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Well, it's here.... My last night in my beloved hometown, Jacksonville. Jacksonville - where I was born, where I was raised, where I met my husband and best friend, where I was married, where I made my first home, where all my children were born. Jacksonville - where my family is, where my best friends are, where my heart will forever be! Oh, how I am so grateful for the past 28 years! And, how I am grateful that I serve a God who is much wiser than me and whose plans are far greater than my own. I can recall saying "I would never" to 2 things: leaving Jacksonville and skiing. But, God in his humor is leading us to Colorado. Yep! Colorado. To say the past 3 months have been challenging would be an understatement. Packing the home we've lived in for almost 10 years, living out of a suitcase in the middle of my grandparents dining room, being without my other half, preparing to be a landlord, imagining how on earth I will survive without my family.... these are just some of the things that have worn me out physically and emotionally. I have cried many tears, but I believe God has used this time to prepare my heart.



I am so ready to be with my husband and to have some sense of normalcy and order again. I am so sad to leave, but am looking forward with anticipation to all that the Lord has in store for us. I know He has great, great things for us and that He will grow us in ways I can't even imagine. I know He will stretch us and will draw us closer to Himself and each other as we wholly lean on Jesus name! I know He has gone before us and has prepared a way. And, I know how faithful and good He has been to us in the past and that truth brings much hope and excitement for the future. He will not fail us! Now, it is your job to remind me of these things when I am in the pit! Because, I know there will be days like that. This is an adventure! Another chapter to our pretty amazing story. Sure, it's going to be hard and especially at first. But, WHAT'S HARD IS GOOD AND WHAT'S GOOD IS HARD, right? This is something I have repeated over and over again lately.



My plan is to get back to blogging in an effort to stay connected with loved ones back home. I plan to update very frequently with pictures and stories of our "CIRCUS" life. Make sure you keep your eyes on the center ring and watch as we juggle and spin many plates all while trying to balance. The silly clowns may show up, the dare devil boys might defy all odds and perform some never before feat, and I might just lose it and come swinging down from the ceiling in some high flying fit act!



I leave tomorrow for Alabama for our annual family reunion. Justin will join me Wed night and we will leave for Colorado Sat morning. Please pray for our entire family. There will be hard adjustments.



See you real soon Jacksonville!