From the mouth of Grace...

Last Sunday, after Mema and PopPop left it was just us. Our little family unit in the middle of all this newness. Chris and I were pushing the girls on their new swing set when suddenly Grace said,

"When we first came to my new house I was sad, but now I am happy because of all the flowers."

Well, Chris and I immediately teared up. Grace had not said one time that she was sad during all of the hula-ba-loo of packing, moving, and unpacking. She had been a bit clingy and needed more reassurance at times, but I was hesitant to assign "sadness" to the reason for it all. What a great example of how much our kids are processing and how we can be so unaware.

Earlier on Sunday we had taken a walk to the marsh at the back of the property and we came upon a huge field of dandelions. Grace took off into the yellow flowers and just had a blast running around and picking them. It was picture perfect, like a scene from a movie.

Chris said later that night,

"Don't worry, we will all find our flowers."

And we will.

A New Chapter

We are beginning a new chapter in our family life. Chris is now the Farm Manager at Mid-Atlantic Aquatic Technology in Quinby, VA. So as of May 16, 2009 we are residents of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. With the move come many changes, some harder than others, but we believe strongly that in the end it is all for good. We spent a lot of time praying about this decision and God just kept opening doors and pointing us in this direction. After urging from Tiffany and Monica I have started this blog. I hope it will give me a way to share our journey with our friends and family. It will also be a great way to document it for Sarah Elizabeth and Grace.Here is the beach in Cape Charles. It's our "new" beach spot.

Grace and Sarah Elizabeth were happy to see some sand, it sure made them feel a bit more "at home"!