Never Replacing, But Adding

Our calendar continues to be filled with parties, cookouts, play dates, lunch appointments and sports activities. With a flip of a calender our time is coming to a close in Wake Forest. We realize that we will never spend "enough" time with the folks that we love and we continue to learn to be content and treasure the time we do have here each day.  An on going conversation in our home is that we are never replacing our relationships when we move because our friends are special, unique and God provided them in His perfect timing in our lives.  So as we move forward flipping our calendar with contentment we know we will miss our friends and church family. We are excited for what is ahead on our journey, we know our God is faithful and He has gone before us and has His perfect timing for the people we will meet in the days to come in PA. We are eternally grateful for your friendship and are never replacing but adding to as we move forward.

Here are a few pictures of some time with friends the past few days....wish we would have taken more pictures of all our get-togethers!

A cookout with some of our friends from the Brewers Glynn neighborhood. 

These kids have grown up together in the neighborhood. (we missed Charles at the cookout!)

Our friends gave us a going away ice cream cake...it didn't last long

Olivia loves her friend Chloe

Maddy and Logan passed out prayer cards and gave lots of hugs to the JDE staff on the last day of school

Maddy's crew

The girls stood in line to give Maddy good bye hugs

...and yes, I did tear up a bit

Leaving Jones Dairy for the last time. We have had a great experience at JDE.

Logan giving his principal, Mr. Chappell one of our prayer cards

Logan and his buddy Joshua from baseball. We spent the evening with the baseball team fishing. Good times, good times.

Our friend Dara  & the kids at Ocean Isle Beach, fun times at the beach. It was nice to be away with the family for a few days.

As for a few details, our move date is July 16th. We did find a home to rent in Harrisburg so we are all set and ready to roll in a few weeks. You can certainly pray for our transition and for Billy and I to encourage the kids to press into the Lord as they will deal with separation and the unknown. As for now, the kids are excited and this is an adventure.

"A friend loves at all times..." Proverbs 17:17a