House Update

Hello there!
Great news! We are closing on the house next week, provided no more tropical storms appear in the Gulf. We have been waiting to close due to Ana, and Bill, and hopefully no more storms appear!

I will have the address and pictures soon. We will have plenty of room now, so make plans to come visit us before beach season is over. Gulfshores is absolutely beautiful this time of year!

School has started back and with that we have seen an increase in church attendance. We have been averaging over 600 now and are praying about launching a third, Saturday night service. Our next baptism will be September 13th.

Shaun and I have both started back to school as well. I am actively interning at Gulf Oaks psychiatric hospital. And, no, they didn't think that I was a patient there, so I must be doing something right!

It is a hospital that serves patients with inpatient psychiatric needs as well as those who have inpatient chemical dependency issues and some have both. It is always very eventful and I am learning so much. Additionally, I do private practice counseling for individuals and premarital and marital. I also start a class this week. Shaun is taking 6 hours. We can't wait to get out of school. I swear.... this is the last degree for both of us! :-)Just 2900 hours until I reach LPC!

We lost one of our church members this week, so it has been a bitter sweet time. The funeral was yesterday. Death is never easy to deal with, but how amazing is the peace that God provides through it?!? I have never seen a family deal with death in such a healthy way.

I hope that you all are enjoying your day. Please keep praying for Shaun and I as we continue on this adventure. It seems that it just keeps getting faster and faster and while we really enjoy the ride, sometimes we need a minute to recuperate and get our bearings.

Much love!
Jessica

PS: For those who care: Jackson celebrated his birthday on the 18th! He will be treated to a new toy sheep soon as his old one, Matilda, recently suffered an untimely death at the hands of Preston!

AND a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD on August 24rth!! Whooohooo!!!

House

Hello there Peeps!

Ok, so it was supposed to be a secret for a little while longer, but most of you know now... thanks to Jidi! Love him and who can blame him for sharing?!? He's excited and he's lived long enough that he has earned the right to share whatever he wants to share
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So... here goes... Shaun and I found a house!!!!

It is not a done deal yet. We are still awaiting the appraisal, but the inspection went well and we should be able to close by the end of the month. The house is 3 bedroom and has an office as well. It sits on 2 lots and is right by the bayou. But.. no worries, it is not in a flood zone and it did not flood during Katrina.

It isn't anything really fancy, but it is nice and reminds us of our home in Texas. More details (including pictures) will be coming. But in the mean time, thanks for your continued prayers and support!We are excited and can't wait to have our home group over and all of our Texas friends come and visit.

The house is too quiet now since Maddie and Alec left. We had them with us for almost 3 weeks and loved it! Even the dogs are lonely now. Preston keeps going downstairs at night looking in the bedroom for Maddie!

Love,
Jessica