So many changes from 2000-2010. (Technically it's been 11 years since Jan. 2000, but that's okay.)
*Paul began his career in law enforcement.
*We bought our first home.
*We became parents for the first time with 3 days notice through the foster care system.
*We learned what it *really* means to trust God anew each day.
*I left my first teaching job teaching middle school special ed. and started a new job teaching preschool special ed. Loved both jobs.
*Had a miscarriage.
*Had our first bio. baby.
*Completed our first adoption.
*I became a stay at home mom. (Working only a couple hours a week.) Learned how to pinch each penny until it screamed.
*Had preemie twins.
*Experienced life with twins with asthma and four boys four and under.
*Became a working mom again at the special ed. preschool.
*Then became a stay-at-home mom again, and began homeschooling.
*Paul left his job at the JCPD and went to the ATF acadamy for six months.
* I was home alone with four kids five and under for 3 months, then moved in with Paul's mom (bless her heart!)
*We left my family, our friends, dogs, church and the south to move to Michigan, near Paul's family for Paul's new job.
*We bought our dream home.
*We made wonderful new friends and started a wonderful new church.
*We lost my dear grandmother, Granny Faye.
*We watched our boys grow too quickly. Attended 100's of sporting, music, and other events.
*We've fallen more in love and become better friends with each other. (Sappy but true.)
*And lastly we've began the process of adopting a little girl.
I feel overwhelmed and blessed as I see God's faithfulness through this last decade. I can't wait to see what the next has in store.
