North Carolina

This is a pic of our house when we first came to see it.
Landscaping needs some work!

It's now been over four months since we've been back in the States. We spent 2 months in Vermont with family, and 2 months living with Andy's aunt and uncle here in North Carolina while we bought and closed on a house. Last weekend we moved into our new house! We are all so excited. Norah continues to call it "new house" and I think she's still trying to make sure we aren't moving again. She loves it. She loves her new yellow room, her new BIG GIRL BED!, her toys that have come out of storage finally, and her new yard.

We have LOTS of work still to do, finishing up painting in a couple rooms, repainting our kitchen cabinetry and backsplash (yucky wood and a nasty color all over right now), moving the gate in the backyard to enclose the entire back yard and not just a dog run area, continuing to unpack boxes, hang pictures, etc etc. Lots of work. But at least its all work in settling us in our home. Something we've longed for for a long time, and thank God, now we have it.

To be honest, it still doesn't feel like we're home in North Carolina, and I have accepted that it's going to take a long time to feel that. I love the people and church here, but just the fact that we left South Africa abruptly after investing so much in people there, and before that left our home of 3 years in Ohio, and still continue to live hours away from our family - means that it's going to take a lot of time to settle. It's ok though. God is showing His provision to us every day. And our little family is loving being together.

my little beauty queen!

After living with people for several months, we're getting back into a routine of things on our own - from exercise and devotions to menu and cooking to Norah's and my schedule during the mornings. Slowly, surely it will come together.