Marching to a New Beat: Catching Up

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Catching Up

I feel like it's been for-ev-er since I last posted, when in reality it's only been 10 days. So much has happened in these 10 days though...

We've been busy decorating our home for the Christmas season - it's officially the most wonderful time of the year! I love Christmas - so many fun traditions and family time, but ultimately celebrating Jesus's birth. So thankful that He was born 2000+ years ago, lived a sinless life for 33 years and defeated death as the perfect sacrifice - all on our behalf. What a sobering reality, but one that gives us the hope of an eternal relationship with the Lord. Wow!

I'm also happy to say I've returned to the nonprofit fundraising world - this was the industry in which I worked BC (before Caleb). This opportunity couldn't have been a more clear or quick answer to prayer. I started considering returning to work (outside the home) about 2 months ago. I brought the thought to Tim, and he was very supportive. We agreed that the perfect scenario would be a 10-hour part time position that would allow me to work from home. We decided to think and pray about it for 2 weeks. This next part is crazy. On day 13 of the 14 days of prayer, I received an email from a former collegue. He mentioned that his dad (who is a prominent figure in the nonprofit fundraising world) was starting a new fundraising consulting company and was looking for part-time help. Get this - he lives 2 blocks away from me and was looking for someone to work 10 hours from home! Say what?! It could.not.be.more.perfect. I started this arrangement at the beginning of November. And even though it's only a handful of hours each week, these used to be valuable clean-the-house and blogging hours. Needless to say, the house is a mess and the blog has been neglected.

I'm still trying to figure out how to do it all, but I'm hoping that once all of the Christmas shopping is done, life will slow down a bit. It doesn't help that our poor little babe caught the stomach flu, making today a "throw the crap-covered onesie away, go straight to the bathtub, blow through 5 outfits, throw up all over mom and dad multiple times" kind of day. :(

But alas, here is what you probably came to see - the pics! This is another area where I've been slacking, so I only have a few from our Christmas tree extravaganza:

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree... (that's all I know)

We received a complete Christmas village from Tim's Aunt. We're still debating whether spending
hours taking each piece out of the box and setting it in the perfect spot will be an annual tradition.

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The Name Explained

Introducing our NEW NAME (10/20/12): You may notice that the name of our blog has changed. You see, I've been trying to come up with a more snazzy name for our blog for quite some time, and it was actually Tim who came up with "Marching to a New Beat". I must say though that it's exactly what I was going for and for several reasons. Most obviously, it includes our last name (duh). Secondly (and more importantly), it reflects the newness of the stage we're in as parents and as a family. Everything we are going through right now is brand spankin' new. From giving birth, to changing diapers, to baby proofing our home, we really have no idea what we're doing since we've never done anything like it before... it's all SO new. That's not all though. There's yet another layer to this little onion of a name... I recently joined a weekly bible study called Bible Study Fellowship and we are going through Genesis. Additionally, our small group is reading a book called Forgotten God (by Francis Chan). In both of these studies, I have been repeatedly struck by how we shed our old sinful selves and take on a new being through Christ's death and ressurection. Our lives should reflect this newness, and while we often fail in this endeavor, we are called to march on (with God's help, of course).

And so there you have it... Marching to a New Beat. That's what we're doing everyday, and as often as I have time and relevant content, we'll share this newness with you and hope you enjoy each moment with us.