Christmas

Nate had to work on Christmas day, so we spent Christmas this year with our friends The Laws and the Catheys in New Mexico. I feel like we are living in two states lately. Ha!ha! I guess that's cause we are.

The Journey Begins

We were blessed to spend two weeks in CA over Thanksgiving. Kate had her first trip to Disneyland, and got to spend some time with her cousins. I can't believe that's it's almost Christmas and I'm just posting this. But life has been a little crazy since. The last Friday we were in CA, Nate got a call letting him know that Roswell wanted him to start his pre-academy training on the following Tuesday. We got back home to CO on that Saturday and he left Monday for Roswell, New Mexico. It's a 6 hour drive from Colorado Springs, so he has been able to come home on the weekends to be with Kate and I. It definitely has not been easy, but our parents and our friends have been so great and so supportive! We are just taking one day at a time, knowing that this is an exciting journey the Lord is taking us on. But we did want to share a few pics of our time in sunny, warm CA :-)

Big Changes

Yesterday was a very hard, yet exciting day for us. Nate left for New Mexico to start his law enforcement career. To make a long story short, he had to go a month earlier than expected to start some training and get things together before he starts the Police Academy in January. As many of you know, Nate has been wanting to be a police officer for many years. After lots of prayer and lots of disappointments, God has finally opened the door for him in New Mexico. He will start a 5 1/2 month academy in Hobbs, New Mexico in January and then will work for the City of Roswell once he is finished. As I sit here writing this, my heart is torn. I am so excited for him and for our family and I know this is in God's plan, yet the next 6 months will be a very hard 6 months. We have never been apart for more than a couple of days at a time and Kate will change so much in 6 months. But I know that it's only 6 months of our lives for an amazing career path. We will see each other on the weekends as much as possible, as Hobbs is 7 1/2 hours away from Colorado Springs and during the week he has to stay at the academy. So why am I staying here in Colorado you may ask? Well, we have a house that needs to be sold and I have a strong support system here. I am so thankful for our friends and family who are being so supportive and who are right along side of us. Thank you for all your prayers! We will keep you updated and can't wait to post Nate's academy graduation picture.