It's July of 2012 and once again we find ourselves in a place of
transition. We were at this same place just one year ago. Are we staying in
Waco or is God calling us to move on? This is the big question. Last year we
felt just a strong calling to stay in Waco. Why Waco? Well geographically Waco
has been a great place for us to start our marriage. We are 90 minutes from the
DFW metroplex where both our families reside making Waco an ideal place for us to
live. Not too close, not too far. Great set-up for newly weds!
We made such
great friends here in Waco, and last year I felt these friendships were just
starting to bloom. It was too soon to leave and start all over again. Having another year behind us really helped to
deepen existing friendships and even begin new friendships. Cam and I jumped
right in at our church and became members. We started a connection
group at our church for any newcomers/visitors so that they could instantly be
welcomed into our community, just as we had been. Between the two connection
groups we are in, we got to know some amazing people who surrounded us with an
even deeper sense of community then I could have ever hoped for. I am blessed
beyond belief for these two groups! We were able to be there for friends going through
some hard times and be prayer warriors for each other. Life just doesn’t get
more beautiful than that!
I hosted a bible study on the book of Daniel by Beth
Moore with some of the greatest girls I know (It was an amazing study which I
highly recommend). I ran 2 marathons…craziness! We got a dog!
Cameron got some
great experience doing all sorts of cool projects at Sticker Universe that allowed
him to be inventive and fine-tune his carpentry skills. He also interned at our church, Highland Baptist Church, under our Adult discipleship pastor as connection group coordinator.
Our favorite part, as always, was
the opportunities to travel. We spent Christmas in California with my extended
family, Cameron went to Nebraska to go pheasant hunting for the first time, we enjoyed
some winter skiing in Colorado with John and Rebekah Duke, we road tripped to Tennessee
to visit our friend John Lassitter, Cameron went
to Idaho with Cornerstone Recovery for a 3 week backpacking trip and rafting
trip in June, while I went to California for 10 days to hang out with family and check
out San Francisco for the first time. This year was such a blessing for Cameron
and I. Our relationship grew as we continue to learn how to live life intentionally
through loving Christ and loving our neighbors. We have no regrets about this past year and have cherished our time in Waco. Stay tuned to find out where
life takes us/keeps us next…
