Summer So Far

Well, somehow it's already been more than two months since my last post, and nearly that long in our new home in Chilliwack. Many people have asked me how we like it here. Straight up -- we love it. We feel so very blessed to have such a beautiful house, live in a lovely area, be close to such good friends, and go to a wonderful church.

Since the move, David and I have worked hard at getting settled in our new home, working on projects both big and small. He's currently working on finishing our basement (which is fun for him -- more or less -- being an electrician). We're also thankful he no longer has to commute all the way to North Vancouver (!), as he got a supervisor position with a company in Abbotsford. We spend our time together as a family at Cultus Lake or local trails, or just together at home playing together or letting the kids "help" us with projects and errands.

Of course there have been challenges along with the blessings. It's been a ton of work for me doing all the name changes in the various areas I've needed to, and a lot of waiting. Waiting for the legal certificate, waiting in government office line-ups, waiting for ID to come in the mail, waiting for fixes to people's mistakes, waiting on hold to talk to the right people -- checking off all the items on my list. But it's been worth it. I don't regret making the change so that I could keep Daniel's last name in my name and the kids', but also be Scott's like David. Hyphenating his name into our middle names was the right way to go.

Other challenges have been just getting settled into our married life. I have obviously had to adjust to being married to a different man, and David has had to start learning how to be a husband and father. Big changes for both of us! But by God's grace, we are growing closer, sharing with each other how we're feeling and learning how to better communicate and show love effectively to each other.

The summer isn't over yet! For August we still have Family Camp with David's extended family (an annual tradition), and Josiah gets to attend Day Camp at Timberline for the first time! And it has been so great to see several Maple Ridge friends for visits here already too! So, if you want to come for a visit, let us know!