Almost a year!

A year ago we were already out of our old place and staying at my mom's for a couple of days. We were almost fully gone from Vancouver. We were a family of 4. We had no idea what the next year would hold. We were excited about the journey ahead. We were learning how much God could change our hearts.

Now, a year later. We are here. It's been a fast year, even if the days have been long. We are a family of 5. We have been stretched in ways we never thought about before we moved. We own a second vehicle. We have hosted house guests. We have mourned the loss of a family member. We realise how much we miss about living in a city. We spend less money, because there isn't anywhere to spend it. We see how God can bless our lives in ways we never thought would be blessings. We realise how hard it can be to make friends. We miss parts of our old lives, yet love parts of the new one. We realise how isolating this journey has been and how much worse it would be if we didn't have each other.

I have learned lots of things this year. I have learned I am capable of more than I ever thought. I am stronger than I realised, yet more fragile in other ways. My children have taught me so much and stretched me in so many ways. Their existance is a blessing beyond anything I could have hoped for, and I am beyond grateful for their presence in my life. I am thankful for naps. For giggles. For cuddles. For sloppy, wet and fish-faced kisses. For tears that require a mom's touch or kiss to fix. For the way they are a perfect blend of their father and I. For a husband who is an amazing father, and loves his children and isn't afraid to play with them.

This has been quite a year.