Moving on up....

So we will be moving in a few weeks!!! Thankfully, Carmax does all the moving for us.. so we won't be like those poor people above! lol!!
Our house in Memphis sold.. to the first couple that looked at it.. Hey, what can I say.. I must have really great taste! HA! NO, really.. God has been so good.. He is putting people in my life to encourage me and remind me that this move is a good thing. I have made a few friends in Cincy already!! He really is helping me get over myself....I have come to terms with it.. still hard.. but getting better!
We have found the townhouse we will be living in.. it is a 3 bedroom ranch style.. It is smaller than our house.. so it will be an adjustment.. but we will survive!! I am excited for what God has in store for us!
Presley is growing like a weed!! She had her 15 month check up today.. She is 23.10 Lbs, 32 inches, 47 1/2 head circ.. it was our last visit with Dr. Miller.. man.. I WILL MISS HER!! She has been an amazing Dr. for P.. hopefully I will find one just like her in Ohio! She has been walking everywhere.. and talking up a storm! IT is so much fun having a little girl.. all the girly clothes for summer are to die for! We went shopping with Grandmommy and Granddad the other day.. Gap and Gymboree were having some great sales...here are two of our cute finds.. I am so ready for summer.. She LOVES to be OUTSIDE..it is on of her favorite words at the moment..so I can't wait to take her to all the great parks I have heard about in Ohio..http://www.greatparks.org/

Pj day

Aren't these the cutest pjs!!? I just got them at Target and love them.. I may have to get them in other colors! I just love comfortable sleepwear-- it makes me :)
SO it is 5pm and I just took a shower and put on my 2nd pair of pjs today! :) It was a cold, windy, yucky day and I was just in the mood to take it easy with Presley.. so we did our usual this morning.. breakfast, play, nap, etc.. During most of her nap, I have been looking up prospect homes in Cincy.. praying that God will put us in the "right, perfect" one.. I have been somewhat sad today.. just knowing we don't have much longer with family and friends.. and knowing that our 1st house, that we built as newlyweds will soon no longer be ours. It has been hard, but I am also excited for our future in Ohio. So today has been bittersweet. This verse keeps coming to mind when I pray~
Hebrews 13:5 . . . God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

On another note, I just started a great book-- Got it free when Presley was dedicated at church.. I just love it-- Great book! Super funny, too!

Here is another book I planning on getting to teach Presley her ABCs -- I have heard great things about it.. it teaches scripture and ABCs together- :) I can't wait to teach her God's Word!

few more books on my list include:

GO BENGELS!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, the news is in!! WE are MOVING to Cincinnati, Ohio.. within the next few months! I have been flooded with emotion.. from excited to scared.. anxious to sad.. the list goes on! But, what I do have is PEACE. I know this is the Lord's will for Matt, Presley, and I.. and that gives me much NEEDED comfort. We will be finding out more details within the next week or so.
We have been in contact with a sweet couple via facebook.. and I read this the other day on her blog.. And I know it was meant for me.. It really has helped me.. so thanks Lindsey!
from her blog..http://theliferearranged.wordpress.com/

Home July 1, 2009

Filed under: faith — lmckown @ 12:42 am

A year ago today we moved from Grand Rapids here to Cincinnati. Though exciting, it was a tough move for me. We moved with our 5 week old baby 6 hours AWAY from my family….that seemed a little backwards to me.

I’ll admit there were some hard moments….in fact, I look back and I think I may have been living on autopilot the first 6 months we were here (sad, I know). I think all the changes at once affected me more than I knew at the time. Plus, I have always lived near the Great Lakes and lots of nature (Michigan) or mountains (Tennessee). Cincinnati had neither. It wasn’t a beautiful place to me. Sounds crazy, but I actually really struggled with that. It was hard to call this my home.

A year later I can say that I’m more alive and I love my life here….and I’m not just saying that, I promise! There is no where I would rather be. In fact, we have been doing a lot of traveling this summer visiting friends and family (in beautiful places) and I am always so happy to come back home. I feel settled. I have been making some amazing friends. I am involved in activities and different ministries that bring so much life to me. I love my church. I love the weather. I’ve found beauty here……in the great parks that Greyson and I go to at least a few times a week, in the people I’ve had the privilege to get to know, in the way God has been moving in myself and others lately. I’ve found beauty in our church that welcomes people with open arms, loves people deeply, tells the story of Jesus week after week, and allows God to work….and, as a result, countless lives are being transformed.

Like I said, it’s been a year long journey for me to get here. Everything isn’t perfect…but, I’m content. And, if you know me, you know contentment has always been tough for me! I am one who often wonders if the grass is greener on the other side. Well, guess what? The grass is pretty dang green here!!

I’m in a good place. I’m finally HOME.

~~This is just what I needed to read! So I am going to be excited.. Excited for the great opportunity for Matt's career, but also.. just for us.. to explore the a different part of the world:)

Super happy they have one of these!! http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/



~Gotta start loving chili.. Chili is one of the things Cincinnati is known for~
http://www.skylinechili.com/ These are EVERYWHERE!

Also, I am super excited about this

http://4cornerschurch.com/ Great church to visit :)
http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=79
http://hydeparksquare.org/index.html
Great shopping LOTS OF OUTLETS
http://www.pki.com/index.cfm Kings Island.. Great Amusement Park
http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/6016611/0~2377475~6016611 Nordstrom Rack.. yes!!


Just a few things to get me happy about the move!!