Baby it's cold outside!

I do not enjoy cold weather.  However, I do enjoy snuggling with my babies by the fire.  I am so blessed to be at home with them.  I think of how God gives you small moments that you will remember forever.  I am thankful for every precious moment I have with them.  

When Bryan and I moved out of our first home on Midway Dr. we left a lot of memories. Coming home on our wedding night, many fun nights with our friends, bringing Blakely home from the hospital, her first Christmas, crawling, pulling up.  I could go on and on.  The point is change is hard.  It is hard to create memories somewhere and then leave it for the unknown.  You have faith that God is directing your steps.  If you pursue him about your decisions you find confidence in them.  No matter how much faith you have it can still be scary and hard.  

I have realized that in order to move forward and not be stagnant in life you need change.  Wether that means taking a step back or a step forward.  We all need change.

I finally feel like we are at home in our new house.  When we moved from our first house on Midway Dr.  We had no idea what was ahead of us.  God knew exactly what he was doing when he moved us there.  I spent the last two years of my grandmothers life with her.  Everyday Blakely and I would go next door and her face would light up.  I am so thankful for the time we had with her.  We would talk, cook, clean, shop, sit, play, and even watch movies.  When she was gone I felt broken and lost.  She was my everyday. 

So after she passed away we found ourselves asking what's next?  God starting working on our hearts.  Long before we even knew it.  When you look back on a season you can see how God was laying out the framework for the future.  It is much harder when you are in the middle of it to realize he is working through the situation.  

Bryan and I decided it was time to move.  Every one thought we were crazy!  Seriously.  They could not understand why we would want to move away from something so great.  A beautiful home, family, and security.  We felt that it was time for us to change.  We found a great house, on the completely opposite side of town (not our plan), away from everyone we knew (N.O.P.)  Here we are almost three months later and feeling more blessed than ever.  God has worked through every change in our lives. 

It is hard to leave memories.  It is wonderful to make new ones.  We are feeling God in so many new ways.  We thank him for all of our blessings.  A healthy and happy family, a home of our own, jobs we both love, and his presence in our lives daily.  He has poured out his love on us.  Our prayer is that we may pour his love out to others.