Has it really been a year?

Well. I make no promises that I can continue this - but in a rare quiet moment as the boys sleep in (recovering from Easter egg hunts with cousin Timmy yesterday), I thought I should sit down and type my first blog in a year. The year brought many changes that challenged my ability to find time to blog but I am hoping that I may slowly be able to get back into posting some memories and thoughts here for friends and family and because its free therapy.

Early in 2010, Ezra Justice joined us and upon arrival we found him to be quite easy but it didn't take long for him to surprise us with more spunk and fire than we knew a child could possess. Ezra is that child that makes a parent say, "ok, God. we'd like to be done now". He is an absolute joy and I am so excited to see who he becomes and what he does with his life and in the world, but in the meantime, he will require some degree of work!

Not long after we caught our breath from adding a new child to the family we were grieved to find out that my dear friend, boss and co-laborer of 8 years was temporarily stepping down as the Senior Pastor at our church and that "temporary" label changed to "forever" after he took 3 months off and realized he needed more time. The last 6 months brought much grief and growth and grace and now, ready or not, we are taking up faith and hope as we continue into unknown territory at the place I call "work" but that actually permeates every aspect of our lives. God is teaching me so much through this change of plans; he has pulled me out of my routine (a nice word for rut) and though it hasn't been fun, per se, It has been good.

I am short on thoughts and words today as I suffer from what I call a "Sunday Hangover" - its a thing I get on Mondays where my body has to recover from the stress of the previous day and I act like a zombie until usually Tuesday morning when I get the victory and pick myself up by the boot straps and decide to face the week. I hope to write more once I find my bootstraps!

Walk your day with God at your side today, friends.