Updates

-We are starting to make noticeable progress on unpacking the boxes. Tomorrow will mark one week since our movers unloaded our shipment. Today I unpacked the living room, family room and playroom. I lined the cabinets and drawers in the master bathroom and the cabinet in the kids' bathroom. I can't believe it has taken a week to get this far. I usually wipe everything down when we move into a new place, but this one needed more deep cleaning. It takes a bit longer because I have to move boxes to clean around them and then unpack. But I felt like today was very productive.

-Yesterday P.K., Hannah and I found a very nice mall a town over. We took a different route home to explore. We discovered a Target Super Center, a Super WalMart, Kohls, Home Depot and various other stores less than 5 miles from our house. The WalMart and Target we had used earlier in the week were farther away than that. It is the little things that make this girl happy.

-Rachel is loving school. She has a list of friends already. I knew she would make friends quickly. She is very outgoing. Her teacher issued me a written apology regarding the "less than warm welcome" and followed up in an email to see if I found the note. During my morning quiet time I try to read one chapter from Proverbs every day that corresponds with the date. The kids' started school on August 19 so I read chapter 19 that day. I haven't been as faithful with my morning quiet time the last couple of weeks, but when I went to pick the kids up from school that day I read the chapter while I was waiting in the pickup line. Verse 11 says, "A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense." Needless to say, I already felt convicted to forgive her and give her a second chance.

-Aaron hasn't really made friends the way Rachel has. He is much more reserved. I am like that. I know I don't seem shy, but I hate new situations. Once I warm up I am fine. I can relate to the poor little guy. He says recess is his least favorite part of school because he doesn't have anyone to play with. What I have discovered this move is that the things that bother my kids the most regarding the move are the things that break my heart. Although I can't wait to make a true friend here, it would make me much more happier if Aaron would make just one. He did come home today with a paper to sign up for an after school Spanish language program at their school. It is a thirty week program. He will start on Thursday. He also received a paper for Scouts. I know he is anxious to get back into that.

-I appreciate the prayers and although we have had several unexpected things to deal with here, I have been at peace. That is from the Lord. One specific prayer request I would like to throw out is that we will find a church we love. We tried one on Sunday morning that was nice, but it wasn't the one. We attended a different church on Sunday evening and I went last night and signed up for their Women's Bible study which will be on Tuesday morning. They have a good program for children, but just Sunday School. We really want a church that has a program for the children during worship. We also want it to be one where they are learning not just coloring pictures.

-P.K. got his work schedule yesterday. We knew he was going to have to work every Sunday because he is the chaplain and services are offered at the prison on Sunday. We found out yesterday that he also has to work on Saturdays. He will be off on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and doesn't have to be to work on Thursday until noon. That will be nice.

I guess that is all the updates I have for now.