2011

Dear Jackson and Colton,

2011 was a confusing year.  While we adjusted to life as a family of four, we spent a lot of time in prayer over some major life decisions.  We both felt God preparing us for change but we couldn’t (still can’t, actually) pinpoint where that change (those changes?) need to happen.

We thought the change was coming in the way of a new house.  We did a lot of prep work to put our house on the market and then it sat there for 6 whole months without receiving a single offer.  This was the most exhausting chapter of 2011 and we’re not sure when to reopen this book.

We also felt called to new jobs.  I was blessed with a transfer to a new school while your dad is back into the groove at his job and now feels like staying for a while longer.

Thinking that maybe our change was supposed to be a spiritual one, we began attending a new church in September.  While we loved their worship style, we weren’t impressed with what they had to offer you boys so it’s back to the drawing board there, too.

I know that you boys won’t even remember the year 2011 but I will.  More than all the uncertainty mentioned above, I will remember it as the year that you two became best friends.  I’ll remember it as another year of fabulous health and happiness.  I’ll remember it as a year of extreme growth.  We are all so different from January and I know we’re ready for a fabulous 2012! 

Happy New Year!!