The first of the goodbyes

Sunday we said our goodbyes at church. It was very hard, but the hardest was this 

We lived two years with Mark and Rachel. One of which was JTs first year. We will miss them tremendously. (For you that don't know Rachel is Brian's older sister and mark is her husband.)

Thanks to all who came out to say goodbye. We really appreciated everyone who showed up especially those who came from all around the DMV.  

Monday I hung out with my zeta girls 💗. We walked around the Annapolis mall. It was so good to see them and grab lunch. 

I even did a bit of retail therapy. 

Shoes.on.fleek.

Pray save travels for my rents. They fly in Friday night. 

Pray for JTs asthma, we've been pretty on the go and he's been outside a lot. Not a good combination. 

Pray I have grace with the leasing company, I'm giving them a call later today. 

Last ride

Tomorrow is my last day of work. Brian has another week, but I'm done. 

I'm excited. I'm sad. I've eaten a lot of cookies this week. 

Processing this is difficult. I don't want to say goodbye. The thought of it is gut wrenching. But I can't wait to get there. To start living our new lives,  and fellowship at Woodcreek/with Woodcreek. 

Pray for us and our goodbyes. This is hard on both Brian and I. We love our Friends and family, and we love the kids. 

Pray for the MD teens as they process it. Some are taking this very hard. Brian has had such an influence in their lives. 

Pray for the TX teens as they prepare for us. The transition is always hard. 

A day in Colligan land.

Liam found his toes 

Jt ate more than one bite of quinoa and didn't scream. 

"Quinoa!!!"

And I hate thunderstorms. Texas doesn't have those do they? ..... Heh. 

Pray this lady sends me the lease agreement tomorrow so I don't go ham. 

Pray everybody survives VBS week. 

Pray somebody responds to the gospel this week. 

Happy Fathers Day

Words can't express how blessed I am to  have such great men in my life. 

My dad taught me the importance of family, to work hard, and to never take your self to seriously. He also taught me how to use a drill, and drive with my knees so I can eat a cheeseburger. Love and miss you lots daddy! 💗🍔🍟

I am so blessed to have my husband who loves our boys unconditionally. yesterday I took him out to celebrate him. We went to auto bahn and Fogo De Chao. 

I am also thankful that my husband had a wonderful man to look up too. I see so much of Jack in Brian. I see his tenderness and servants heart. 

God has dealt bountiful with me. God bless these men. 💗

My monkey

My kid who never sleeps past 7:30. Didn't get out of bed until 11am this morning. When I went to go check on him at 10, he looked at me and pulled the blanket over his head. 

Once he got up this kid has been going non-stop. 

We're eating breakfast and all the sudden he goes "oh I farted" ....."in my diaper."

I'm currently listening to him sing Twinkle little star like he's possessed and he's playing his shoe string like a guitar. 

Kings Dominion

Yesterday we took the youth group to Kings Dominion. It was good to get them out of their element one last time. 

A lot of people think it's just a fun break for The leaders. While it is fun, some of the most honest and transformative talks happen on "fun" trips. The teens feel free from their regular lives. Never miss an opertunity to reach a Kid for the Gospel. 

Today. However, the.struggle.is.real.

We also wanted to get JT something. But  since JT hates stuffed animals we opted for this. 

You laugh. That kid loves his cups. 

-j 

Texas

I've had a lot of people asking questions about Texas, and saying they wanted to keep in touch so they could see the boys grow. I figured I'd start blogging again, instead of clogging up Facebook.

If you don't care about our new adventure, you don't have to read it. But I know there are some that do. (Mostly our moms)

So here are my short thoughts on Texas (because nobody likes to read long boring blogs).

• I'm incredibly excited about this new adventure. 
• I'm Praising God for this opportunity and answer prayer
• Brian's job will be perfect for him. I would be a fool to say no to this.
• I'll get to stay home with the boys. Which I'm equally terrified and over joyed about. Missing milestones, or sacrificing quality time with my sweet boys has been increasingly hard.
• I'm going to miss our family.
• I'm scared I'm going to be lonely, even though I'm an introvert 
• I hate hot weather
• I also hate cold weather and Maryland had an identity crisis and thought it was Maine this winter.
• I'm heartbroken about leaving the teenagers.
• I'm excited about getting to love and minister to the teens in Texas. Brian and I have already been praying for them...

All in all, when we visited Texas a month ago, I knew thats where God wanted us to be. 

We'll be living in Richardson Texas in a two bedroom apartment. The church is called Woodcreek Church. We're having movers come and pack whatever I can't get done. Brian is driving the truck with one of his friends from college on July 7th. I'm flying with my parents on the 8th. 

Pray that stuff gets finalized with the apartment complex. We've (the leasing company and I) both (through email) confirmed everything but she keeps forgetting to send me the actual lease agreement. In maryland that means something shady is going on, so I'm hoping it's just a culture thing and we really do have an apartment to move into.

Pray as we finish up here, that we finish well. We are both exhausted and we have lots to do. 

Pray for teens, both here and there. That this transition will go smooth. That hearts are prepared.