Big News

There will be pictures in a couple of days.  Right now, I have some big family news to share.  Hubby has been recruited into the Canadian Forces as a chaplain.  He has accepted a commission into the Navy, reporting to Halifax for the beginning of August.  This means that, yes we will be leaving our home here in Spruce Grove and moving 2/3 across the country to the Atlantic coast.

It won't likely be an easy time.  Our prayers go to the people of St Matthew's as they seek new leadership.  There are some good friends we will be leaving, people like family.  We will be leaving actual family as well, moving somewhere neither of us has been before.  Seeing a part of the country we've always wanted to go to but figured it would be eventually.

The kids are pretty excited.  They get to ride an airplane, meet new people, see the ocean.  They now have told us that they want a chance to live all over Canada.  This is good, since Hubby and I have always talked about exposing the kids to as much of the country as possible.  It is more important to us that we give them a broad experience of life.  I can't imagine having our children grow up with only one area to gauge the world.

Things can't really move forward, though, until some things fall into place.  The National Church Council has to formally endorse Hubby for Special Ministry, he needs to be sworn in, then we can settle things like moving details, where we'll be living.  As it stands, our last Sunday here will be July 21st.  Hubby's first day on Base will be August 5th.  We will celebrate the Boy's birthday before we leave since it isn't until the end of August and he would like to have his school friends from here come.

Busy, busy times.