With the encouragement of my "mini-me", I blog again...
I can't even begin to explain the insanity of the past few weeks, but a couple of family high points include trick or treating with the kiddos, taking Rian to her first OU game and the girls have started basketball. I feel like I am leaving the boys out, but right now all they seem to do is poop! Seriously, I am getting sick of their crap!
We had a great time with Spiderman, Elizabeth Swann, Ryan Tannehill, Monster Baby and the two Kitty Cats that joined us. This year we decided to walk, which was THE best idea ever! Getting in and out of the vehicle over and over is just no fun at all. So that simple change made a world of difference.
Taking Rian to the OU/A&M game was just wonderful. She was so excited to see her cousin, Ryan Tannehill play, she cheered for A&M the whole game and watched every play. She wore the Tannehill jersey I made her for her Halloween costume and wore it with pride. It was great to spend the day doing that with her and watching her just enjoy things so much. I was really glad she got to see the A&M band too. They are so impressive!
Back in my first post I mentioned roller coasters, well...we are on a new one. It is called the roller coaster of change...change has been racing through our home the past 7 days. Darren found a job and so it is official...his last Sunday is next Sunday, November 20. While I am so thankful for the job he has found, this has been a very hard and emotional week. I have been sad that it is over, that he will no longer be the youth pastor. I have been mad and down right angry at God, that it has to be this way. I hurt. I feel like I have lost my place. I have felt lonely, even though Darren & I are walking through this together and I am surround by friends I have still felt lonely and ignored. I have felt joy. I have felt in awe of how God orchestrates things, His providence, His sovereignty. I have felt relief from the pressures of ministry. I have felt love for those who have covered us in prayer. I have felt loved by a God who is proving himself faithful. I have felt hurt by those who love us. I feel overwhelmed. I have been humbled. I have felt excited. I have felt peace. I feel love for my Savior, Jesus.
Now, don't ask me where Darren works, cause we don't know. (LOL! We know who he works for, just not what the name of the actual company is. It is a new venture for McIntosh Livestock but it is so much more fun to say we don't know at all.) And don't ask me what Darren does, it has something to do with oil rigs and mud, I am clueless. This has all happened so fast our heads are spinning. (Maybe that is why I have neck issues???) I am so glad that it is happening fast though. We have been in such a "holding pattern" for so long that I am sure happy for things to be moving along, whether I like it or not.
