Sorry about the blog silence. These past few weeks have been absolutely nuts for us. The holidays were a blur and with Bri being pregnant I’m not sure which way is up right now…other than that we are doing great!!! Hahahaha…but seriously we are doing good.
We have finally settled into our apartment down in Gainesville, Georgia and love being a normal married couple again. Not that we don’t appreciate the time spent with family because it was awesome, but it’s so nice after a year and four months being alone! For those who don’t know or don’t read facebook, Bri is a little over three months pregnant! We couldn’t be more excited to grow our family and step into this next chapter of life. The pregnancy is going so well. Bri has been such a trooper through it so far and has handled herself which such grace and thankfulness. We also just found out that she still has insurance under her parents so we are super relieved that she can have a baby here in the States and it wont cost us a small fortune. We had overseas insurance on the mission’s trip but that ended shortly after we got home. God is so faithful in providing though. We are going to schedule Bri’s first appointment soon and are excited to find out how that little baby is cooking!
Pregnancy is so weird. It’s amazing, and beautiful, but to a man…kinda weird. The cravings she experiences, the crying for no reason, the times at which she gets hungry, the little bump starting to form above her waste line…weird you know? However it humbles me, and puts me in awe. God still forms life inside of us. He still knits babies together in the womb. He is creator and sustainer; the true Author of life. He already knows the babies name, what color eyes it will have, the personality it will develop, and the exact day when he or she will take their first step. That is just awesome.
I haven’t been sleeping the best lately. It could be a weird sleep schedule or being in a new place but I feel it’s much deeper than that. I think it’s the weight of responsibility I feel to raise this baby right. I want to love, provide for, protect, nurture, encourage, and teach my kids to follow Jesus with all their hearts. I know that no parent is perfect but I want to be the best father I can be. I don’t know how anybody does life without God’s help. I guess I can just pray that God makes me into the man I need to be and daily put into practice what I confess to believe. I thank God that I had two amazing and godly examples for parents…and since they are probably the only two people reading this…thanks Mom and Papa. Love you guys!
Sorry that this blog and the pictures in it are so random. Thanks for taking the time to read it. In short…We are doing good, God is great, pregnancy is weird and beautiful at the same time, my sleep schedule is a little off and I love my parents. We start the apprenticeship with AIM on the 9th and are excited to have some routine again. Pray for us as we continue to transition and rely on God for support to come in.
Grace and Peace to all of you!
