Post Audition Update

So - just wanted to send out an update on the weekend with the new guy. Short story: no decision has been made to hire "newbie" or not.  Long story - newbie and his fiance came into town on Thursday. It was a weird week. We weren't included in anything. I guess we've always felt "inside" of the elders group, but we were definitely "outside" of the weekend festivities. We were a bit anxious knowing that all of O.U.R. elders were bumping elbows with our replacement. We love these people so it is hard to think we might not have these close relationships much longer. So anyway, newbie came and led rehearsal Thursday evening. I have no idea what else he did because for the FIRST time since we moved here, for the FIRST time since Ezra was born, DEREK WENT TO CHURCH WITH US!!! That means that my husband and the father of the most beautiful babe woke up WITH US on Sunday morning. We had breakfast. I made a delicious dessert for potluck. I had HELP carrying said potluck and Ezra with all of his belongings to the car and we drove to church together. A normal Sunday morning involves a lot of timing finesse and stress on my part. Showering with a deadline is near impossible with a six-month-old! Anyway, I digress....for the first time our little family worshipped together. I - MOM - was able to raise my hands in worship instead of holding my sweet boy because DADDY WAS BESIDE ME! If anything comes from this experience, worshipping next to my husband and son was soooo worth it!

Newbie did a good job, but he made D and I feel our age. 22 seems a vast span on time away from our rounding the bases to 30! 22 seems eager and on-top-of-the-world! The Elders have decided they want to fly in another candidate to audition before making their decision so we are back to our waiting game. We are waiting, waiting, waiting on decisions to be made, doors to open and close and a moving date to be set! Anxiously waiting/dreading/hoping that this past weekend would deliver this much anticipated date had us packing a box "just in case." But, back to waiting. Dr. Seuss calls this the waiting place...as I remember he is not very fond of this place and strongly encourages us to move on, get up and go to "oh all the places you will go."

While we wait we will watch Ezra play, explore and grow. This week has proven that our little guy will not stay little for long. He is sitting up and playing with toys for longer time spans, content to just be in his own little world. When he is ready to snuggle he will lift his hands up in the air and whine like a little puppy. In our little Ezra world, waiting is turning out to not be so bad!  More updates to come...thank you so much for covering us in prayer. And thanks to my amazing grandparents for their ever present encouragement via email and calls. The puppy (baby) is now whining and waving his arms :)