- Amanda and I will have been in North Carolina, dreaming, creating, implementing and facilitating One Church for a year when April rolls around.
- We will be parents in July.
Those are two important pieces of what I am about ready to say.
We are moving back to Des Moines, IA this spring.
The following are (only a few of what is) still unresolved:
- what we will do when we get back
- how we are getting back
- what’s next
What we do know is this.
We are leaving Winston-Salem in a good place, both in our relationships and our ministry work. We feel a sense of completion to our time and work with One Church (even in its infancy). We feel like there is something that is next that will continue to move us in the ultimate direction God is leading us. Being around family is hugely important to us as we bring a new child into the world and into our lives.
As beneficial as we felt it was to tear up our roots in order to become co-dependent and grow in our marriage, we feel it is equally important to be back around family as we introduce Amanda’s family to the first grandchild/niece or nephew/great-grandchild/great-niece or nephew and my family to the…10th, 12th, 15th? :)
So Des Moines: see you soon.
crazy! exciting! i’ll keep you guys in prayer.
We appreciate that!
I will miss you and Amanda greatly! However, the excitement I sense for your future far exceeds and outweighs the void. You two (and baby on the way) have contributed immeasurably here in Winston-Salem. I am grateful and in anticipation as you continue to move forward into your 'exceedingly and abundantly!'
Shalom!
Thanks Cre! Those words mean a lot.