So, you know when you or someone you know is about to get married - they start packing up all their things and taking them to a new location. I remember when Kevin and I got our first apartment together. We got it a little over a month before our wedding and started moving a few of our things in. I had just graduated from college and had moved all those things into the apartment and started living there while I looked for a job in Springfield. Kevin still had his place close to campus where he stayed, but started moving some stuff over as well. We had boxes and gifts from showers just piled all over. During the day we worked and at night would get the place in shape, looking forward to the coming day when we could both stay there together.
Now it's 6 years later and we are starting a similar ritual. If you were to step into our tiny apartment, in the back room you would see transition - boxes of items, a couple pieces of furniture and small little baby items piled all over. We are awaiting the day when our little precious girl will come home to her new room. During the day we work and go to school, but at night we prepare our room. So far we have sold our desk, a bookcase and the blue rug. We still need to sell a little bench and a big futon, but I know those items will go easily. We have boxed up some of Kevin's books and are still working on other items on our list of things to do. Although it's hard work moving things around and trying to find where it all will fit, I'm enjoying this time of simplifying our lives to add more joy than we could ever imagine. Yesterday I purchased her baby quilt. It should arrive in the mail on Saturday and I'm so excited to see it!
Not only are we preparing physical things in our lives, we are preparing other things as well. Pr is such an important part of life and I know I do not bring enough to the Father - something I am working on. From day one we started pring for our baby and continued to do so when we thought we might lose her. We want to build up our faith in Him so that we can be effective parents who raise our children to know Him and to follow Him. Please join us as we pr for her and as we pr for us to be her leaders in this world.
