What I’m Into {February 2015}
In Our Home:
This month has been a big month for our family.
A few years ago we packed up everything we owned and moved our little family of (then) three across the country to Colorado. My husband took a dream job and we decided to take a leap of faith and head West. God had been making us uncomfortable for sometime and we knew we were heading into a 90% unchurched area.
It was our mission field for three years.
I can never express what the years in Colorado did in our lives, but suffice it to say it was big. Really big. We died and came back to life in so many ways. We were forced to work together as a couple and as a family. We experienced extreme loneliness but also the deepest community during our time out West.
We took a big road trip as a family last October, and in the end, we discovered our desire to travel more and be a family more. We loved the simplicity of life and discovered that we really did work hard to live in one of the most expensive places this country has to offer. We missed our family. We missed the south. We missed home.
In My Heart:
I’m feeling really lost in so many ways, but really settled in so many others.
Moving to Virginia has been my desire for two years, and it’s such a relief and answer to prayer to finally be here.
What’s weirder to me is that I’ve learned a lot of people read this little blog from this area and so now they… um, you? … are reading this and know that I feel a little weird. ha. It’s a strange thing to me to be “known” but not know you. It’s the conundrum of blogging. I open up, but you don’t unless you have a blog and tell me about it and I get to read it. Or meet you in person.
I’m rambling, but that’s my heart right now. A little rambly. A little unsure of myself. A little unsure of what life is like now that we’ve finally made it to this place in Virginia. A little raw and vulnerable. A little … hopeful?
What I’m Reading:
I didn’t do as much reading in February as I hoped to. There were many days and nights that I was just too exhausted to read, write, or do anything except veg in front of the TV.
and dreaming about our future homeschool space. Being in a position again to buy a new home makes me a little excited! I look forward to the coming years of educating my little ones at home.
What I’m Watching:
. We really enjoy how light-hearted and upbeat the show is. It makes us laugh and shake our heads. Plus we love pointing out the errors in the script or the lighting guy who can’t seem to get out of the shot! It’s just a fun game for us.
What I’m Listening to:
I spent a lot of time listening to podcasts this month as I packed boxes and cleaned out our home.
Grace Laced Motherhood with Ruth Simons on Inspired to Action
It was so, so, so refreshing! I believe it’s my favorite podcast from Inspired to Action to date. I needed these reminders as a mother who often feels like a failure.
EntreFamily Podcast continue to be the first ones I listen to when I open my podcast app. I love hearing from families like us.
On the Blog:
February was another fun month at Intentional By Grace. Even though several of my plans had to be put on hold for our big move, I’m looking forward to what we have in store this Spring at Intentional By Grace.
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Oh my goodness, it was pretty much exactly the same when I would go back to my husbands hometown. His tiny little church that he grew up in all knew us/me and every time I would visit id have to be like “okay, now who is that again?” Then, last year we lived wth my inlaws and it ended up being such a blessing. Dave was gone for half of that time and everybody just accepted me right into the family. I made some very good friends, eapecially one that is, as Anne Shirley would say, “a kindred spirit.” I’ve never quite seen a church body like it. It was sad to leave that and start all over in Mississippi. And now starts the military life, so this introvert is going to get a lot of practice making new friends! 🙂
We’ve been there, done that, so I can totally understand! Best of luck with your move and house hunting and all the rest of that! We lived with my in-laws for a month and a half between places too and while it was a lovely time, it was also a time in which I looked forward to having my own house. 🙂 We’ve also made big moves across country several times. It’s always hard (and I’ve blogged about that). Jump in, get involved, and trust God! 🙂 Blessings to you in this knew place!
Being near family is a wonderful blessing (except when it isn’t 😉 )! I hope you all get settled soon and are able to get into a place of your own before too long.
Also, I really loved Ruth’s podcast too! She is always so wise and encouraging!
The only introvert in a sea of extroverts! You poor dear! Find yourself a closet to hide in once in a while. 😉
You are in my thoughts and prayers during this transition time in your life. I am also an introvert and also experienced moving recently, living with in-laws while we tried to find a house, etc., and I just really struggle with change. It takes me a long time to settle and not feel discombobulated, and it takes me a long time to make friends. But, it will come for both of us, and being near to family is so important. May God bless you and your family! I am praying that you will be able to settle into your own home soon as it probably feels like no “settling” is going to happen until you have your own place.
Great February! 🙂 So many exciting things! Moving to Colorado was a struggle for sure! Thanks for sharing! BTW I also will not read FSOG… I think that it’s not worth reading! Greets!
Moving definitely is a hard and exhausting process for the whole family… Wish you to have your own place soon! Greetings!