Moving Day

So while I was home I would talk to my husband everyday to catch up. On Wed I called him and he said, "guess what?" My response was, we're moving. He said yes! What? He said yes? But we are supposed to stay in Baltimore for a year because we found a doctor we liked! We were supposed to stay because they asked us our preference and they said it seemed very reasonable! We were supposed to stay because we had just made some friends (OUR ONLY FRIENDS HERE!!!!). The company had kept us here and sent off so many others, why now? These were not the first thoughts that ran through my mind. My first thoughts were, shut up! You're joking. This has to be a joke. Put Liz on the phone. "Liz are we moving? Is Ryan joking?" I am afraid not honey, its real. So I realized this was real then the afore mentioned thoughts ran through my mind. I kept telling myself it would be okay. Connecticut can be that bad. I don't know anything about it, but we will be okay. God has a plan in everything. So here is what we know so far. We leave this Friday morning. We will be there till the end of Ryan's training which is Aug 17th. Then if Ryan is a good fit we will move there for a year. If not we will go back to Baltimore. So we are packing up the hotel room and moving to another one until further notice. If anyone knows of some good churches or fun things to do in Hartford let us know.
Silver Lining Alert: We get to go to New York City for two days. I have never been and will be fun to go and see as many things as we can in a short time. We get to go to my first REAL Broadway show. Still looking at tickets and what not. In my childhood my practical grown up job was to be a teacher, but my dream job was to be in a Broadway musical. Belle in Beauty and the Beast, specifically. So this will be exciting to go. I can't be in it. There isn't much casting calls for a 5 month old pregnant woman who can't dance but a girl can dream. So hopefully we will have pictures up from our weekend. A friend suggested a double decker bus tour which sounds awesome to my swollen feet :)
I will be packing away for the next two days. See you in CT!!!

Shower of Blessings

Going home was a blessing. The wedding went very well and God was honored and people heard Jesus for the first time. It was a blessing to be there for a friend and support her in so many of the same ways she has done for me. I got a chance to get in touch with my "Indian roots" again. All of the grooms family were Hindu but were just as lovely as all the other Indian people I ministered to. It made me feel like a missionary again if just for a brief moment, and I LOVED it. Sitting, talking with, laughing and dancing and crossing all cultural boundaries with the love of Christ. I am smiling as I am writing this. It was a very long weekend and I pushed myself more physically and emotionally than I have during my entire pregnancy. Physically it was hot and we were outside doing a lot and my feet couldn't handle it. I danced the night away and could barely walk the next day my feet were so swollen. But weighed heavier was the burden of his family's salvation. Knowing that this week is the only Christ they have ever seen with the exception of Abhi and Jess it was a lot. I will be praying for the family for a long time, because the mark they left was so big.
The shower was AMAZING. I was worried that since I had been away that not many people would be there. I had some really old and dear friends come which made my heart happy. I got to catch up with some people who I hadn't talked to since the wedding, and that was hi, thank you, ect. I kept telling everyone there what a big deal it was for me to come home because this is the only place I can get to where people make a big deal of us having a baby. It's our first one so we just want everyone to be equally as excited as we are. So about every 15 minutes one of the ladies would shout, "yeah, your having a baby!" We would all laugh and I felt such love and excitement. We were also blessed with the amount of gifts we received. Ryan and I are in need of a few things still but the ladies did a great job of showering us with things.
I got to see my grandparents and some family that I don't see but once or twice a year if I am lucky. But I must admit, I didn't feel well at all and my hormones were raging and my family put up with a very moody pregnant woman for a few days. My attitude wasn't exactly what I was hoping it would be, but they were very gracious and didn't throw me out of the car on the way to the airport which was what I deserved. My sister and mom are silently saying Amen right now to themselves.
Rigg had an out-patient surgery my last day there. Things went great and he was back to himself that night. I knew he would be fine. There was a peace about it for me. It was nice to trust God and know He would be fine. It may be easier for me as an aunt though. I got to spend some QT with him. He is getting to a very fun stage and I know his Uncle Ryan would have loved to play and laugh with him. It is hard going home as half an entity. You want all the people you love to be in one place and love each other as much as you do. But it is the nature of having a new job. Details about that to come in the next post. I just want to say a special thank you to all who came to the shower, loved on us, and put up with me while I was home. I hope the next time you can do the same for our little one. Blessings