So…it has been a while.
I find myself often thinking of things to write here but something in
life comes up and shoves the blog to the back burner (or more realistic
completely off the stove). So…here it
is, a much needed update.
Obviously in the past, our blog has revolved around
Simon. Although he continues to be a big
part of our lives, I feel like I need to dedicate time to the rest of our
family. Every day is a little
easier. We don’t miss Simon any less but
the pain gets a little more bearable each day.
Some moments and some days are harder than others but most days I smile
when I think of his life and how lucky we were to be blessed with him, even
though for a much shorter time than we would have liked.
To say our life has been crazy the last couple months would
be a complete understatement. Tanner
finished 4th grade and is headed off to 5th grade in
about 3 weeks! Leah is managing her big
(read: BIG) 2 year old emotions. She’s
quite the firecracker but gives us lots of laughs, too.
In June I accepted a position as a
nurse practitioner in an internal medicine clinic in Des Moines. The acceptance of this job is prompting a
move. The job is at a clinic attached to
the hospital I work at now but my schedule will go from 1-2 days a week now to
5 days a week when I start at the clinic.
Deciding to move was a hard decision but we also know that I can’t
commute an hour each way, every day. I
wouldn’t see Ryan or the kids and it would be incredibly stressful. We’re so very sad to leave our neighbors and
community but this is what I have worked for the last several years. It’s hard to believe it’s finally here.
Now, let me tell you a story about
how our house sold. I prayed for the two
weeks before we put it on the market that God would bring the right family and
that He would give me patience in waiting for the house to sell. The week before we put it on the market,
Pastor Jim called me. He had received an
email from a couple who had visited our church asking if he knew of anyone who
had a house on the market or for rent.
Jim put us in touch and we proceeded to email back and forth a couple of
times with questions about the house and the day before we put it on the market
the husband came to look at it. June 30th
we put the house on the market and 5 days later we settled an offer with this
couple! I love to see the ways God
continues to work in our lives. Knowing
He so clearly orchestrated this sale makes it a little easier to leave.
So as of July 31st, we’re
homeless. Luckily my parents have agreed
to let us stay and have 3 extra bedrooms and a lot of extra space that we can inhabit…and
stuff full of our belongings. We have
also made the decision to build a house in Bondurant, which is where I grew up. We’re aware it will create stress on our
marriage but I also know that we are very good communicators and we’ll get
through it. We’re currently working with
a builder to finalize the floor plan for our dream home and hope to get
building sometime in the late summer/early fall. We’re both quite excited-we’ll have a
beautiful home, acre lot and will be surrounded by a corn field! Life is good.
