An Overdue Update

Hi! We're here, we're alive and well. I apologize for the silence on the blog, things have been a little chaotic over the last three weeks. It's going to take a few posts to cover everything. So, I'll go back to the move. 

This was no easy thing, let me tell you. For a few months we were looking to purchase a home since there weren't many rental options. In August and September we made several trips to Atascadero to look at different homes, and even put in four different offers but nothing worked out. Finally, it was too close to our moving date to keep trying for a purchase so we switched to rentals. Having a dog really limits your rental options. And since Chris will be building bronco boxes and possibly painting, we needed a garage to store equipment and have a space for him to work.

So, three days before we had to move out of our home in Ventura, Chris went up to Atascadero one more time and signed a lease on a house. It was really the only rental available that fit our needs. God had us wait until the eleventh hour to know where we would be moving, which was very hard for me. I am still growing and learning how to trust. We just had to keep going back to the last word we had from the Lord, which was to move to Atascadero.

We are so thankful for all the wonderful friends who helped us move, we couldn't have done it without you. It means a lot, especially knowing they didn't want us to move but came and helped anyway. Case in point: we had dinner with a few friends a week before the move and asked them to not be too sappy or sad, we just wanted to enjoy their company. They took it to heart and brought a very appropriate cake.

In case you can't read it, it says Just Leave Already

We had a week of transition between moving out of our home and moving in to the rental. So we hung out at the beach house in Cayucos with our packed U-haul. Not a bad place to be stuck for a few days. The second half of the week the kids and I went back to Ventura so Hannah could finish up the first session at Beacon Hill. We were so blessed to be a part of that school even for a short time. They really helped to get us set up for this season of homeschooling (more on that later).

Finally on Oct. 3 we moved in to our rental. It's a beautiful home and is a good fit for now. We had lots of family help us move in, as well as the pastor and some members of our new home church, Shoreline Calvary Chapel. The neighbors next door are Christians and attend Calvary Chapel Paso Robles. The biggest issue with the house is the lack of yard space. There is almost no yard for the kids to play in. So, we are very quickly learning where the parks are to get the kids outside and active.

Hannah has already made friends with the pastors daughter. She still misses her friends in Ventura very much.

Chris started in his position as part time worship pastor last week. He's enjoying it and everyone at the church has been very welcoming.

I will try to post more soon about our happenings and getting settled. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. Thank you to all those who have continued to pray for us. We couldn't have done this without your support!