a park day

So, Texas has THE most amazing winters that turn into springs...and I LOVE taking advantage of the sweet weather that will probably end in about a week. The park has gotten a ton of use from us lately. So, the other week I thought we would try something different and go into town to Hermann Park one afternoon after picking the boys up from school. It was so fun...such a great change of pace and allowed mom to meet up with an old Rice girl...Traci. Joe and I are so stinkin; thankful for the relationships that we have through FCA...and it is so hard these days for me to get to meet up with any of these girls. Even meeting up at the park with Traci was hopeless in the realm of actually getting to have a "real" conversation...but at least I got to see her, hear about life and get lots of good laughs in...because she cracks me up.

This actually leads me to a prayer request from all you readers out there. WE have amazing kids that we are so honored to get to pour ourselves into...but it is so lost living 45 minutes (one way) away from them. We have had some of these amazing friends come out to us, but it is so hard really pouring into a ministry which we KNOW God has put on our hearts when we live so far away. So, we have recently been 100% convicted that we need to move closer, and hopefully that means into town.
We desire to have an open home...one that any of these kids can come to SO EASILY whenever they need it. We know that we need to be in town so that we can still put our family first and actually put Rice FCA second without wasting hours upon hours in the car or having to tell people "no" because we cannot get there to be with them in time.
I know that God does not NEED us in any way, but why not pray for movement so that we can be a part of what He is doing on that campus through those kids as a helper in His end goal.
Will you join us? We would be so honored!
We cannot wait to see what God has in store for our little family next!