Transition Time!

Not sleeping for days

About a week ago today we finally managed to finish moving out of our home. Following that, we had the privilege of staying with some friends to rest up from our packing and moving extravaganza! Titus seemed to be crankier than usual during this last week which made the moving process a bit more difficult. He is used to the instability of life on the road - but for the first time in his life we were packing up all of our things from home and I'm sure he could tell the difference. By the last day it had taken us a whole 24 hours of work - packing, moving and cleaning to get out without eating much at all and without sleeping a wink! We were exhausted but we finished the task!

Enjoying a few days of prayer, rest and office work was refreshing, and good fellowship time made it even better. Meanwhile Titus kept himself busy with the simple things in life (see picture to left)! During the week, we prayed for direction and we felt over and over to come and celebrate what was happening in Tennessee. What was happening in Tennessee? They are holding 31 days of revival at Global Fire Ministries in Murfreesboro, just outside of Nashville. We had previously made connections at this church, and have a lot of good friends and family in Christ in the area. There was only one issue - none other than finances. We hardly had enough to make it through the week we were in! However, as I mentioned in my previous post... when are we ever going to let that stand in our way? Never! So we made up our minds and continually sought His kingdom and His righteousness. Nevertheless we received a phone call from a couple who support our ministry and furthermore are just like family to us! They felt the Lord leading them to pay for a hotel for us for the week in Tennessee and support us to eat for the week! His faithfulness never does fail, does it?

We spent the rest of the week enjoying the presence of the Lord and getting the opportunity to minister to whoever came in our path! Yesterday we packed our van with everything we own and headed Northwest to Mufreesboro, TN saying our farewell to living in Fort Mill, SC. Many great memories and lifelong friendships came to be in Fort Mill that are rooted deeper than the geographical location they were birthed in!

The road trip was slightly more difficult then some other ones. It's pretty difficult for a little one to stay happy in a car seat for hours on end! We had prayer and some tears as the hours just seemed to lengthen with every pit stop. Life on the road - raising a baby on the road - it cannot be compared with the average 9 to 5 business family life. There's a whole different set of challenges to take on. Of course, there's going to be challenges any way you look at it. Many people tell me how they handled their children and babies when taking trips on the road whether it be for vacation or to visit family, but for us it is very different. Every other week we are on the road traveling for hours at a time and we are constantly looking for new ways to make the trips more bearable for our little guy! We praise God for the grace He has given us to do this, and to live this lifestyle for it is certainly NOT the norm! It's not always so difficult, but yesterdays 6-7 hour trip turned into a 9 hour trip in the process of figuring everything out. We are still believing, Lord willing, that we will have an RV someday to help ease some pressures! So we trekked on in our van stuffed like a teddy bear full of cotton. We travel with a lot more since moving out because everything that we need we have to keep with us. It's out of the question to drive all the way back to Fort Mill all the time just to get a baby book out of storage.

Mattress on a board

We felt as though we were approaching the promised land as we pulled into our destination at 2 AM! A bed, air conditioner - hey this hotel even has a fridge and kitchenette! What more could we ask for? We planted our stuff and got as settled as we could in the shortest amount of time possible. We snuggled Tor into his pack and play and we ourselves got to hit the pillow at about 3 in the morning! A bed can be a glorious thing! (Even if it is just a mattress on a board!)

Anywho yesterday was Rob's birthday and I would like to wish him a very special Happy Birthday! He spent his special holiday driving 9 hours to the tune of a screaming baby and a stressed out wife. I'm not sure anyone makes as many sacrifices for our family as he has. He impresses me so much with his humility and willingness to give everything up to preach the Gospel. I have never met anyone in my life who matches his level of integrity and he has taught me so much. Today is my birthday as we often celebrate our birthdays together - this will be the first year we really can't do anything too special, but we DID get a free sundae from Red Robin - and they even sang us a song! We were also blessed to have some friends who sent us cards and celebrated with us. We are so thankful for our family in Christ!

Life can't get any better than this. It is so special - all we've been given from the Lord! He has truly blessed us and as we move forward in this new season we are pushing our plow with not even a glance to the right or left! God is redefining everything in our books in this new season and we are willing to throw ourselves in whatever direction He speaks. If you are at the 31 days of revival this week in Murfreesboro - be sure to come and say hi to us! We would love to hear from you and are so excited to see what He is going to bust out as we continually seek Him!

- Millie