Thankful for Friends :)

After Josiah was born, we quickly found that it was really tough to make it to our care group.  Care group was at 7pm, and that definitely wasn't his best time.  We loved our friends and hated to get disconnected from them, so for several months, we just didn't go.  Then we realized we really needed more frequent connection and encouragement from other Christian families, so we decided we should try a new group that met at a better time for our family.  

We've really enjoyed getting to know most of the young families at church through this new group, and it's been a blessing to be around other families with young kids.  Even though we are the same age as everyone in the group, we often feel like the youngest because we are one of the only families with just one kid.  Most have 3, or at least have a 3rd on the way.  So it's chaotic, but it's nice to know you're not the only ones who can't do everything and who don't get to go out every weekend, or who are just in that season of life where it's definitely not about you.   It's fun, and it's neat to see Josiah interact with other children.  Now our group is bursting at the seams and we're praying about how to manage it.  With over 20 children under age 6, the adults are outnumbered and it's definitely a struggle to have uninterrupted time to allow for Bible study, prayer and open sharing, so we will surely split soon.  Mike and I would love to step in and lead a group, but at the same time, we are in such a state of transition and we're not sure how long we'll even be here.  But we are here now, so we'll see... we're praying about it. 

Anyway, it's a blessing.  The friendships we have made definitely push us closer to Christ and challenge us to want to know Him more and to work at loving each other better.