So... I promise I am going to get back on the blogging train... if anyone is even still out there? Right now I am averaging 1 blog every 4-6 months (yikes!) But, every time I see my mother she reminds me that I need to blog...
Especially because we are having a baby! So I guess there is no better time than now to become more consistent! We will welcome Baby Miller (our first) into this world sometime around November 11th. I am 17 weeks along, definitely starting to pop out and we have about 2 weeks until we find out the gender. It is probably going to seem like the longest two weeks since we are so anxious to find out who's in there!
Here's my latest baby bump picture from 16 weeks:
Things that have been happening in our life, since our last blog:
Meredith: My job has slowed down, changed positions and is now gearing back up full force. The tutorial programs that I oversee ended back at the end of April, and then life at worked took a nice change in pace.. but now, is roaring ahead because we start summer camp in 2 weeks. I am the Assistant Director for our YMCA summer camp that is called Camp High Hopes. It is a subsidized camp for rising kindergartners through tenth grade, for families that are under resourced. We will run on the campus of Southeastern (where Josh is in seminary!) which is super fun and familiar! For anyone that knew me last summer, I didn't have a job and I would take long jogs around the seminary to pass the time... every day I would see the kids in this camp and my heart would melt and long to be there! So, it is surreal that I am actually a part of it this summer. I have now been in my job for a little less than a year, and though it has its extreme ups and downs, the Lord has taught, grown and stretched me in so many ways.
We are two weeks out from the start of camp and in the midst of staff training, here are a few pictures for our last week!
Josh: Has had some schedule changes as well in the past month of so! He has officially ended his first year of Seminary (with a GPA of 4.0 I might add ;)!) He is still working at The Summit each week and being more and more thankful for that position and the staff he gets to learn from. As of May 1, he is the "Short Term Supply Pastor" at Faith Baptist Church in Durham, NC. What does that mean? It means, they do not currently have a pastor and Josh is filling in preaching/teaching on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights. It has been a great time of growth for both of us and has given Josh some awesome experience in what it takes to prepare sermons and deliver them each week (great practice for the future!) We are very thankful for the opportunity that God has presented for us to be there and serve them in this time. And we have shifted to going to The Summit on Saturday evenings. So, Josh has finished class, is now preaching twice a week, working part-time at Summit and leading our small group. He is a busy man, and I am daily thankful for his heart and spiritual leadership of our family. I am excited to welcome our child into it in the next 5 months <3
Our small group recently took a trip to the River! Here are some pictures of Josh and I :)
Much more to come!
Countdown to our 2 year Anniversary (June 4) 3 days
Countdown to knowing who Baby Miller is (and his/her name!) 18 days
Countdown to Meredith's trip to the Beach with the Sullivan's and Josh's trip to Denver 42 days
Countdown to our trip to the beach with the Miller Family 57 days
Countdown to Baby Miller 5 months and roughly 10 days
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