Stuff

So Aaron and I have decided that maybe we should have waited and moved during the summer. "Why?" you might ask.  Well, because things seem much better now that the days are getting longer and the daylight is longer and the temps are getting higher.  Winter is such a depressing time, I think, and then you add all the snow and ice and tree limbs and no power, and well, it makes things much more difficult.  Not that the warmer weather has been without its problems, too.  We have/had snakes in our front yard for over a week now.  I think we finally counted 10.  We weren't sure what kind they were (we thought they were garter snakes) and so I emailed the Dept. of Natural Resources here in Kentucky and they identified them as eastern garter snakes.  I know they are harmless, but I don't like snakes, and I hope we got them all (if you know what I mean!).  To have one crawl across my foot and then Briggs almost step on one the next day was just too much for me.

We have met some new friends and went to their house for supper last night.  Briggs enjoyed playing with their 2 and  4 year old daughters.  We have also met another couple from SC!!  YAY!  We hope to get to know them better as well.

School is going well for Aaron.  There are days that I think he probably wonders what in the world he is doing!  School (especially when you are around theology all day) is challenging, then you add a family and work onto that, and life gets busy.  We are thankful for this opportunity to be here, to grow and learn, and to find out what the Lord has in store for us.  I have seen growth in both of us already since our move in January.

As for me, there are days when I question what I am doing here, and I long to be in SC with family and friends and attending BCBC.  As I've stated often before, there is no church out there like BCBC.  We are enjoying Highview, though, and look forward to being involved in the children's and media ministry.

I have also had some questions lately as to whether or not I understood the call of missionary for me.  I do believe with all my heart, mind, body, soul, my inmost being, that God has called me to missions.  My original belief was that I was called to international missions, and while I am not sure that anything has changed, I am also not sure that they haven't.  Aaron and I discussed last week about the large Hispanic population in SC and wondered if we might be called to work with "nationals" located here in the US.  I am praying and ask that you pray as well that God will continue to make our paths clear.  

Briggs has been sleeping better for the last week.  He finally got enough marks on his behavior chart to gain his reward.  He chose getting a fish.  We got Georgie last Wednesday.  He is a pretty fish, and well, very low maintenance.  In my small group at at mom's devotion/study time that I have been attending on Wednesdays we were talking about obedience and raising Godly children.  I shared that we had started a behavior chart for Briggs and that it seemed to be working.  Our leader suggested that some people view behavior charts and rewards as bribery, but she made the point that God rewards our obedience and that it makes sense to reward our children's obedience.  Not that we should give monetary gifts or material things all the time, but I liked the idea that she linked it with our obedience to God.

Well, I guess I have told you all the "stuff" that has been going on lately.

Please continue to keep us in your prayers.