12 days left of summer...a new adventure begins!

Well, summer camp is drawing to a close here at Camp Tejas. There is a part of me that is sad that it's ending and that this is really my last summer to play outside in the wonderful Texas heat at this glorious camp. I have made some wonderful friendships, cried a lot, laughed soooo much, I've been challenged in new ways and I'm more in love with my King. I feel like the summer has been a success and I'm thankful Simeon and I got to be here together. On the flip side, I'm sooo excited that in 12 days we will leave Camp Tejas and begin a new adventure. I'm sure you're wondering what that adventure may be...keep on reading!

A few weeks ago we went to the wonderful premiere of Harry Potter 7.2 with our good friends in Austin. We spent the next day with them chatting about how we all really want to live closer together and about how we desire to figure out a way to make it happen. We decided to list out many of the things we desire in the city we live in...things like art, culture, good weather, great recreational activities, aesthetically appealing, city size...etc. We decided on 9 different states that we would be interested in living in and then started looking at cities that would appeal to us in those states. Out of all the cities we looked at the only one city that seemed to fit all of our desires was Portland, Oregan. So we spent some time praying about it and decided that we feel like Portland, Oregan is where we are going to move September 15, 2011! We are not sure where we are living yet and no, we don't have jobs ...yet, but we feel a peace to follow the desires of our heart and trust that our God, Yahweh Yireh, our provider, is going to take care of us. We are full of joy and expectancy of what Portland holds for us.

The month we have before we leave for our road trip to Portland, we will be visiting with family and friends. If you feel led, we would covet your prayers. We want to be led by the Father in all that we do. Our heart is for Him and for His Kingdom. Pray that we will keep our eyes on Him in all that we do and not on ourselves. Pray that we will find good community. Pray that we will fall more in love with our Jesus and trust in Him for all things. Pray that I will have victory from fear. I don't want to live in bondage to fear any longer! We would love to hear what you all think and would sincerely appreciate you expressing your encouragement or concerns.

"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart!" Psalm 37:4