brief look at life lately.

i will go back and abbreviate later on some of these things, but here is a look into our life over the past week.  

it was a full week full of friends, relaxation, crazy kids, and amazing weather.  

but before i get to all that, i thought i would also share some other news.  

big news.  

are you ready?

we have applied for active duty air force.  

this has been on our miss for almost 1 year as a possibility but to be perfectly honest i only took it half seriously.  

when we began to discuss it, it was more like day dreaming than actual planning.  

but as the months have rolled on, changes around us have led us to consider it more and more. 

 and after this last 7 week tour that brenner did, it became a reality to consider when they requested him to go active. 

basically, they don't ask many people to do this....but they asked him.  

this basically confirmed in our hearts that we needed to seriously pray about this. 

and after weeks of prayer, brenner completed the first round of paperwork last week.  

we now have to wait for the paperwork to be completed and stuff, and we know that nothing is a sure thing, but it looks as though our lives may drastically change. 

y'all, i'm kinda freaking out. 

not really....but really.  

we feel like this is what God is calling us to do at this time and it is a giant scary leap of faith. 

i won't go on and on about it now (i will save that for another day) but one of the hardest things in life is changes. 

this morning at church i had tears streaming down my face during worship. 

i was crying because i was singing about the faithfulness that God has shown us through each step of our lives. 

i was crying because our church is hurting and changing and i don't know why God is maybe calling us to leave in this time of need.

i was crying because i miss our worship pastor who left a few weeks ago. 

i was crying because God is deserving of praise and song no matter where i am or who is leading me.

i was crying thinking about my sweet friends and good fellowship that has come from my years in waco.

needless to say, people probably thought i was crazy.

but God is good y'all. 

and he is in control.  in control of where we will go and what we will do no matter what. 

tonight i am resting in that. 

my handsome hubby on our 1 night getaway.  

on the boat!

clara beth.  she is going through a "don't touch my golf ball" phase.  

too bad brother is going through this same phase.  

it's causing some issues all up in here. 

"mmmaaaaaammmaaaaaa!"

clara girl, desperately wanting to be picked up....as always.

life long friends came into town and our boys got to play together!  

they loved each other, can't you tell?

just like old times, date night at johnny carinos!

cole and our friend kyliegh helping with the girls.

the yellow rose of texas has started blooming again.  

i have grown to love these flowers so much and look forward to them each spring!

st. patty's day fro-yo.

this boy cracks. me. up.

play date with londyn and blanche. 

i love this picture for the perfect chaos of life it represents.