A Bit of News

We're having another baby. Sooner rather than later, now. It's a boy. His initials are JHS. Somehow I never put the news of this pregnancy on the blog or Facebook. In real life, people know. Also, on Instagram. My friend Brooke, of Oliver Bee Photography, generously offered to snap a few belly shots for me. I graciously accepted her offer.

Thanksgiving (Better Late Than Never)

Our Thanksgiving lasted eight days. It brought us guests from Georgia, took us to New Jersey and Rehoboth, and somewhere in there we hosted a meal. I'll let these many, many pictures do the talking.  We are very thankful. 

 

A Year

A year ago today, we moved to Delaware. I have a hard time with that. On one hand, it feels like we've been here for ages. On the other,  I think about Memphis like we just left yesterday.

A few weeks ago, I was a speaker at our church's women's conference. The theme was God's Faithfulness Through All Seasons. Women of different ages and stages were invited to speak about their particular season of life. I was asked to address my experience in young motherhood, recent relocation, and finding a new church home.  I'm a talker and those are some meaty subjects, so I easily filled my fifteen minutes. In preparing my little talk, I took some time to think about the last year.

I know a few things about relocation to be true. God went before us. We moved because He called us to. Moving is hard. I realized one of the greatest challenges of relocation is living in the tension between the new place and the old. I have a heart that wants to live two places when we've only been called to one. It's so tempting to compare our life in Memphis to our new life in Delaware but it's not productive. We had years of roots laid down in Tennessee. I assumed it would take two years before Delaware felt like home and we're still on track for that. I'm grateful for technology and the ability to keep up with friends far away. I wish air travel wasn't so costly. I left part of my heart in Memphis and think about our friends from there daily.

Our Senior Pastor in Memphis left us with parting word that I still remember, "It's not goodbye. It's until we meet again." How I long for everyone I love to be in one place!

End of Summer

This year we were fortunate to close out summer surrounded by family. At the beach. And eating crabs.

Back to School

Birthday Girl's Day

For my mom's birthday this year she wanted a girls day with me, my sister, Cole and Ib. We all met in Newark then ventured to Longwood Gardens for a stroll and lunch. Neither my mom or sister had been to Longwood before and they, as was I, were stunned by the beauty of the place.