. . . a glimpse into my heart.

We've been here two weeks. We're feeling very settled and comfortable in our apartment. We have some chaos in our bed room until we get another dresser but otherwise we feel like the unpacking is done. It feels so good and over the past couple days we've started hanging pictures which makes it feel that much better. It's HOME! I got our third room organized and have a little scrap-booking area now. I can't wait to jump back in! We set up our treadmill in there too so we can get back into running.Our ants are gone now but we're nervous to put food (even though all well sealed) back in the pantry. They come out and don't even touch the ants traps. If they come back we'll have to try something new. We took a few pictures early on in the unpacking so you can get an idea of what it was like. This is the kitchen: This picture of the Living room is a few days in and is nothing compared to what it looked like when we first stepped in the apartment after the truc...

Yesterday was our last Sunday at River of Life and Dave preached his last sermon there. It was a great message and I hoped it brought some people to a more real place in their relationship with Christ. Yesterday's sermon isn't online yet but here's his sermon from last week: The Narrow Road It was bittersweet. I am excited to be moving on to new things but we are really going to miss our small group and the youth of River of Life and others. We've made a lot of great friends and it's hard to leave relationships behind. But knowing God is in this brings me peace. Tonight was our last night with our small group and we realized how much we are really going to miss them all. They're such wonderful, supportive friends and have walked with us through hard times and praise God with us in the great times. They've made us feel special and loved. If you're reading this, you know who you are, thanks!

In case you missed it, on May 14th we officially took a job at a C&MA church in Yakima, WA. We visited the church Mother's Day weekend and really enjoyed our time with the people. We felt loved and welcomed and so cared for. It was such a blessing to us. The decision wasn't difficult for us because we felt like we would be a good fit for the church, their mission and where their heart is as well as loving the people and the town. We had to work out some details but once the decision was made we felt at peace and excited to get up there and start this new chapter in our life. Dave has 10 days left at River of Life. It's bitter sweet because I am anxious to move on but with the last few youth events wrapping up I have realized even more how much I truly love these kids and care about their lives and the choices they make. From a distance I can watch them but I won't be as much a part of their lives and mentoring some of the girls. I pray that God will put them in good...