Since the end of my last blog, our family has expanded to include a handsome little boy whose name is Cord David. He is a joy to the entire family. Laela loves him and affectionately calls him Cord Man. At ten months old, he is crawling everywhere and exploring his world. It is so much fun to watch him discover new things and learn what he can and cannot do. Lately his favorite things seem to be the box fan in Laela's room and my magazine rack. Neither of these things are great toys, and I spend a lot of time repositioning things so he cannot get to them. It is not an easy task.
Laela is almost three now. I cannot believe it. She is my dancing chatterbox. She loves to move and she loves to talk. Its really fun to watch her talk to herself. She uses her hands and is obviously convinced whatever she is saying is utterly important. Some of my favorite Laela phrases are, "Mommy, I'm gonna obey." "You ok pal? You ok buddy?" "Mommy, can i watch a little bit TV?" and my all time favorite "I lub you."
Hayne loves being a firefighter for Asheville. It is a great fit for his personality, and gives him freedom to continue his business as a film maker. He mainly works downtown and often drives Ladder One. I cannot imagine why he likes driving that tank but he does. He loves the guys he works with and loves helping people. Its an intense job that can be very demanding, but I think that is why he likes it so much. He is also leading worship at the Valley Fellowship on the Sunday nights he is not on shift.
Me, I am just doing mom duty right now, but I really love it. I wondered before I had kids if I would feel useless or bored, but mostly I just love it. It can be exhausting and frustrating, and I am not even close to the most patient mom in the world, but I love my kids. They are great little people and I am finding joy being around them everyday. The older Laela gets, the more I realize the importance of discipline and consistency in her life. My main prayer is that I do the least damage possible to both my kids - ha! I am also looking forward to taking more classes at Regent as soon as Hayne's schedule allows it. My goal is to get my masters in New Testament studies and find a job teaching in that field. That is a long way off as my kids are young and school is hard to do, but putting it in writing makes me accountable :):)
As a family, we love living in Black Mountain. We have found a wonderful community of people here through Valley Fellowship, the third service for Montreat Presbyterian Church. We have gotten to know the staff at Montreat through our time there. We recently went through the membership class at Montreat and hope to become members. I have never been a presbyterian before, but for me it's not about being presbyterian, it's about being apart of and accountable to a body of believers. It's about how my kids will be raised and how from their earliest memories they will remember hearing about the Lord and what it means to follow Him.
That's a long one. Hope you made it through.
