The Next Chapter

Moving is something I have come to both love and hate.  I love getting to live different places and meet so many wonderful people along the way... which is kind of ironic if you know me.  I never lived more than 45 minutes from where I was born up until the day I got married.  I also have the same few best friends, most of whom I have known for over 15 years.  But I LOVE moving around!  I have met some of the most amazing and inspiring people, developed lasting friendships and connections that will never be broken, and seen more of the country that I had in my first 23 years of life.  I think my favorite part of moving though is seeing God's faithfulness in providing for us every where we go, be it through our home, relationships, Church home or opportunities to serve and be served.  Not to mention the brothers and sisters in Christ that the Lord continues to bring into our lives at each duty station.  Every where we go, we meet amazing followers of Christ who inspire and encourage us.  His faithfulness amazes me.
On the other hand, I don't like moving... it breaks my heart to leave so many wonderful people every couple years.  I don't really find myself hesitant to develop deep friendships wherever we are, but I usually live in denial of the fact that we will soon be leaving and thus will be leaving friends behind.  Austin was another one of those experiences.  We met so many precious friends in the two years we were there that we were able to enjoy living life with.  So many moms were (and continue to be) such an encouragement to me.  That season of life was such a blessing.  Our church home there... I don't even know what to say.  We will miss Bannockburn so much.  We will be back one day!  All that to say, as sad as we were to leave Austin, we love it here at West Point.  I've been here once before for Tim's graduation back in 2006, but that trip was somewhat of a blur.  I was way too busy swooning over this handsome guy who I accompanied on the trip to pay attention to much else.  But.. it is beautiful here!  I've been asked to post some pics, so here are a few that we took when we went on a walk.  This is literally what we see when we go for a walk!  Ah.... it's so beautiful!  So, come visit!  We have plenty of room!

Our home 

The Hudson River

That's the Cadet Chapel up on the hill

Caleb's favorite place: Battle Monument

The boys have disrupted many a tourist running circles around this monument. :)

The boys LOVE the cannons

West Point

Checking out the boat on the Hudson River

We didn't realize how difficult it was to get a house on post until we got here.  We're so thankful that we were able to move in right away and get settled.  The boys LOVE it here.  We have a playground right across the street from our house and our church (The Post Chapel) is a few blocks away.  The boys really enjoy getting to walk to big church each Sunday.  We have already met so many wonderful families with kids the same ages.  We are so blessed and have been given more than we could have ever asked for or imagined.  Thank you, Lord!

So... come visit us!