When I turned my calendar from September to October I just stood still in the kitchen and stared at the page. Black numbers with bright pink words dashed all around. How did we get to October and how is my calendar already full?
October is one of my favorite months.
Yes, I am weird and have favorite months and favorite days and favorite times of day etc.
So, October is one of my favorite months because it represents all things fall. Pumpkins and apples are ripe for picking. Pumpkin Spice Lattes are everywhere. The wind is cool and the sun is warm. The days are shorter but still long. You may need a jacket and you can wear boots.
We were married Sept. 30, which is basically October too! (Happy 7 to us! 7 is one of my favorite numbers!)
October is also when SJ was born! So we will have a house full of wild princesses very soon.
This October is special because it is our last month in Louisville for a long while.
We are having a dance party to raise support for our mission.
We are going to farms and fall festivals.
We are having a going away party.
We are having a birthday party.
And in the mix, we are packing up our lives and moving.
Random Praise Story:
Friday I was having a hard day being a mom (I had no clue four year olds could argue and act sullen like 14 year olds!)
So I was just about to call Drew and let him know about my day and ask for prayer and encouragement ... but first I needed to go to the bathroom and I could talk to him on my way to pick up SJ from school. Then PLUNK... phone into the toilet. SERIOUSLY?!?! What timing!
I shot D an email and we both posted on Facebook that we needed a phone for the next two months.
This quickly turned into a praise because 1. when I picked up SJ we were able to have a heart to heart moment and I was able to reverse my own attitude and enjoy some time with her and 2. had to rely on God more than others to comfort me in my need and 3. a friend of ours offered me her old iphone on loan!
So after many years with only the most basic phone I am in the iphone world and what a world it is!
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The reason this story is relevant is that one of the hard things about having so much going on is it is hard for me to keep up on the day to day. Last week alone I missed two appointments just because I forgot and was busy with other things.
So now I can keep my calendar with me and add to it as things strike me... b/c they rarely strike me at home but weird places like pick up line or highway or line at the grocery!
Quick Update on France and Funding:
HUGE PRAISE!!! We are very close to reaching our full goal for our $45,000 launch fund!
We still need $2000 in monthly support, which can also be viewed as approximately $24,000 in one-time gifts for the next year.
To give: bit.ly/sojournlyon-lewis
Another praise is that we have several options open to us for SJs preschool in the DFW area. This was something I had almost given up on and then all of the sudden several opportunities arose! I am happy we can keep up that routine for her.
Please continue to pray for our financial support to come in. We are planning to leave by the end of the year.
Please also pray for our team leaders who are already in France and recently found out a family member here in the States has terminal cancer.
Pray for our other team members who are also raising support and raising two little boys at the same time!
Pray for us as we move and pray for SJ as she makes several hard transitions.
Pray for us as we parent her, we need constant guidance and grace.
Thank you for joining us on this journey!
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