New Beginnings

We have officially arrived in Louisiana! The moving truck showed up last Wednesday & we've been trying to unpack ever since. We haven't had internet at home or the church until now, so I can now update everyone on what's happening here in Bastrop. The transition has been nice & the church has overwhelmed us with their love & support. Anything we've needed they have been there to take care of it. Here's a few updates:

House: We're settling into our 2 bedroom/1 bath rent house that is nice & well-kept. This is tough for us b/c we were living in a 4 bedroom/2 bath home in Arkansas. We unpack 2 boxes & re-pack one to go in storage. The house is more spacious than we remembered & most everything we wanted in the house has found a place. It's a mile or less from the church & center of town which is very nice. The floors are all wood which makes it cooler & Molly won't sit or lay on something not carpeted so it was a challenge for her until we got some rugs laid down. We enjoy it & hope it will suffice until we can decide when or where to buy a home.

Church: The church, like I said, has been great to us. I have my office mostly set up & we're spending a lot of time learning the lay of the land. I told the church my responsibility for the 1st couple of months is primarily to preach, pray, & pay attention. Once we get settled we'll evaluate all the ministries before implementing a fresh vision & direction for the church. We love worshipping here & I greatly enjoy preaching to these people. We look for God to do a great work here, which he's already begun.

Family: All of us are doing well, Cade has been a little under the weather w/ some type of cold. He's better today & enjoying having Erin home to take care of him. He's growing & changing so fast. He interacts much more & is grabbing & playing more w/ his toys, burp cloths, & clothes! We're slowly starting to introduce him to some rice cereal, which he's not real fond of at this point. He turned 4 months old this week & weighs 14 lbs. & is 24 inches long. (50%) Erin is tired from unpacking, organizing, & decorating. She likes not teaching full-time but is planning to substitute teach some this semester. We're making friends & getting used to a new town. We miss our family & friends we were close to in Arkansas, but are so grateful to be here making new friends. Our dog Molly is adjusting OK. She is still trying to figure it all out, but she will be fine in no time.

I hope to post some recent pictures of Cade soon & continue to share what God is doing here at Grace Baptist.