sweet new ride.

hi friends!

we have been sharing a car for the past month but last week i got a NEW car! woo hoo!

i've never had a brand new car before so it's pretty much the greatest ever.

it's a hyundai tuscon and i love it!

the Lord PROVIDES.

i am so thankful that i am able to write this post. 

last weekend, i got a JOB. teaching first grade, to be exact. 

let me tell you the story so the Lord gets the glory, not me.

as most of you know, this is one of the worst education markets in history. teachers are being laid off left and right and there are certainly no open jobs. realizing this, i had come to grips that i would probably apply at anthro and try something new. i was really excited about it. i hadn't looked for open teaching positions all summer. 

two weeks ago, david and i were doing an event at our apartment and i was chatting with a new friend. this new friend was looking for a teaching job (which i has completely given up on) also. she mentioned that some jobs just opened in katy (a great district in the area). these were the only jobs open in houston. of course i didn't know because i hadn't looked in forever. (reason one this job was Him and not me- i had dropped the ball)

i went to deliver resumes and was so discouraged. having to just leave several resumes in baskets, i assumed i wouldn't be able to be set apart. later that day i got several phone calls to interview. exciting, except they were all during the time i was flying to atlanta. ugh.

one principal decided to meet me early on thursday before my flight. (reason number two) one was all it took. even though i only met with the principal and no teachers (which is weird in a teacher interview), they decided to hire me! i'll be teaching first grade next year!

this is my miracle job. i am so pumped!

the Lord made this happen and i am thankful that His plans are better than my own.

cha-ching!

most of you know that i drove a montero sport. never heard of them? it's fine.

i've had the ole' montero since i was 16.

well, it's been the time for out with the old and in with the new. 

friday we sold it! we've never sold or bought anything significant (like a car) as a couple yet. it was kind of scary but ended up being so easy.

they just wrote us a check. boom.

hopefully i'll be posting my new car pictures soon!

new places and new faces.

hi friends.

we painted our apartment last week so i can now put up some pictures for our mommas.

this is our view out of the bedroom. downtown houston.

sully stays in this spot all day watching the comings and goings of people.

and that, my friends, is our new place. come visit!

updates.

hello friends.

i missed you. we haven't had internet until yesterday so here is a re-cap of our little life.

* i chopped my hair off. i'm noticing that i do that during life changes. i did the same thing when we moved to dallas.
* a man named goliath installed our cable. wait a second...david & goliath. yep.
* we moved into our new apartment in houston. it's pretty sweet.
* friday night lights ended and we are devastated.

i'll post some pictures soon.
to our dallas friends, we miss y'all. a WHOLE lot.

if you know anyone cool in houston, let us know, we're in the market for some friends.

this week.

today...

we said goodbye to frontier ranch and west plano younglife...

a very sad day.

we're sad but also excited about what the Lord has in store in houston.

now, back to packing. so much to do!

frontier ranch.

we are leaving tonight for frontier ranch!

frontier is a younglife camp in beautiful colorado. as you think about us, as you often do we know, please pray.

pray for safety and that we all experience the Lord in a new way.

love you all.