Merry Christmas card....
Surprise baby shower at the church I work for.
Suzanne Chapuis took some maternity pictures...
My two beautiful cousins on Christmas, Perrin Thompson and Kate Childrey.Christmas has come and gone and we are now awaiting our baby boy. It has been an exciting season for us but still unbelievable that we've imagined to "settle" so quickly. We started off 2011 in Guatemala, then to Richmond for a month, then back to Montana for 3 months, then to the Outer Banks for a month, and ending up in Richmond in August. Now a baby is coming and he's been with us through it all!
Brenden has been working for a Chevrolet dealership here in Richmond for 5 months now. He is enjoying his job and looking towards the future to gain more experience and knowledge to eventually become a "master mechanic". I have stopped working for the time being with the after-school program and am now trying to stay busy and rest all at the same time while waiting for this baby to come. I think in the last week I have really come to terms with being pregnant and am ready for this baby to be in my arms.
One thing that we are experiencing in this time of anticipation is a deeper level of trust and faith. We are learning to get by on very little, something our time in YWAM has taught us, and to cherish the simple things in life. I can honestly say that there is nothing that compares. The less you have the less you need, and really the less you want. It's a very freeing feeling to learn to trust God in very literal ways on a daily basis. You start to thank God for little things and realize it is actually Him providing constantly instead of assuming we deserve a certain level of comfort. Also we are so grateful for the friends and family that have been there for us in this time. I can't tell you how much it has meant to us to have people remind us that everything will be fine and their excitement for baby K. We are blessed and privileged to be having our son in this time of our lives. We hope he can be part of a bigger story and we look forward to all the new adventures we'll have with him!
