January One

Hello friends.

Don't worry this is not a New Year's Resolution post. Instead it is a why 2012 should be great post.

We ended 2011 with a long awaited graduation. Nathan finished his last two courses, earning himself a degree in photojournalism from WKU! Woot Woot! And now, we are starting 2012 with a move back to Bowling Green, Kentucky. Our first move to BG back in 2005 was a total God thing. My advisor at Fairmont State told us about this great school her son was attending for pj. We were curious. One thing led to another and the next thing we knew we were loading up a moving truck. The first few months, like any other move, were tough. We missed our family. Badly. But thanks to a coworker at the time, Jo, we quickly made a great group of friends. These friends were instrumental in BG becoming home.

Then came our move to Michigan. While BG definitely became home, we knew we had to go where the job was. Looking back we see that Midland served us well. But in our hearts BG was still home. I prayed many times, "God. If Midland is supposed to be 'home' then make it so." But he never changed our hearts desire to be in BG.

Then came the move to Shelbyville. Shelbyville is a fine little town. We certainly enjoyed being near Louisville and Lexington, closer to our hometown in WV, and of course just two hours from my parents. We met some really. great. people. But we knew that BG was still the community we wanted to be long term, where we want to plant our roots and raise our kids.

{FYI: My parents moved from West Virginia to Bowling Green about six months after we left for Michigan. This, of course, made us long for BG even more.}

Over the next two weeks, we are moving back to Bowling Green. We. Are. Moving. Back. To. Bowling Green. Its still surreal. I don't know why God made BG so special to us, but it is. And the fact that we are moving back, again, is a God thing. We are still working out the details, trusting in God's provision. But we are so excited about getting back into this community. Making this our home. Using our talents to better this community.

For this reason, and so many more we know that 2012 is going to be really great. And maybe 2012 will bring us another little Morgan. Who knows?!

We signed a lease on a great, new apartment and will get our keys tomorrow. Sure, apartments have their issues, but we think it's going to be a great place. And Milo will be able to watch the trains from his play room. I normally wouldn't be thrilled about living near a train track, but once you are the mother of a toddler... suddenly its on the pro list. We hope to stay in this place until we decide to buy a house.

I hope you each have great hopes about all that God will be doing in your life in 2012. The church sermon on Sunday was about not looking to start the year by fixing your faults, but focusing on using your talents in great ways. Let's do that!

Happy New Year!