Brag time :)

I haven't blogged in a while! I just wrote and saved a blog that I will publish on Sunday afternoon that explains why we are not in Wilmington right now. Haha! The suspense is killing you I'm sure! :)

But... in the mean time can I just tell you how blessed I am??! This is such a fun season of life for our little family. Anna is growing so fast and is such a blessing. She is beautiful and happy and full of joy. Even in the morning when she hasn't eaten for 5 hours she wakes up smiling and grinning from ear to ear. I'm still waiting for her to roll over. I've been giving her more floor time these days because Madison is really good with her. I trust Madison around her more and know she won't hurt her. So now that she's getting more floor time she should start scooting around a little bit! :) Can't wait! When she's not on the floor cooing and flailing her arms... she's a mama's girl!! She loves her mama! She has started laughing and is super ticklish around her neck. :) I love getting those laughs out of her. She is still sleeping awesome at night with just the last few nights exception. :) She has her 4 month well check on Wednesday of next week. Boo for shots. Yay for healthy babies though!

Madison is in to "pretty nails" these days! She is the cutest 2 year old ever! I painted her toe nails a few weeks ago and she insists on having them painted now. :) Any time someone new comes into the house she holds up her foot and says, "look, pretty nails." So cute. Another favorite phrase is, "I love you mommy. I love you sooo much!" Yes! She says this to us! I love it. It amazes me how she picks up on and uses certain words and phrases in the correct context. Like when someone is trying to do something and they finish, Maddy says, "Good job mommy" or "Good job Grandma." She also says, "Great idea" when we mentioned doing something she wants to do! I don't know where she gets this stuff honestly, but it's great!

I fell back into the vicious cycle of food the past couple of days. But after an honest text conversation with a good friend I'm being gracious to myself and starting again. It's a journey, that's for sure. But I need to be healthy both physically and spiritually. I need to crave God. I want to crave Him. I want more out of life than the usual... I want pure joy in Christ and complete reliance on God. I want my life to reflect Christ's in every way. I want to be his vessel.

Father, use me in ways I never imagined. Make me uncomfortable where I'm at and move me in the direction that will glorify you! Show me those people who need you and give me words and actions to show your love.

Floor time is over for Anna... that means time to shut the computer. :) Stay tuned for Sunday. :)

It's official...

We are staying in Jacksonville! I am actually really excited about this! Tim and I have always said that we feel a strong calling to Jacksonville. There is so much ministry to be done in this city. With our families alone there is ministry. With our church there is ministry.

Speaking of our church and ministry... :) When we were planning on moving to Wilmington, Al asked us what would make us stay in Jacksonville. We were like nothing, we are moving. Little did we know that Al must have been talking to the Lord about this already! Well Tim thought about it and he really needed another work option because he was maxed out with hours at Coastal and couldn't bring home enough doing just that. He said well I would love to do ministry with our church. There is a need, so I will just put together a proposal and see what they say.

So that's what we did. We made a proposal to Rock Creek and what'd you know? They accepted it. Tim will start on as the Outreach Coordinator starting this Sunday. :) This is going to be such a blessing because Tim is so passionate about ministry in all aspects of life, but especially in a healthy church environment! Of course this all came together super fast and we believe it did because it's what God has in store for us.

So we are here. In Jacksonville. Doing ministry with a church that is the church. Excited about the things God is doing at Rock Creek.

more than just a fork in the road...

Unless it's literally a fork with like 4 or 5 prongs...

This refers to the many options that the Williams' family has right now. Some aren't really even options at the moment. I won't go into it right now, because there isn't enough clarity. We are definitely praying about all this stuff for sure.

For now though it looks like we will be staying in Jacksonville. Tim was already lined up to teach at Coastal for the Summer and was just going to commute from Wilmington. But since his Summer and Fall classes are full and there is a wait list... our plans for Wilmington are temporarily stunted.

There a job possibility in Wilmington at a later date. We will see.

Tim is taking the Summer off from school and will just focus on work and ministry. He is super excited about this because after a semester of trying to do classes, work, and ministry... he is quite pooped. With good reason, his Calc 2 class was supposedly the hardest of the pre-req's for his degree. But he's gonna come out with at least an A in the class! He worked super hard. I'm very proud of him!!!

So I'm kind of thankful for the set back that vacation gave me. It wasn't horrible, but I didn't lose any weight. Refer to blog post below. But this week I have been super dedicated and am experiencing some amazing stuff. I no longer feel like this is a sacrifice... but my LIFE instead. This is who I am! I was made for more than the vicious cycle that I was on. And... I LOVE it! I will post results tomorrow for this week. :)

Starburst Jelly Beans

I've had them pretty much every Easter I can remember. They are so incredibly tasty.

This year I didn't even remember that I wanted them. I passed the Easter aisle in Wal-Mart... even when it was all 75% off (mouth hanging open).

I know I can barely believe it myself. Vacation was not so good for me though. I started out doing great. Then little by little I let things look appealing. Everyone else was having some. I let my portions get out of control. Thus, I lost no weight.

But this week I am back on track. :) I am looking forward to weigh in because I can tell that my clothes are feeling bigger and my rings are too! :)

That's pretty much all for now. I finished reading Made to Crave. If you decide to read it... you have to push through the first chapter. I'm telling you... it's so intimidating that you will put it down. But picking it back up will be one of the best decisions you have ever made! Trust me!

Love you all!