Love comes to those who believe it & that's the way it is

So I lose at blogging. I'm the worst. I think it's cause I feel like I have to write a long & detailed post with pics and all. I'm giving up on that ambition so hopefully I'll write more!

The main reason for this post is to update you all on mine & Andrew's future plans. I think most of you know that we've been thinking seriously about doing mission work for a couple of years. Well, It's slowly becoming more & more of a reality--which is crazzzy. It started about 2 months ago after our friend Harrison Ford (yes, thats really his name) tried to convince us to come to Romania where he is now based with MTW. We really didn't have a desire to be in Braslov, Romania, but it did help to plant the seed in our minds. Since then, we have narrowed our options to Western Europe, a big city & spanish-speaking place. That led us to Madrid, Spain--where, ironically enough, my good friend growing up John Dewitt's parents are the team leaders! Anyway we've been in correspondence with them some & Andrew spoke with MTW yesterday about starting the preliminary paperwork & stuff. We have no clue what all this is going to look like...there are so many hoops to jump through before we can even begin to start raising support. And for all we know, after interviews & applications, they could say that they want us somewhere totally different. We have been encouraged in our thinking about Spain, though, based on our interests in city ministry, my art, Andrew's music, etc.

SO all that to say please pray for us as we start this process. There is a week of orientation in early March that we want to try & make it to...& we have to have an invite from a team 3-ish months prior to March...meaning basically by end of December, early January we must know where we're going!

We're really excited, but also pretty nervous as well--we're confident that this is where the Lord is leading us. Anyway, just thought i'd give y'all a quick update. Please kind of keep this to yourself...It's fine to say that we're thinking about missions, but it's kind of an awkward thing to not know where we're going & I don't want people in Nashville to think that we're def going to Spain, etc. Just the other day, Missy Cargo came up to me in the art school & said she heard we were moving to Spain...wtf. Apparently Andrew's mom & Mrs Cargo had been talking. You get my drift. Anyway, I love you all and miss you all lots...and for those who will be in D.C.--I can't wait to see youu!!! I'm so pumped. Okay lerve all you gals...