Ramblings for the week

It has been too long since I've taken the time to blog!

I think it has been almost a month since I've taken the time to update our friends and families on our little lives here in Cleveland! I would like to say that I've been busy doing great and exciting things, but in truth, I've been busy with absolutely nothing interesting. I'm sure that happens to everybody at some point in time! So here are the latest updates from the Lawrence family!

* Robert took a job at a church in Indianola. If you're surprised, you can't be anymore surprised than I was. It really was a God thing. It had to be. Robert had previously spoken with the Mission Director for the Bolivar County area and told him that he would be happy to fill a pulpit or help with a youth ministry if there was a need. Within a few weeks of speaking with this gentleman, Robert got a call from a church in Indianola. They were looking for someone to be an Interim Youth Pastor. He interviewed with them on a Monday night and by that Thursday they called him and asked him to serve there at Eastwood Baptist. The church is small, but the people are precious. The youth group is large on paper, but only about four or five are regulars. The drive is about 20 minutes from our house. We are looking forward to seeing God work in this church and through these youth.

* We moved! In the almost nine years we've been married, Robert & I have moved four times. Four times is really enough. I'm tired. We moved to a neighborhood! Our house has three bedrooms and a larger backyard. We did have to give up having a big bedroom, but it was well worth it. Maisie plays outside from the minute she gets home from school until about 8 o'clock every night! Our neighbors are precious too. If Maisie isn't at their house within an hour of coming home, they are down here looking for her. As I type this, she is gone with them to a softball game. They adore her and she loves them!

*Our house is off the market! We didn't sell it, but we are leasing to own it. A sweet girl I used to work with at the school and her family are going to move into it. I am so excited for them and for us! It really is a win win situation for all of us!

So I guess there has been a lot going on, but I don't think any of it is real interesting. Just life happening!