Week One Wrap-up

Our semester is off and running! Thank you for your prayers, all I can say is that prayer is what has made it possible for us to be here. I don't think that either of us can really explain how amazed we are at the response of our friends and family. Leading up to starting school on Monday we were stressed, emotional, lacking sleep, and just feeling plain crummy.

Here's the crazy thing - classes are still tough, the schedule is just as busy, and life is a little more hectic with three kids in the mix. Somehow through all of that the last few days have just been downright encouraging. We have settled in, reconnected with friends from last semester, gotten into a routine, and aren't getting behind on homework even though Gina's still only getting like 3 hours of sleep every night :) It really has felt "do-able" so far. We really did expect to be more overwhelmed.

This video was one of the first things we saw once we got back, and it really does start to put things into perspective. Do we really believe that people are going to spend an eternity without God unless they hear and respond to the gospel?

The Bestest Friends

We have such awesome people looking out for us and I just wanted to make a whole post bragging on them! Thank you, we are blown away!!

Some dear friends gave the girls Rosepetal Cottage and just about everything you could dream of to go with it! They are loving it and are pretty much inseparable from it. I have another picture of our entire living room full of all the bags of stuff you guys gave us for the new little guy too. We can't believe how generous you are.

Pajama Cottage Snacktime

Our amazing community group friends put this together as a surprise for us! Totally unexpected! You guys really know Gina, she's a sucker for all that lotion and sweet-smelling pampering stuff. Plus, STARBUCKS!! YUMM!!

Thank you everyone, you are a major encouragement in an uncertain time. You've helped us understand God's great love for us just a little bit more.