We arrived Thursday night - after we rushed to pack our bags, pack some food, pull out important papers and documents, photograph all of our belongings (for insurance purposes), place important things on top of beds or high on shelves, etc. We stopped at Chick-fil-A for supper - woohoo! We were so excited to see Jenn and Sadie when we got to Wake Forest! The kids got to stay up late playing together - they had so much fun!
Friday, Kyle and Jenn had to work, and we got to watch Sadie all day! We got our first taste of having three kids. Let me preface my next statement by saying that Cayman and Charis had a ROUGH day Friday. ROUGH. Now my statement: We are not ready to have a third child yet!!! ;) Sadie had a great day, but all three of them decided that they didn't need to take naps! So after a late night of playing, and then a rough morning, Cayman and Charis had an even tougher afternoon! We went to Chick-fil-A for lunch so we could say hello to our friends. Charis and Sadie fell asleep in the van on the way home, and apparently little girls their ages only need 15 minute naps. :) Brandon and Stacy came over that evening, our kids went to bed, the guys left to go to Chick-fil-A for a promotion they were having (Ian wanted to check it out for future reference), the ladies had a very fun evening chatting with only Cooper running around playing - who, by the way, played very quietly and for the first time in a long time, we were able to have a long, much-needed girl chat! The guys came back, and then we all played bananagrams! Love that game! All night long, we still watched the news (mainly Ian and me.)
We slept well Friday, but we were all woken up early Saturday morning by the wind and rain. Then it hit me. It was all real and happening. There was truly a hurricane heading right towards our new home! I struggled all day with wanting to watch the news all day to see if the path would change course, the hurricane would weaken, the newscasters would show pictures or video of places nearby, etc etc. But finally, I told Jenn that I just had to get out of the house. So after we fed the kids lunch, she and I took Cayman to Target. I bought diapers and wipes, we walked up and down every toy aisle so Cayman could look at and play with the toys, and we bought everything for dinner that evening. Brandon and Stacy came over again that afternoon - we played more bananagrams while the kids all played. The ladies all fixed supper together while the guys took care of the kids. We put all four kids in the tub together for the first time ever, and of course we took lots of pictures. We put our kids down for bed, Sadie and Cooper weren't quite ready for sleep yet, so we chatted and laughed and had fun the rest of the night! We sure do love our friends! They don't realize it, but I am so thankful I had them to keep my mind off of everything taking place. Saturday night, we heard on the news that the eye of the hurricane was going to pass right by Elizabeth City. But I'm so thankful we had them there to keep me distracted.
I feel like the whole weekend was such a learning time for me - a time for the Lord to speak to me about some things that need to be changed in my life. I realized through talking to the girls, through my feelings the whole weekend, that my focus in life, my superior goal, has not been glorifying God in everything that I do. I have placed many things ahead of my relationship with my Savior, and something has got to give! Yes, I'm a good person; I don't drink, I don't cuss, I love God and attempt to serve Him and teach my kids about Him. But how much time do I spend in His Word, reading because I want to hear from Him? How much time do I spend praying, talking to Him because I want him to know my feelings, or because I want to thank Him and praise Him for all that He's done in my life? I realize that I've placed things and people in between me and my God. So Sunday morning, we decided to go North Ridge, and Pastor Sam spoke directly to my heart. "As for me and my household we will serve the Lord." "There will be no other idols placed between me and my God." (Joshua 24) Very encouraged all weekend long!
This is what we found when we got home. The damage done to our home...
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| Don't think you can see, but there are five shingles missing from the roof |
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| Big hole in the middle of the plant |
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| Umm...this is what happens when you forget to put the ice bucket back in the fridge when frantically packing! :) |
Tomorrow I will post pictures of some flooding we had here in Elizabeth City as well as on the drive home!
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