So, I tried making a blog back in December and I was kind of successful. I'm pretty sure that I had to have my dear friend Kari set it up for me or something like that. I'm interested in blogging now because there is so much that I am learning as a new mom and also as a new wife (I mean, we still haven't even been married a year and a half yet!). Coy and I have learned so much as new parents and how our relationship with each other needs to continually reflect God's grace that has been shown to us. Right now we are living with my parents and that has been an interesting journey. We are so thankful for this opportunity, but we are very ready to move out to where ever the Lord takes us. Currently we are looking for jobs. He is with an amazing company but our goal is to get to FL sooner than later. The cost of living is much cheaper and child care is free when I need to work (thanks Kim!). We came to Alpharetta thinking that we could find better jobs than in Melbourne, but it hasn't proven to be too true as of yet. Coy does have a great job, but the pay isn't hot, and I am having a hard time finding a job that doesn't require a specific degree and isn't retail or in the food business. However, we are finding that as I apply to jobs in FL, that market isn't great either. As a couple we are still learning how to pray for each other and how to study the Bible together, but this task of figuring out finances and adjusting to life with a baby as parents has brought us closer together. Ideally, I would be a stay at home wife and mom forever. But, as Coy goes through school, I am going to need to work also so that bills can be paid unless he lands a great paying job or we are somehow blessed financially. We're really learning patience and how to rely on God's timing and not our own. If it were up to us, we would have packed up weeks ago and headed south. But, it's up to God and we're waiting on his timing. We know that leaving just this second wouldn't be wise, and perhaps he has plans for us in GA. But, one thing is for sure and it is that Coy and I are growing together in this journey. It's very stressful at times, and that's when we sit back and kind of laugh at ourselves because we know that ultimately, it's not up to us or our timing. I was glad to hear that from Coy last night as we were talking about it. He said that he feels less stressed because he can only let God be in control of this situation and it's challenging him to grow spiritually. I'm glad to know that it's not just me being challenged because sometimes it's overwhelming to think that we may be living with my parents for awhile longer. It does have it's perks though! Free rent, free babysitting when my mom isn't working, and learning how to be creative with storage when living in the same room as your baby. There have been ups and downs that we have faced, but I wouldn't change where Coy and I are at in our marriage for anything. We definitely have become stronger as a team and grown closer together in our marriage than I think we would have had we not been faced with so many changes all at once. Having a baby, moving states, both of us being out of work, and not having our own place to live will probably never be forgotten when I think back to this past summer, but I am thankful for each challenge that we have overcome in these past couple of months. Kayleigh has been an amazing baby and hardly ever cries. I can maybe count on two hands, maybe one, how many times that she has had a melt down. God knew what he was doing when he blessed us with such an easy baby. I don't think that so many transitions in our lives this summer would have gone so smoothly had we had a fussier baby. Who knows, we probably would have been fine. Kayleigh started sleeping through the night at 2 months and I couldn't be happier to have such a good sleeper. She even lets me sleep in until 10am most mornings. God's timing has been perfect so far in our marriage, and we are confident that he will direct us to where he will have us go next. We're ready for FL, but if he has us stay in GA, we can handle that too :) Although, I'm pretty sure we were talking about packing up for another country the other day. That'd be a blast. I guess I really just felt like re-starting up our blog because there is so much going on in our lives and it's a great and easy way to keep friends (especially far away ones like Angela, Kari, and Nicci) updated :)
I have no idea how to finish this, or make it public, so I'll do my best to share it. And if it doesn't work, then I guess it's great that I wrote it to myself at least. Haha, goodnight.
