Logging On

OK, so here's my first post...

Carrie, the girls and I arrived in Culpeper on Father's Day (Sunday, June 16). We spent the first week "camping out" as we waited for our furniture to arrive. It finally showed up on the following Saturday.


Much has happened in our first two weeks here - too much to tell here. So, here's a quick recap:
-We love our home in Culpeper! It's perfect in so many ways!!
-We immediately started making our house into *our* home by purchasing some new furnishings, appliances, etc.
-Our second night here, we had a little impromptu block party in our front yard as several of our neighbors came over to introduce themselves. We live in a great neighborhood with wonderful people. The girls are excited because they have Dominic (3 yrs old) next door and Jase and Cove (2 yrs and 4 yrs) behind us.
-It's so nice that everything we need is no more than a 5 minute drive. No more freeway driving just to go to the grocery store!


We went to Hazel River Assembly of God Church yesterday. The girls had fun in the kids' church singing praise songs and learning about Sampson. Pastor Steve Dodson and I finally met after exchanging emails in March and April. His message was "God has you in the right place at the right time!" Boy! What a great first message for Carrie and I to hear after moving across the country. Just when we begin to feel those little doubts clawing their way into our minds, God confirms that the call on our lives to come to Culpeper is authentic and something great is going to come of this!!


I spent much of the morning touching base and scheduling coffee and lunch times with those folks in the community with whom I made contact prior to our move. God has put me in touch with some people that are really plugged into the scene here, so I'm confident that He will use these relationships. I'm excited to see what happens over the next few weeks.