What a whirlwind the past couple of months have been. So many changes in our little world. It all began in November when Jamie was contacted by First Baptist Church of Peachtree City, Georgia. He flew down for the day and had a marathon day of interviews and meetings that ended with a job offer as their Minister of Discipleship. Jamie and I visited a couple of weekends later and after a wonderful time with their pastor and his wife, felt sure that this is where the Lord was leading us. About a month later, we all flew to Georgia and the church voted to hire Jamie. It was our first time flying with the kids, and the trip couldn't have gone better.
We arrived to gift bags for all of us in our hotel room. The people of the church filled the weekend with little, thoughtful things like this. They made us feel so welcome and so loved. Such a warm, friendly church that we are excited to be a part of.
This trip was December 9th and the church wanted Jamie to start just as soon as we could get there. We decided that we wanted Lainey to start kindergarten when the kids all came back from Christmas break, so we chose to schedule the move just a few days after Christmas. We picked a house to lease and began making plans that weekend for our return to Georgia.
The 3 weeks that followed were full of mixed emotions. We very much loved our time at First Baptist O'Fallon, IL so it was hard on all of us to say goodbye. FBCO blessed our lives with mentors and friends that will always be dear to us. I'm leaving out so many details, but overall, we feel confident that this is the right move for our family...that doesn't mean it's without sadness. But, there is such peace in knowing that you are doing exactly what God wants you to do. Plus, wouldn't life be boring without these adventures? I love adventure. (Not like jumping out of an airplane kind of adventure, more like zip lining kind of adventure.) So here we go...on our little zip line to Georgia : )
