Life has been full of “happenings”, but this blog has been very much neglected. Sorry about that :( Things have been crazy, busy and good. Since we last posted, we have had a lot of new developments. The biggest one being that we have decided to move back to Michigan. When we moved to Texas in 2008, we didn’t anticipate that we would live in this particular part of Texas long term. We figured we would be here 3 to 5 years, but we were open to whatever God had for our time frame. Then, 2 months after arriving in Texas, we found out we were expecting a baby. Although we were super excited, we did not plan to start a family so soon after our move. We have missed our families since we arrived, but having Malachi in our lives further increased our desire to be close to family. We want Malachi to know his family and for them to know him. Jermale also wants to be closer to his dad especially after his mother passed last year and I really want to spend time with my grandparents as they are both approaching their 90s. None of these feelings are new, but we were sent here for a purpose and we were committed to doing what we came to do and helping to get Impact United Methodist Church started. We are happy to report that not only is the church started, but we have more than 150 members and it continues to grow. In addition to the church, both Jermale and I found jobs in our career fields and became a part of the community here. There is some level of disappointment because we know that there is more we can do here in Texas and more we can give, but after much prayer, we really believe that moving back is the best thing for our family at this time. A confirmation of this is that the family who was renting our house had to break their contract due to a job transfer and we are now having to pay that full mortgage. There is much more that could be said, but the bottom line is our season here is ending and it is time to go home. We are both sad to leave and excited to go at the same time.
Jermale’s last day at the university is May 14th. After that, he will focus on finishing things up at Impact, taking care of Malachi and packing. I am finishing out my contract with the school district with my last day being June7th. On June 8th, Malachi and I will fly to Chicago. A company will be moving all of our things and Jermale’s dad is flying here to help him drive our vehicles back to Michigan. We will be moving back into our same house and we can now see the fact that it never sold was actually a blessing in disguise. We have been applying for jobs and doing phone interviews and we trust that the right opportunities will open for us in God’s timing.
Malachi is 10 months old now, he will be almost a year old already by the time we get back to Michigan! He is a happy, curious bundle of love. He makes us laugh every day and teaches us to look at life in brand new ways. He crawls all over the place and can stand by himself for long periods of time. He isn’t walking yet, but I don’t think it will be too long. He is reaching developmental milestones right on time, but he remains pretty little as far as his weight is concerned. His blood work has shown a high white blood cell count numerous times, so we will be taking him to see a pediatric hematologist at Texas Children’s Hospital on May 11th. Please pray that we will get a good report and all will be well with him.
We originally set up this blog to keep all our people in Michigan updated on our lives. Hopefully we can keep it up more faithfully as it will now serve as a way to stay connected to all our friends in Texas too. To those of you who have followed the blog from the beginning, thank you for taking the journey with us and keeping us in your prayers! God has truly been faithful and we are excited for what lies ahead.
Love,
~The Eddies
Jermale’s last day at the university is May 14th. After that, he will focus on finishing things up at Impact, taking care of Malachi and packing. I am finishing out my contract with the school district with my last day being June7th. On June 8th, Malachi and I will fly to Chicago. A company will be moving all of our things and Jermale’s dad is flying here to help him drive our vehicles back to Michigan. We will be moving back into our same house and we can now see the fact that it never sold was actually a blessing in disguise. We have been applying for jobs and doing phone interviews and we trust that the right opportunities will open for us in God’s timing.
Malachi is 10 months old now, he will be almost a year old already by the time we get back to Michigan! He is a happy, curious bundle of love. He makes us laugh every day and teaches us to look at life in brand new ways. He crawls all over the place and can stand by himself for long periods of time. He isn’t walking yet, but I don’t think it will be too long. He is reaching developmental milestones right on time, but he remains pretty little as far as his weight is concerned. His blood work has shown a high white blood cell count numerous times, so we will be taking him to see a pediatric hematologist at Texas Children’s Hospital on May 11th. Please pray that we will get a good report and all will be well with him.
We originally set up this blog to keep all our people in Michigan updated on our lives. Hopefully we can keep it up more faithfully as it will now serve as a way to stay connected to all our friends in Texas too. To those of you who have followed the blog from the beginning, thank you for taking the journey with us and keeping us in your prayers! God has truly been faithful and we are excited for what lies ahead.
Love,
~The Eddies
PS The pictures are Jermale and Malachi (10 months), Malachi in his Easter suit and Anissa eatting crawfish for the first time.
