A little about us

The story of us is not unlike the story of others.  Mike & I met at McGregor Baptist Church in Fort Myers at a College and Career Pancake breakfast.  We were there for VERY different reasons.  I had come late (of course!) because I had overslept after a REALLY bad blind date the night before.  Mike was there with a friend after having the "worst weekend of his life."  I was asked by the C&C leader to sit with the table of new people. The new people were Mike, his friend (and later mine) Justin, and Justin's girlfriend (now wife) Christine.  We talked and had a great time during the breakfast and later the church service and later lunch.  We all hung out together for the rest of the day and the rest is history.

After marriage and kids, in a somewhat mixed up order, we settled nicely into a regular life in Ft. Myers.  In February 2008 we filled out applications to work as Air Traffic Controllers with the FAA.  That little application has thrown our lives into a tailspin!  After a lot of waiting and waiting and waiting, Mike finally got picked up by a facility and we began to plan for our future.  Our future with the FAA was going to move us to the Chicago area, which Mike was ecstatic about because it moved us back to his hometown.  The ATC training was to be 16 weeks long at the FAA headquarters in Oklahoma City, so we moved the family out to Green Forest, Arkansas, about 4 hours from OKC.  This allowed Mike to be closer to me and the kids and gave the kids a chance to really get to know their grandparents.  Things were going great until just after the New Year when we got notice from the FAA that due to budget cuts, all classes were going to be suspended until further notice.  We were stuck.  There were NO jobs in Arkansas.  So we drove over to Georgia to stay with my mom and try to find jobs.  After a LOT of looking and even more praying Mike found a fantastic job that allows him to do what he truly loves, construction and restoration, and allows me to stay home and take care of the kids (for now).

The only "catch" with this job is that he had to live in Gwinnett County, where all the homes were located.  So we have spent the last week looking for a home.  We found one we love in Buford, and Lord willing, we will be moving in on April 1st.  We are so excited to finally have a place to call home and can't wait to become more established.

We have found a great church that has everything I was hoping and praying for, a great women's ministry, a strong children's program, and a POWERFUL preacher.  Even though the move will put us farther away from this church, we are willing to drive and are so excited to really get involved!

We have had an interesting time getting to where I feel God wants us to be.  Every step we have taken over the last six months has been prayed over.  I really feel that we have followed God's calling, and even though the path isn't the way I would have chosen, I am SO happy with the blessings He has given us.  The greatest blessing of all is that God is showing Mike how amazing He really is!