2012-2013

Well I thought it would be about time to start blogging again, hopefully in this new year I will be able to blog a little more often.

2012
2012 was a busy year for both Ryan and I. We both graduated from Judson, and a week later were married! Because my parents were coming for the wedding they were able to be there for graduation as well.

Both our families at Graduation.

On May 5th my Dad married us.

We then went to Florida for a week for our honeymoon.

While on our honeymoon, Ryan received a job offer from a Christian school in Aurora, IL (about an hour from where we currently live).

After returning from Florida we settled into our little townhouse.

Over the summer Ryan worked at his varies summer jobs, and I started to process of applying for my Green Card (applying for residency in order to be able to work in The States).
Once August came around Ryan started work as a high school math teacher.  He teaches several sections of Geometry and Pre-Calculus and Discrete Math.

I think the hardest part about his job is currently the hour long commute that he has each way. It means he has to get up at 4:30am every day and by the time he gets home after driving for an hour is very tired.

We are very thankful that God provided us with the job though!

Once the school  year was just getting starting and we were just settling into the rhythm of married life we were caught off guard by another surprise. We found out I was pregnant. It was a huge shock to us both. After getting over the initial shock of it we are now both very excited and are looking forward to the arrival of our baby April 8th of this year.

Although it was such a surprise to us we soon realized it was all apart of God's plan. We are currently in a 2 bedroom apartment, had been trying to find a 1 bedroom apartment closer to where Ryan works. We could not find anything in our price range, and prayed about it often. Now we know why we could not find anything, God knew all along that we would be needing that second bedroom. Also my parents are leaving the mission field for a year, during which my Dad will be finishing his Masters in Global leadership at a University in South Carolina. So my parents will both be in the United States during the time that our baby is due, which means that my Mum will be able to fly over here in April. South Carolina is still far away from Illinois but a whole lot closer than Zambia :)

I had a really rough first trimester and was sick a lot, but am now thankfully feeling a lot better and getting anxious for the next 3 months to go by fast.

Over Christmas Break, Andrea and Aaron came up from Texas and we were able spend Christmas Eve and New Years Eve with them. It was really nice to be able to spend those days with some family!

2013
The new year has now begun, as of yesterday Ryan is back at school. As for me, I am still waiting for my Green Card. We have completed all the necessary paperwork and interviews and are now just playing the waiting game. Until I receive it, there is nothing I can do but wait. It would have been nice if it had come earlier so that I could have gotten job. As the days go by and I still can't work at my due date comes closer I am just not sure what will be happening with my whole job situation.

Prayer Requests

• Safety as Ryan travels to and from work.
• For the baby and myself to stay healthy.
• For my Green Card to arrive soon.
• For what the future holds. (At this point we are just very uncertain of what the coming year will look like with jobs and and our living situation.)