There's no "I" in team

Nathan & Jamers on our trip to Chicago last fall

Big news! Our friends Nathan & Jamie have decided that they will be moving to Madison with us as well and we are THRILLED! We are so excited that we'll have some more friends joining us on this journey!

Today our senior pastor announced to the church the team of people (there are 8 of us total) that will be moving to Madison to plant this new church. It was really odd though because after church we have so many people coming up to us saying "congratulations." I just don't get it....congrats? Really? It's not like we're having a baby or something, we're selling our house and moving to a place where we don't know anyone, don't have any jobs, and pretty much have realized that the only house we can afford is a shack. Congratulations? It's not that I was offended or anything, it just seemed like such a funny word to use given the situation.

All that being said we are very excited for what the future holds for us in Madison. Yes, it is a sacrifice, and we're giving up a lot here in St. Louis, but it is SO worth it. We know that it's going to be hard at first, but once we get established life won't seem so scary anymore. I've only moved across the country twice in my life, but I've learned from experience that it's hard at first but then everything just seems to work out. We feel such a peace in our hearts about the decisions we've made that even all the unknowns just kind of leave us excited to see how God decides to work things out rather than scared about all the "what if's?" .