Playing catch-up....

Where to start? WELLLLLL, our life has changed tremendously in the past year. Let's see if I can phrase it up....new jobs,new home,new life:) We moved back home (Hartselle/Decatur) in mid June and haven't slowed down since we unloaded the U-Haul. (thanks to our family for all of the help....we were unpacked as quickly as we pulled in the driveway)

It's an amazing feeling to have family right down the street!! My dad has been kind enough to let us live in one of his rentals and we have settled in nicely...not to mention that I can look out our kitchen window and see the house I grew up in and lived in for 18 years!!! Travis says to me "Lindsey, do you have to tell me EVERY time we drive by your old house...I use to live there..." I know I know....it'll stop one day;) I just think it's so ironic that I am living on the same street I grew up on. I rode my bike ALL over this neighborhood and EVEN have some of the same neighbors too:):) I think to myself on a daily basis that God's plan has just begun to unravel for us and I am so amazed at what he has given us and how fortunate I feel for the amount of things that have happened to us in the past few months! There are times in life when it is easy to lose sight of him and his glory...but I am truly humbled and grateful for everything that he has revealed to us.

Travis will be the new Varsity Boy's Basketball Coach at Decatur Heritage Christian Academy. We are SO excited about being here and can't wait to see how wonderfully our lives will be impacted!!! We have already met so many fantastic people.....I am so excited for him and can't wait to be the Eagles biggest cheerleader this year and for many more to come (well aside from Claire) she will always be her Daddy's biggest fan:)

Myself on the other hand, I will be going back to work the end of this month!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have SO many emotions. I am excited, anxious,nervous,scared, pretty much any emotion you could possibly imagine!!! Last week, I started dropping Claire off to the lady who will be taking care of her when I return to work. HOLY MO LY someone should have some type of specific therapy groups for moms who have to leave there children after being at home with them for so long. Now let me backtrack......I have not started work yet but felt the need to introduce Claire to her new nanny. So we are slowly easing her into staying full days and now she is going from about 8 to 12. So let me just tell you how I was utterly and completely heart broken when I dropped her off the first day and got into my car and basically had a melt down SOOOO I called my mom. (I knew she'd understand) I asked her "Mom, how can I do this everyday?" How can I leave my baby EVERY day??" I was sobbing uncontrollably. She knew exactly what to say and encouraged me more then she knows. She told me that I was a good mom and that Claire was ready for this and would be so excited to have playmates all day....which I couldn't agree more with that statement!! If you have never met my child, she is Mrs. Social. She loves people and little people even more:) I know she will be fine, but I can't begin to explain the bond I have formed with this amazing little child. I love her more then I could ever begin to put into words, and this phase in our lives (hers and mine) is going to be a huge challenge. Only time will heal our pain as we begin to get closer and closer to not getting to spend every second of the day together, but in my heart I KNOW that it's time for her and I to experience new environments and for her to get to practice those social skills she has so easily acquired:) I am so proud to call her my child and know she will do fine, now let's just pray for her mother;)

I look forward to posting about her progress, and mine as well, as we all enter new phases in our lives....but we will do it together....we will do it as a family....and we will do it with God.