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Longview

Last weekend, Jordan worked 5 days straight, each 15+ hours...so rather than sitting around trying to keep myself (and Adelaide) entertained, I pack a bag and headed to Longview. Longview is where Jordan's family lives and Adelaide hadn't met her Aunt Bethany, Uncle Trevor, and Cousin Jackson yet...or had the experience of being a celebrity at Fellowship Bible Church (Dad Johnson is the pastor). Here are a few shots from the great weekend:

I can't believe I didn't get a picture of Adelaide and her Mamaw! Ahh man. Well she loved her Mamaw and Papaw...it was a great time for all of us!

Hello spring!

Visiting Sarah and family in Washington DC

Our very own clothesline!

Adelaide learned how to do "SO BIG!" so cute!

Loving our porch and her swing

Enjoying the Abilene zoo

This is how we get yardwork done!

My little garden...Adelaide slept on my back the whole time while I planted it! (update: something has been eating at my tomato plants, but beans, cucs, and zucchini are up. Herbs...died, those will go on my porch. Lettuce and spinach will be on the porch too...)

This is what our spring has looked like so far!

The solid rock

I'm sitting in my living room, drinking my morning coffee, watching a beautiful sunrise (I guess Abilene is well known for those), and thanking God for his provision. I flew into Texas last Wednesday, after traveling from DC to Utah the day before, and because my plane was late, I missed my connecting flight. Adelaide and I stayed in Dallas that night. I had thought there wasn't a possible way for me to be any more tired than I was at that moment, but after waking up at 5 to catch our flight to Lubbock, I was so wrong. Finally I arrived in Abilene, headed straight to the townhomes to sign papers to get the application going. We arrived to find the door to their office busted in and the lady behind the desk acting SO rude and unfriendly...I looked over the model home and my gut just told me not to go through with it. Jordan made some calls, got in touch with a realtor to show me some duplexes he had viewed last week. I walked in and my heart sunk...the smell was overwhelming...I was trying not to be picky but cigarette smoke drenched the entire building. However, the kind realtor gentleman promised to show us a nicer duplex later that day..."it just became available, has a big backyard, and is MUCH nicer than this one!" were his exact words. We looked at a few more apartments while we waited, each one falling through for one reason or another. We arrived to the Mockingbird Lane house early...pulled into the drive and I said "This is it!" Adelaide was asleep but we got out and peeked in the windows, looked over the fence into the large backyard and I couldn't believe my eyes...it was perfect! We moved in the next day!

We spent Resurrection Sunday unpacking and smelly since we were without electricity/hot water...but I praised God for his faithfulness to ALL of his promises. I dwelled on the fact that without Christ's resurrection, my faith would crumble...
He is risen!
"On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand"