows she has a heart of pure innocence that only a sweet, little, (soon to be) 3-year-old can have. A heart that has yet to be touched by this difficult thing called life. A heart so full of love and kindness that it could take even the pesimistic person to a greater place. A heart so pure that it's almost as if you can hear an over tone of Jesus himself.

So Karsyn is lying down, Kim is sitting on her bed, I am on the floor, and Gibson is laying at the foot of her bed. Sunday nights, Kim's parents keep her over night. We were telling her how Gibson was looking for her and was so sad that he couldn't find her.

Out of nowhere she said it - the phrase that melted my heart. "I will ALWAYS Come Back To Gibson! Always!" (This is what Kim and I tell her whenever we drop her off somewhere.  "Mommy and Daddy will always come back for you.")

Such sencerity, Such Love! She is his girl and even more so he is her puppy!

Then as if that wasn't enough to bring tears to my eyes she starts leading us in our night time prayers!

"Dear Jesus thank you for all our blessings, for blessing Mommy and Daddy, June Bug, and Karsyn. I love you very much."

I couldn't be prouder. I couldn't be happier. More important though I couldn't have had a better reminder to be thankful. Even more so I couldn't have had a better reminder to simply let go and let the love in my heart shine.

It's so simple... so simple that the complexity of our adultness seems to overlook it. Sometimes it really does just take the innocence of a child to remind us to push all the BS of life to the side and let the love in our hearts shine.

So with this said, I am thankful for my beautiful wife, my precious daughter, my best friend Gibson, the health of my daughter on the way, and the fact that we are all here under this tiny 2-bedroom apartment roof together to share each other's company. May tonight forever be a memory embedded in my heart.

My Husband the Hero

Third trimester aches and pains make easy tasks extremely difficult.  Even just getting off the couch without help is a challenge. 

Thank goodness for Ryan. 

My after work to do list looked something like this:
- Dr. Appointment
- Pick up Karsyn
- Grocery store
- Cook dinner
- Night time routine
- Pass out (eventually)

Here's what I actually did:
- Dr. Appointment
- Picked up Karsyn
- Hung out at my parents
- Ate some dinner
- Night time routine
- Blog

This husband of mine - who HATES crowds - ESPECIALLY grocery stores took my mile-long list (and coupons) and came back with just about everything we need to get us through the week.  He even got extras - icy/hot patches for my sore back and a reusable hot pack for everything else that hurts!

Talk about blessed.  Seriously. 

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In other news, Ryan recently went to the doctor to figure out the cause of his frequent migraines, fatigue, etc. 

After extensive blood work, the doctor thinks he has the answer to our questions.  We are thankful because now we can discuss treatments that will actually HELP him instead of just taking things to treat the symptoms.

Keep the situation in your prayers and as we learn more, we will share more.

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My my how quickly time flies

The countdown begins! 

Less than 9 weeks until summer vacation.  

Thursday will mark the 10 week countdown until baby June Bug arrives.  

My lease is out June 15...

Do you get where I'm going here?

We have a lot to do and very little time to work with. 

Priority numero uno:  Find a new place to live.  

We are searching for a rental house with at least 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.   

I am confident we will find a place that suits our needs, we just haven't found it yet.

Any and all leads, tips and prayers will be greatly appreciated!

Oh, and volunteers to help us move - when we do find a place to move to....  :-)