Drew and Theresa's Happenings

Spring break is over and we are heading back into our normal routine....it was a wonderful, amazing break! I am so thankful that even though Drew works long, exhausting hours we are able to have breaks like this and spend time together as family. I am also particularly thankful for frequent flyer miles that allow us to take trips to visit people who are very dear to our hearts!

And so, this post is a quick update on our life but also a thank you to those people in New England who hosted us, fed us, played with our kiddo, and spoke truth and life back into our tired, weary lives. We love you all so much and cannot express our gratitude enough for taking some time to see us last week/host us!

The week was packed full of visiting friends and family and taking Ivy to new places! Mother Nature apparently listened to our desires to have snow this past winter and dropped a few inches at the beginning of the week (our winter in Indiana had been very mild and rainy :( and as you may or may not know this family loves snow!) Unfortunately this caused a change in some plans and we were unable to see a few friends. New England though is a really beautiful place all covered in white!

Our week was bittersweet, but also incredibly joyful as all our kids played together and we had so many amazing conversations with people we love! Ivy decided she wanted to give up sleep and be a super picky eater, but all in all with all of the traveling and seeing a ton of new people she was an awesome little trooper. She slept for most of the plane rides and loved getting to play with new toys and new friends!

I think my heart in particular needed this trip. I needed to be challenged and loved on by people who know us well. Our little town is beginning to feel more like home, but it has not been an easy journey and thus it was so nice to see friends who are like family. The ones that you can be real with and share the good, the bad, and the ugly. Moving is hard but it is so worth it when you realize that you have made lifelong friends who live all around the country/world. We now have only a few more weeks left till summer and then once again we will be able to catch up with friends and family with a car trip to PA and a plane trip out West. Drew will be finishing up his Masters at Purdue this summer, and I am still in the waiting and praying mode as I learn more about myself and where God wants to use me in his ministry in our new town. Ivy is doing great! She loves to climb on everything and definitely has more personality each and every day.

Here are some pics of friends and highlights from our trip! Thank you again to all of those people who blessed us with such a wonderful Spring Break!