School starts on Monday, and the imminent end to this stage of waiting is causing me to look back on these past few months since we moved to Waco. If I had to use one word to characterize these last few months, it would definitely be: BLESSING. It's been scary and exciting, lazy and exhausting, lonely and friend-ful.
Thinking back, I would characterize the first month as a month of family. Starting with our trip down and the time we got to spend with Grandma and Grandpa Agee, Jack's birth on June 14th, Mommy and Daddy's visit to Dallas and Waco, Lauren's wedding which brought us ALL together, Sarah's visit to Waco and our trip to Abilene, hanging out with Matthew and Jason in Dallas and their fun trip here... and of course, our many, many trips to Dallas and back, spending time with our Agee-side family has been full of so much blessing. They love us and love on us so much and I'm so thankful for the time we got to spend with them.
Since the middle of July, though, our lives have been filled with blessing from another source: our new-found friends. We found a church and have started to get plugged in there. The people are so friendly, the services are so God-honoring, and the ways to get involved are so missional and outreaching, that we go each week feeling simply blessed to be a part of it. Also, Aaron got a job at Mission Waco, and even his first few days of working there have been such a blessing for him. Last Sunday we attended the Mission Waco staff dinner, where we met the rest of the staff and learned about all the many ministries they have here in Waco and around the world. It truly is an amazing organization, and we're so glad we get to be a part of it. But most of all, we've been so blessed to be surrounded by new friends. We literally meet dozens of new friends each day. Adam and Brando, our next-door neighbors, have become dear friends who have continually been introducing us to more and more people. Since we're not super-outgoing to begin with, having this mode of introduction to a world of wonderful people has been a huge blessing.
All this to say, I'm just so thankful that God has brought us here for this time. I clearly see his hand guiding us, and these days of blessing have confirmed our decision to move down here to pursue my education. I'm so looking forward to school starting, but I'm hoping and praying that the blessings won't run out just because I have to spend all my time in the library from now on. For now, I'm just soaking up the outpouring of love and giving thanks to the One who sends it all.
