Well, I'm finally getting around to creating my first blog post. Needless to say, life with a new baby is pretty hectic! But oh so worth it! I love our little family of three, and feel so blessed to have a beautiful, happy, and healthy baby girl! The purpose of this blog is to give our friends and family that live far away from us a glimps into our family's life and to give God the glory for each day we're given to live for Him! Without Him we would be nothing, if not for His amazing grace!
To catch you up on where we are and what we're doing, I'll back up a little. My wonderful husband Jonathan and I were married three and half years ago on June 9, 2007. We met at The Wilds of Colorado, a Bible camp, where we were both seeking the will of God for our lives and learning to be godly leaders. It was there that we both grew closer to our creator and savior Jesus Christ, and surrendered our lives to full-time Christian service, specifically to work with teenagers like ourselves someday. I dreamed of being a youth pastor's wife and have always felt the burden for young girls and the issues they deal with today. Jon felt the same thing, and little did we know at the time, that God was preparing us to fall in love and carry out His will for our lives as a team!
And that is exactly what we're doing here in Crawfordsville, Indiana, a small town about forty-five minutes from Indianapolis at Calvary Baptist Church. We spent the first few years of our marriage in Greenville, SC where Jon finished up his Bachelor's degree in Bible at Bob Jones University and worked hard to pay off his student loans and be debt free before entering the ministry. Then a year and a half ago we took the leap of faith, left our stable jobs in South Carolina and our family and friends, and moved to Indiana to a church that couldn't support us fully right away. But God made it so clear that if we took that leap of faith that He would provide for us and He has shown us time and time again that this is His will! And oh the peace that comes from being in the center of God's will for your life! I'm glad by God's grace, that we didn't let our fears get in the way! What blessings we would have missed out on! Being able to make a difference in the lives of teenagers and watch them grow as we strive to point them towards Christ is so worth it!
This year in particular has been a big one for us as we welcomed our sweet baby girl, Emelia "Emmy" Grace into our lives on July 8! She is the best thing that's ever happened to us, what an amazing day her birthday was! It is such a joy to watch her grow and learn new things each day and I love being her mommy!
So that's a little about us to start this blog off, I hope as I post about what God is doing in our lives and ministry that it will be a blessing to you!
Welcome to our story!
Yay! I'm so glad you started a blog! I expect lots of new pics of Emmy now. :)....Ok, no pressure. I'm not exactly the best at keeping my blog updated. BUT, I will anxiously await your new posts. Love you!
ReplyDeleteAlso Yay! Your testimony in your blog is great! I pray it will point many to Christ. Dad and I will enjoy this. Don't know if I've ever told you, but I've enjoyed being your mommy too! :) I'm also enjoying being a Grammy and I know the distance will be more difficult for me as Emmy gets older.
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