MADLY INsta-LOVE

it's official! 

i'm in insta-love. 

{swoon}

who knew taking pix and sharing them 

INSTANTLY 

could bring so much pleasure.

{apparently you insta-fridayers did}

here's an insta-glimpse
at our
goodbye,
hello,
HELLO,
week.

saturday
the girls on the last night in our home of 6.7 years

{the longest i've ever lived anywhere}

we're thankful for the memories made there...

have great expectation for what is ahead.

sunday
could the kids be more excited about moving to the lake!?!

monday
great minds think plaid alike

 monday

the plaid bunch had visitors while we were out.
"the hagen's were here"
 {note in the sand}

monday

you read that right,
WE ARE IN ESCROW!

over a month ago we attempted to place an offer on this short-sale house.
bank wouldn't even look at it our pennies.
we prayed.
moved everything into storage.
prayed.
kept our eye on it.
prayed. 
camped-out at our house for a week.
prayed.
then it dropped in price $15,100
we made an offer.
prayed.

we were told it could be up to 3-6 months before we got a response.
prayed.
then moved to the lake house.
prayed
1 week later
{the day after we moved in to the lake house}
we're in ESCROW!!
a 30 day Escrow.

i'm so excited i could jump into the lake with my clothes on!

tuesday

while grocery shopping at a discount grocery store tuesday night 

we saw the homeless man again that lives in the parking lot there.

after the manager goes home he volunteers by 

collecting the carts and bringing them inside.

{there is an agreement that he does this when the manager
is gone because this is a liability}

this tuesday while he worked he humbly sold flowers

{that appeared to have come from the trash}.

this man serves.

faithfully. 

this homeless man 

stirs my heart

that 

has been stagnate.
he stirs it 

to 

something not about me, 

but 

about 

God's glory...

in this man.

please join me in fighting for him in prayer.

 

monday

&

wednesday

a bit of after dinner skiing and knee-boarding.

we are going to take FULL advantage of the 30 days we have on the lake!

thursday

michael "working hard for the money" 

home school charter photography.

thursday

september 15th...

remembering

caleb.

though we look forward with great expectation to a new home 

here this side of heaven, 

we KNOW

that the true home we desire is not here. 

we celebrate that our son LIVES there

in "God's love better than life"

{psalm 63:3}.

happy friday, friends!