is it really october?

and i'm back!!!

wow, that was quite the blogging hiatus, but i think we are finally starting to come up for air again. 

this past summer was a complete whirlwind.  reed and i were the youth ministers for bpumc {really reed was, i just tagged along!}  we had an awesome time and loved every minute we got to minister & lead the students. i'm sure i've mentioned it before, but reed has such a passion for teaching students.  there are days i love to just sit back and listen to him talk about his plans for helping the kids grow in their faith & bringing them closer to The Father.  we took a lot of trips {Ga, La, Fl} which caused us to spend a lot of time away from home, but i wouldn't have changed any of it!

we did manage a couple of life changes over the summer.  one of which was the big move!  moving was NO WHERE on my radar when i posted last. {yes, i am ashamed to say that was in april}  anyway, we found this cute little house and both really liked it.  one thing led to another and we bought it!  there are definitely times we miss the old house, but this one is less than a mile from where i teach so the commute is AMAZING!  i'm sleeping at least an extra 30 minutes to an hour everyday!

the extra sleep has definitely come in handy with our BIGGEST news from the summer!  baby king is on his/her way!!  we feel completely blessed that God has given us this special little miracle.  i'm especially grateful he is bringing us this gift without bringing me all the sickness!  i've felt great from the beginning!  we went to the doctor yesterday for our 20 week ultrasound {which was indescribable!} and our little peanut {or cantaloupe as babycenter.com told us} is doing great!  measuring exactly on schedule.  i've felt the baby kick and wiggle quite a bit and it's definitely getting more frequent.  20 weeks would have been the ultrasound we found out if baby king is a boy or girl, but we're not going to find out!  we're so excited about this baby and going to let God surprise us! 

our little peanut at 20 weeks!!

to top off the amazingness of God and his timing, 2 of reed's college roommates are expecting babies within a month of baby king!  

my friend, rachel, had her baby in july & our other friends are expecting twins any day now!!  babies are definitely in bloom all around us and we are so excited for what God has in store.  

please pray with us as our peanut continues to grow.  our prayer is that our son or daughter will live to glorify The Father above all else.  

stay tuned.  we have a feeling our journey is just beginning!!