Lately

Hi! So it has been a very long time since I have written. Partly because I have been slammed at work and partly because I haven't had the energy to actually sit down and write anything. There's a lot to update!

Kyle and I have been totally blessed by joining a married couples small group. To be honest it's been the first time in a while I have really felt plugged in. I absolutely love my church and I say to myself all the time "I can't imagine leaving this place" but it is big. Serving and being involved are musts at PC3. We also took the leap and starting serving on the Host team as greeters. This is hilarious because if you know my husband you know he will talk to anyone. We both love it and it is great to serve side by side in a simple but impacting way. I feel like the Lord is tugging at my heart to serve in missions. PC3 does some really awesome short term missions to Uganda and Guatemala, both of which have my heart for different reasons. I'm going to keep praying the Lord keeps us open to opportunities set before us.

Work has been hard. I feel like working with the population that I do, it is hard to get up every morning and give, give, and give some more. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love my kids and love hugging on them but I feel like I have been giving and giving and not allowing myself to receive love myself. I need His love and spirit to replenish me and this has just been hard recently. Kyle hasn't been happy with his job situation for some time now so it makes it hard to continue to be positive even though I know that I should be very thankful for ANY job right now. I think I just need spring break to come quickly to rest and rejuvenate. Summer will be right around the corner too. I can't decide if I have seasonal depression during the winter months or if my thyroid is under active (waiting on bloodwork results for that one) or what. Hopefully I will be provided with some insight into my lack of energy!

Here are some pictures from the past couple months :)

We got snow in Wilmington and we just had to see it on the beach!

Kyle and his dad tiled the kitchen and it is so nice to not have that ugly linoleum anymore!

The final product. It looks MUCH lighter in person, I'm not really sure what's going on with the lighting in this picture.

And of course, Miss Ellie May. Love this girl! (photo taken by Miss Emily Chidester)

Maybe my next post will be a little more interesting, ha!