"may the LORD bless you and keep you" Num 6:24

The past couple of weeks have gotten away from us! Over the past couple of weeks we have spent a relaxing weekend up in Pensacola, finished organizing our home (thanks, IKEA), obsessed over our wedding pictures (we love altimx photography!), celebrated our one month anniversary, and hosted friends for dinner (well, one friend, but he comes over a lot!)

We are also getting back into running. It's so hot here, but we go after Stacey gets off work in 100 degree heat index (yuck!) The first run we went on was at Paynes Prairie. It's a state park preserve that is absolutely gorgeous. We were surrounded by enormous 100+ year old trees that were covered in spanish moss (Stacey thought it looked like the tree of souls from the movie Avatar). We saw about 10 alligators (no joke) about 35 yards away from us. Stacey was not too wild about having no barrier between us and the gators, and after Zach almost ran right into a snake we decided we would only go to Paynes Prairie for some wildlife viewing.

The Lord has blessed us in BIG ways lately! Stacey had a job interview with an engineering firm a week ago, and they reported back that they were "very impressed" with her. A Mississippi State University grad works at the firm, and we are awaiting a final decision (hopefully an offer). Stacey really enjoys where she currently works because she is surrounded with very uplifting and encouraging women. We'll just see where the Lord leads us! On that same note, we have been led to a wonderful church. It's called Christ Community Church (PCA). The young congregation is so warm and welcoming, and to top it off, the pastor is a Mississippi State University grad (are we seeing a trend???). Additionally, the pastor is Zach's uncle's first cousin. The second we walked in the door last Sunday, the associate pastor remembered us from a year ago and took it upon himself to pull over other newlyweds and medical professions to make introductions. We ended up staying over an hour after worship meeting and getting to know other members. It didn't take long before Stacey was volunteering to help with the children's ministry (It grew from 45 kids to 95 in the past 2 months! Stacey better not drink the water there), and Zach was seeing if he might be able to add worship leader to his list of activities for this fall. We really feel that the Lord has provided such a wonderful body of Christ for us to grow with and serve beside.

How has the Lord been blessing you lately?