We are so thankful for a God who goes ahead of us and takes care of all of the details in this very difficult move. We say “difficult” because of what we left behind. Some things are temporary such as leaving family and friends. Other things are permanent like selling our house, giving away our dog and resigning from our jobs. It was very difficult to say “see ya later” to family and friends! We will miss seeing you ...

Today, we begin our travels to Swaziland. The last few weeks have been a lot of lasts for awhile...   Last holiday with family   Last day of work at Alabaster Fire and Westwood Church   Last day of middle school   Last time to attend church at Westwood   Last time to see many friends and family members We were reminded in prayer circle one morning last week, with "lasts" comes many "firsts"! We have ...

Just about every time we talk about our upcoming move, we are asked the question, “What do the boys think about moving to Swaziland?” God has not only called us as parents, he has called our family, including our 13 year-old twins. As many of you know, our teenagers usually answer questions with one word answers or, “I don’t know”. (We cannot speak for the rest of you, but we have heard this is normal for boys.) If w...

A few months ago, I blogged how I was blessed to sale my car. I had always wanted a red vehicle and the actual color was called “jewel red”. It was a beauty. I was sad to see it go, but knew it was the right time in this journey to sale that asset. Since that time, I have been known to poke out my lip when I see a red vehicle (I know…very mature).  I had hopes that maybe in Swazi our vehicle would be red. Our friends...

This past week we purchased one way tickets to Africa. We are amazed at the peace God has given us. Do we have everything figured out? No, but God does. We do not know where we will live or what we will drive. We do not have detailed lists of our job descriptions, nor do we know exactly what our days will look like. However, God knows. God told us to go to Swaziland and we are simply obeying His command. In Matthew 2...

About seven weeks ago, we had a family friend to graciously allow us to put our Acadia on his lot and agree to help us sale the car.  He called a few days ago and told us to come pick up the check...the car was sold and he got exactly what we asked.  PTL. Greg wasted no time and went to pick up the check.  On the way to the bank to make the deposit, Greg's phone rang.  Greg could not believe it.  A friend was calling...

Greg and I had a meeting this morning at Panera Bread in Alabaster.  It was rescheduled from Tuesday due to the school delays.  We arrived a few minutes early so we grabbed a table.  As I sat down, there was a guy talking on a cell phone at the table beside us.  I recognized that the young man was a guy that was in the Alabama Allstate Youth Choir that we were a part of in 1993.  (I think I was accepted into the choi...

I must admit I am a bit of a Scrooge when it comes to the holidays.  It seems the meaning of Christmas is covered up with shopping, gifts and busy schedules.  It is also a reminder to many of us that the holidays are just not what they used to be.  The last time my mom was in my house, was Thanksgiving day 2008.  Even though it has been five years since that Thanksgiving, it still makes me sad that she is no longer w...

Today we sold our house!  We are continually amazed at how God is paving the path to move our family to Swaziland.  As we strive to follow His plan, He keeps reminding us that He is in control.   We wanted to address some of the frequently asked questions that we have received:   1.  What is your timeframe for moving?  Originally, our goal was September 2014.  Some things have happened a little soon...

As we think about the logistics of how we move our family to Africa…it is a bit overwhelming. We have began support raising, working on the list of home repairs and de-clutter process to get the house on the market, and have spent numerous hours these past weeks preparing for a yard sale. We are trying to eat as many dinners together as possible, spend time with family, spend time with each other…the list goes on and...