Arkansas or BUST!

We're here...we made it will all our stuff! The kids and I were SO happy to see Troy on Father's Day. He drove up a week after us and we missed him like crazy! Our trip up took a long 11 hours, but it was actually the best trip we've made up. Although it was long, the kids were great! I had Duncan and Savannah in my car watching movies. Kendall was with Grammy, Aunt Kim and Joshua (my oldest nephew) and was sung to for about the entire 11 hours. She can now sing, "I gotta gal named Boney Maroney...She's as skinny as a sticka macaroni" like nobody's business!

I will tell you that even though we had "Arkansas or Bust" on the back of our car, thanks to Genelle!...there was no doubt about where we were going, cause we looked a bit "hillbilly-ish" with the bikes strapped to the top of my van. YOu may think, "we'll that's not that big of a deal." But that's cause you didn't see my entire set of SIX dining room chairs strapped to the top of my mama's van!!! It was QUITE the spectical!!! We it was QUITE halarious really. And no, I am so not kidding!

We've been in our house in AR for a week. The kids haven't really said much at all about how small it is compared to our house in TX. Goes to show how much they really don't care about that anyway. The kids have commented most on how they can just run and run in the backyard! They love it!! They have races, they time each other on how fast they run, they have a tree they can climb...it's so fun for them. However, Duncan has been slowed down due to an infection in his foot that started from a splinter. He has a staph infection and it's been quite the chore to keep socks and shoes on my little boy!!! We've already been to the pediatrician twice and go again tomorrow for another check. OK..so I'm now realizing how boring this is...I have no wit about me tonight. But here's some cute pics of the kids.

This is an "intermission" time for Kendall at the river/creek. My daddy and I packed the kids up to take them and on the way I let them load up on snacks and drinks...something I NEVER do. Here's little Kendall enjoying her doritos and grape Crush!

You can't REALLY see how clear the water is.. but it's just beautiful. This what we plan on doing a LOT of! They had a blast!

Adios Texas Amigos

Well, it's time. Time to move away from Texas. The place God brought me to when I graduated from NSU. That was 1995. I would say that I have spent the best years of my life here in TX. I have grown up here. I arrived here with a suitcase and credit card. And I'm so not kidding! Thank the Lord for my friends who literally sheltered and fed me until I found a job. Then I found Troy. That's an amazing story in itself. We got married, had kids and life was set. Great job for my man, comfy house for me and the kids. But God knew the desires of our hearts. Mine to live by my family and Troy's to be out in the country where he could easily take a fishing or hunting trip. My dear man has sacrificed ALL of that (unhealthily, I think) to work hard at his job and be with his kids and me during his "free" time. He's always said he'd have time for it later, when the kids were bigger. We've prayed about this move...a lot...for lots of years. I wasn't sure how it would all pan out, but God did. I would have never dreamed it, but God did. His dreams for me are so much better than my own. Why do I question that things wouldn't be even better in Arkansas? And EVEN if ....just EVEN if they aren't...that's still the very best plan He has for our family and I'll take it over my plan, any...single... day. I finally have enough faith to really really know that he is enough for me. That even if my worst fears happens, I will survive...because of Him. I know it and I've seen it happen in many of the people God has brought to me while here in TX. I have seen strength and found it in so many of these wonderful TX people I've met. SO what am I really afraid of? CHANGE! I don't like change although I DON'T really want to stay here forever! I like my comfortable life. I have a great life here, but something just isn't settled here in my soul. So Arkansas, here we come. Coming to swim in your clear cold rivers, float the Norfork, explore caverns and caves, watch my husband coach my son along during his first of many hunting trips, to have it be a really big deal to my girls' to make a trip to the city mall to shop ;), to meet my mom at El Charro's for some Mexican food ;), go shopping in Springfield with my sister...TO HAVE FREE BABYSITTERS!!!!...and provide one for my sister and her husband....but most of all to be with family, just hangin out...after church or during the kids activities. I JUST can't wait to be with my family!

Thank you Texas...but I'm outta here.....