Well our family is now Tennesseeians, though half the time we still spell Tennessee wrong. Ben is convinced that there is only one 's'. I guess I better back up and explain what the heck we're doing here...in the King's home (Elvis..not Jesus).
Ben was asked 7+ months ago if he would be interested in taking the management position at the Memphis store. I was still working at this time but was desperately wanting to be home with Reagan. I mean have you seen her? She's pretty stinkin' cute. I digress....Anyway, so we prayed and talked and prayed and talked and prayed and talked (repeat x million) and we finally decided that this would open the door to allow me to stay home with Rea so we were a go. And then....we never heard another word about it from anyone at his company for several months. Go figure. So, we continued praying for another door to open for Ben's job to allow me to be home. As if this blog hasn't proved this already, God is so good and faithful. If you read two blogs up, I proclaimed that we both felt God leading me to quit my job before we were able to sell the truck and before Ben had a new management position, and we followed the call. Update: we sold the truck two weeks after I quit and got the call for the new job two weeks after that. Hello? God? You there..absolutely! November was a whirlwind of planning Reagan's party and then waiting for the final call to find out when we would make the move. It was filled with a lot of tears and even more prayer. Reagan had a great party, and we started packing up shop immediately after all of the guests left..literally. Ben moved the first week of December and Reagan, Emmy and I followed a few weeks after. We live in a super cute town called Collierville. It's a little like Southlake, a little like Grapevine and a little like Mayberry. So, here we are....Tenneessians..or whatever they call us. It's definitely an adjustment...okay a HUGE adjustment...but when I look at Reagan and how much she is flourishing with having me at home with her, I am convinced that we made the right decision. We are so proud of Ben and what a leader and provider he has become for our family...and he's pretty cute too. How lucky are we to have him?
Spending everyday with Reagan, I am still constantly amazed at how quickly she learns and all of her new skills. She's quite the chatter box and loves to sing and dance. Her vocabulary consists of the following words:
Mama, Dada, Puppy, No No (hmmm...wonder how this one got there?), book, duck, teddy, all done and wee. She also signs for milk, more and all done. Brilliant I tell ya!
Since we are so far from family and friends now my goal is to keep this blog updated so everyone can stay in touch with the exciting happenings of the Murray family. So, to make you feel apart of our family even though we're hundreds of miles apart, I'll let you in on our daily schedule. Today we are going to begin cleaning house for my mom and sis to visit (WOOHOO!) and we're going to wash diapers. I know...jealous much? :)
I was looking at the map, and noticed how your state is touching my state! ;)
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