What a tease!

The other day, this Kentucky weather blessed us with temps in the 50's. So we jumped at the opportunity to get outside and play. As you can see Halle was thoroughly enjoyed to have a change of scenery(as was I!). Do you just love her piggy tails!? (Her father made me take them out when he got home, because he thought it was hurting her head. My words to him, "Beauty is pain." :))







And this is the last time I will give Halle yogurt and leave the room.





A self taken photo, since I'm always the photographer.

The gift of time

I like to run my life based on a schedule. I keep an organized calendar, I do laundry on Mondays, and cleaning on Thursdays. Halle naps at the same time each day, we eat lunch at noon, and dinner at 5:30. I run things on a pretty precise schedule. I'm not anal, however if these times fluctuate, I'm just a planner. A planner likes to think ahead, to be prepared for what is coming up next. Here's my dilemma. In approximately 4 1/2 months, we will be moving away from Kentucky. And where are we going, do you ask? Check out the map- we don't know! We could be anywhere!! This is a reality we were aware of when we moved here. And that date of June 1 seemed oh so far away. Now, it looks awfully close and we have no plan. So as a planner, how do I handle all of this uncertainty? Well to be honest, I'm doing a pretty job of not panicking- well not yet! My prayers have been the same since we got here and my little list will continue to be prayed each day for where God wants us to go next. Faith gets a little hard when reality gets in the way, doesn't it? My mind is thinking of all of the tiny details that will have to fall perfectly into place for us to move from here in 4 1/2 months. It seems nearly impossible. BUT, I know that all things are possible with GOD. So, in the meantime, I pray, I pray, and I pray some more. Please join with us in praying for clear direction for where God is calling us and the perfect place for Brian to lead in ministry.

My work here is done

It seems that Halle needs me no more- she's on her own, reading all by herself!! :)

Southern Travels

We have arrived back from all of our holiday travels. We had a great time celebrating Christmas in Louisiana with Brian's family. We were able to spend some quality time there and enjoy the holiday. We were busy visiting with different friends and family members. It seemed like we all caught a bit of the sinus cold while we were there and had a little downtime. But mostly, we felt good. Halle was so much fun this year on Christmas. She loved opening presents, especially ripping the paper off gifts- no matter whose gifts they were! Here are a few pics of all her holiday fashions!







And a few other pics of our trip...






Brian and I went to Houston with his doctorate class to visit different churches in the area. One of our highlights was visiting Joel Osteen's church and meeting him. He was so different than my perception of him. He had a rocking worship service and was so nice in person. It was pretty neat.