Really bad updater

Hola,

So its been a while...no excuses, time to pick up the slack. A lot has happened in the last year so let me briefly update you:

This past season Josh was in Isreal playing for Be'er Ya'akov. Just a day before he was offered a job, I was also offered a job back here in the states teaching English in an elementary school. We prayed over it and sough counsel on whether or not I should join Josh in Israel or stay here. The only reason we considered that I would stay is that Josh was leaving later than usual. After praying and mapping out both decisions we decided I would stay here and he would go...it turns out, God knew what he was doing! As much as I hated staying here, it really ended up being the better choice. Josh had a crumby place, the town was small, and there were not many job opportunities at that time for me. The team support was not what we experienced in Evreux at all.

It also turned out that right before Josh left he felt it was on his heart to tell me that he thought we may consider trying for a baby this next coming year (a year earlier than we originally planned). I was pretty shocked at the news but of course was fine with it...so as he left the next day I added that to our list of prayers. I began asking God to bless us when he thought we were financially, spiritually, and mentally prepared for a baby. I asked him to prepare us and help us not to grow weary in trying for a baby, but to just leave the plans to him. We knew all to well that we could never plan a baby at the exact right time. We had a small window to try in where I would be able to travel and have the baby under team insurance. So I just asked God to plan it all and let us be okay with it. Well...Josh had a plan of his own...let me tell the story.

So right before Josh prepared to come home (mind you this is an intimate story but one I feel is funny enough and ironic enough to share)we had a conversation and it went like this:

Josh: D we cannot make love when I get home
Me: whaattt??? Why not
Josh: It's been too long, if we do we will end up on one of those shows with quadruplets...or I'll end up impregnating you with Samson!
Me: laughter ensues...

See Josh tried taking into his own hands...God had other plans and he sure did plan on a baby. We found out we were pregnant about a week or two after Josh came back home. God's perfect plan worked out...right now I have insurance through the school I worked with last year and I was asked to return again this year meaning I will have it until the baby is born whether I stay here or go with Josh when he gets his call for this season. Only God can plan that. It also happened at a perfect time that even if Josh gets a call a little late I can travel up to Nov, and the baby would be born with enough time to get a passport overseas and return home. Only God can plan all that!

So in a nutshell, we spent a year a part and only got to see each other one time (it could have been more but we had unexpected family issues that I chose to stay here for spring break), found out we were having a baby, and now here we are, waiting for God to reveal his next move to us and trying to get back overseas.

I guess this blog will turn into a mommy daddy perspective soon! I will try and be a better updater! I have clearly lost my followers and have to regain them!