Season of change

The last couple of months have been a whirlwind. I don't think I really appreciated two months ago the magnitude of the journey we were about to embark on. Online I found a list of life's most stressful events, and you score yourself to find what your stress level is. Not surprisingly, the addition of Norah Grace, two moves, and new jobs for myself and Jason puts us in the Moderate to High Stress Level category.

But...this is life. All of these things that have taken place have been fantastic things. But fantastic things don't always come easy. Take, for instance, the birth of a baby. Such an amazing gift, but wow, sure doesn't come easy for us ladies. Then there is moving. Eek. Packing, moving, unpacking...having a newborn made that process doubly hard. But now we have a great house that our whole family fits nicely into, and the kids love. Lastly, new jobs. Again like giving birth, the end result is amazing, but you have to step across a threshold of insecurities. For me, those insecurities lie in the fact that I can be a little introverted. Meeting and getting to know new staff and a church full of new faces can be tough. But just a few short weeks later, I feel incredibly welcome, and very much a part of this new staff and church family.

I'm not sure why exactly God chose this timing to move us like He did. It sure would've been easier a few months ago, or maybe a few months from now. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but then again, that's what I love about God. He takes the situations that we deem impossible, and not only makes them possible, but makes them seem like just another normal day in the life of the Peter's.

On a side note...thank you for those of you who prayed for Norah the last 3 weeks. She had some trouble gaining weight in the beginning, but has overcome that and is starting to look nice and chubby.