even though i lost some cool points, it was worth it

i know, i know. i promised to be more consistent in blogging but........life has just been so busy lately. the last several weeks at work have been full of ups and downs with stuff going on AND THEN you know, the whole process of wrapping up my time in a ministry that has been such a huge part of my life for five years {but we are not going to discuss the whole leaving thing right now because i'm totally pulling a scarlet o'hara and planning to think about it tomorrow. or, the next day}.

the one thing that has seemed to be consistent over the last few weeks has been the overwhelming presence and work of the Lord in our lives. there have been many times joel and i have had to just sit and stare at each other because we were in such awe of the way the Lord has been at work on our behalf or the way we have seen His hand at work. while ending this season in my life has been very difficult, i would not want to be in another place...having the privelege of seeing the Lord at work on our behalf has been humbling and exciting. so, while we are sad to say goodbye to so many people we love, we are confident that the One who called us is faithful to do all He has promised to do!

in other non-serious/spiritual news, joel and i met his parents for brunch yesterday at a cute little local restaurant {toast} and in an unusual turn of events, we were early so we decided to drive around the town of huntersville to kill some time. we stumbled upon a cute neighborhood with townhomes and noticed that the neighborhood wasn't just cute...the street signs were hilarious. {well, at least to us.} of course, i looked like the biggest weirdo hopping out of the car every other street to take a picture of the street signs with my cell phone but if i hadn't sacrificed my cool factor, you wouldn't get to see the pictures...so, it was a trade off i was willing to make. :)