Has It Been A Month?

Wow! I cannot believe it has been a month since my last post. We have been so busy that I feel as though I have been trying to keep my head above water.

Karis and I moved to New Orleans 4 weeks ago. My father and I painted the top three rooms in our new home during the first week that we were here. My mother had the wonderful experience of taking care of her new granddaughter for the week. I think she thoroughly enjoyed it.

The second week our furniture came and we begin the incredible task of unpacking all the boxes. We have decided that having someone else pack our stuff is great in ways and really frustrating in others. We don't know what is in each box and sometimes the labels are a little missleading.

The third week Page, Karis, and I went to Ridgecrest so that Page could teach a class on Islam. We went to get a lot of work done on our dissertations, however, God had other plans. We did get work done, but God gave us some really great opportunities to share about Karis' adoption. We had many conversations with parents who were wanting to adopt and wanted to ask us questions about the process for us. We were so greatful for the opportunities God allowed us to have during this week.

We finally got back home during this last week. We have continued to unpack, hang blinds, move furniture around (because you know us girls, we have to see it in order to decide whether we like it :-)), and just get settled. We are very glad to be back in New Orleans. We feel, in a way, that we are back home. The only large adjustment that we have had is our home roles. Page and I are getting use to me being the stay at home wife and mom and Page working only 30 to 40 hours a week. Please pray that we see these new transitions as ways that molding us into His image. It is very easy for us to take out our frustrations on each other rather than working together to move through the change.

Hopefully, I will have new pics for you soon. My camera battery went dead and I have not had a chance to hunt down a new one. (special kind..of course) Karis is now sitting up pretty well in her bumbo seat. She is smiling all the time for people that she recognizes. She will smile a little for people she does not know. She is sleeping through the night and being a complete blessing to her mom and dad. We are having so much fun! I promise to upload pics soon.