Thoughts

I love my books lately!

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So, it's been a few weeks since I blogged and things have remained pretty much the same here in the 'ham. It's been difficult adjusting to a new place and a new lifestyle. Although everyone here is super nice, it's still not "home" yet.
I have been going to a Wednesday morning bible study with CMMA ladies and yesterday we had a guest speaker who was amazing. I seriously felt like she was exactly who I am when she was at this point in her own life. Her husband is a GI doc and she shared her feelings and "monsters under her bed" that she struggle with during residency, fellowship and still to this day. Those "monsters" are the same evils that I continue to struggle with: pride, jealousy, perfection, and measuring up.
I was extremely excited about moving to Alabama, David having an income, and me getting to stay home with Margot and giving her my undivided attention, but it has been much harder than I'd imagined. I had forgotten how intimidating "southern women" are (to me) and how our income was definitely "enough", but somehow not and that spending every moment with a one year old can be extremely isolating and super exhausting! Don't get me wrong, there have been some girls that have really reached out to me and for that I am truly appreciative! But, I just have to keep telling myself that friendships take time...(which we only have one year here and I could go on about that soapbox, but I'll stick to this one for the moment!)
The moral of the story is that no "thing" is ever enough...only the Lord Jesus is enough! I can only fill these voids in my life with Him and until I do that, I will stay jealous, prideful, and unfulfilled. Our speaker left us with a fabulous verse:
"Though the cherry tree doesn't blossom
And the strawberries don't ripen,
Though the apples are worm eaten
and the wheat fields are stunted,
Though the sheep pens are sheepless,
and the cattle barns empty,
I'm singing joyful praise to God.
The Sovereign Lord is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a dear,
he enables me to go on the heights. "
Habakkuk 3:17-19

On another note, Margot is still AWESOME! here are some pics!

The Zoo wore me and Grandpa out!!!!

The carousel was AWESOME!!!

We are still adjusting to life in the Bama! We got a zoo pass and a pool pass, so we should stay pretty busy!! Here are some new pics and videos of the monkey!! We miss all of our friends and family so much!!

purple wurple warble farter!!!!!!!

1 year pics and living in the Ham!!

We just moved down to Birmingham 1 week ago and it has already been fantastic...(although I really miss my great friends) There is a group that meets weekly called the CMMA (Christian Medical Missions of Alabama) and we went to a potluck last week and met some really awesome people! I am taking margot to a splash pad park with a couple of the ladies today! Our house is super cute and we would LOVE to have company in our GUEST ROOM!!! So, come on down friends and fam!!
Before we left Indy, we had our dear friend Joni take her last pics of Margot...here are some of our faves!! Enjoy!

Margot's Birthday Party!

Old friends and our baby girls!!


I'm not that into cake mom, I think I will just play with it!
I love my cozy coupe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


We had a celebration at David's parents house in Evansville and Margot got lots of fun stuff! It was great to see family and friends and celebrate the first year of our precious Margot's life!!

Margot's First Year!!

This is just a few pics from the past year of our lives! Margot is an awesome gift from God and we couldn't be more thankful!

Finally, real warm weather!

Our house in B'ham!!

Margot in the bathtub with crazy hair!

"This parking lot is really interesting"

Lately, we've been trying to get Margot to walk on her own, but after a few steps all she wants to do is look out the window! We are so excited, only 5 weeks til we move back to the land of y'all and sweet tea!!!