Adjusting

I know it's been a while since I last posted.  Honestly, life has been so busy that I've just not had time to sit down at the computer.  So much has been going on!

Jonathan has started talking in sentences.  I'm not always sure what the entire sentence is, but he's putting words together now, which is huge!  He babble/talks constantly now, which is great.  His speech therapist did some further testing last week and this week we should get a new plan of attack to overcome his apraxia. 

Keith moved into the office at Arbor Baptist and is so excited to (for the first time ever) be able to have all of his books out where he can see them all at once.  Our shelf space at home was limited, so he only had the most important, most used books unpacked and everything else was in boxes in the storage closet.  Now, he's surrounded by them!  I'm looking forward to "decorating" the one wall without shelves, and putting a tiny bit of my touch in his office.  (I'm not sure why that's important, but it just is!)  Things are going well at the church.  We truly love it at Arbor!  The people are so kind and loving, and we are so excited to see what God will do in the days to come.  So many have expressed a desire to see the "fire from Heaven" and that is what we pray for... that God would just push us out of the way and allow us to see Him work in a might way, whatever that may be. 

With Keith being the pastor, we have had major schedule changes here at home.  Sundays are great, but long right now.  Because the commute is about 40 minutes to the church, we pack up the van on Saturday evening and just camp out at the church all day on Sunday.  I was amazed that Jonathan actually took about a 2-hour nap there- but thankful!  I actually enjoyed the quiet time to think and pray and crochet.  At home, I feel like I have to take advantage of every minute to clean something or cook something or do some laundry or one of the other endless tasks of life.  At church, there's none of that... just quiet, which is good.  The rest of the week has been very full, too.  Jonathan has adjusted better than I thought, though I can tell he's really missing his time with Daddy and is more clingy to me when I'm around.  He loves spending time with MeMe and Pop on Mondays and Bessie on Tuesdays and Thursdays... but his routine is different and will take some adjusting to.  Still, I am SO thankful that we have such wonderful caretakers for him and that we are able to keep him at home. 

I turned in my resignation letter at work Monday, and was oddly a little emotional about it.  I've been at the same company for 14 1/2 years now and seen it grow and change a LOT over the years.  I'm thankful to have worked with such great people for so long and it will seem odd (for a few days) to not be there.  For so long now I have ached for the day that I could retire and be at home.  I am so thankful to have that opportunity now!  I'm counting down the days till June 30 when that will become a reality!

We are in the process of shopping for health insurance.  I was excited about Individual Blue for a while, until I read about their 365-day waiting period for any condition or symptom you've been diagnosed with, treated for, etc in the past 2 years, even if you've had prior coverage with no lapse.  -And there's no maternity coverage whatsoever for 365 days.  Basically, they just want to collect premiums on people they won't have to fork out any money on.  (Yes, I am a little bitter about it!)  So, I've got to pour over the SBC options and search the web this weekend to see what else is available.  It just shouldn't be so expensive to be insured when you don't work for a large company. 

So, we're adjusting.  Life is good, but not easy right now.  We knew it wouldn't be until everything was settled with our transition.  It's ok though.  God has it all under control, even when I feel like hyperventilating, and He can handle it!  There's a light at the end of the tunnel.  We have a wonderful church home.  Keith's joy in finally doing what God has gifted and called him to do delights me.  Jonathan's clingy-ness equals lots of hugs for me.  God is good ALL the time!