A new Adventure

A new blog to document a new adventure. WE'RE MOVING! We are selling our house, saying our sad goodbyes and embarking on a new adventure in Dallas, Texas.  We have been praying for the Lord's direction for quite some time, and we are so thankful He has His own timing and own plan.  We are grateful for all our friends and family here in STL, and will greatly miss them!  We are also excited about the opportunity to serve at Gateway Church and be near other family in Dallas.  With each new adventure in life, we want to stand firm on Christ's words and Psalm 1 has been a life verse of mine.  We want to have "our delight be in the law of the Lord, and on His law we meditate day and night.  We are like a tree, planted by streams of water, that yields it's fruit in its season, whose leaf does not wither, In all that we do we prosper (press forward)."   Lord we thank you for changing seasons, for sweet friends and the blessing of family in each season, and for walking close to us through each and every change. As we are in transition, selling our house and making moving plans, the Lord was so sweet to remind us of His promises.  Over a year ago we started the adoption process and are about 1/2 way in our timeline to getting a referral for our sweet girl.  With moving we put this adoption at His feet, knowing He who called us is faithful to bring this to fruition. (again Psalm 1..."yields its fruit in its season"...the Lord knows her timing!)  And for years we have been praying for her name, we've tossed around a lot of names and stuck with one for a little while.  But we were still praying for the name the Lord wanted for her.  Well just last week He gave us her name, in a sweet very confirming way.  I will share more about that later (I know...sorry to hold out on you!) but it was a very sweet reminder that the Lord does indeed have a plan for her in our lives, and a plan specifically for her life!  Thank you Jesus that you are so sweet!
There are many more things happening in our lives and families lives (others are moving, some having babies, the Ruth's and Hunter's are busy busy).
I realize that blogs are a sweet way for friends and family to stay connected when living in separate towns or states and I want to be more intentional about writing about our family, and our new adventures by posting here.
Thank you all for loving us, for your prayers as we transition, and for protection (Psalm 91) over us and our children.

Much love,
Shelly