New Home…New Church…Newport
As of Wednesday, July 29 we’ve been living in Newport, TN for one month. After almost one year of praying, learning, and seeking God’s face, He has provided for us a new place of ministry. Brian resigned from his co-pastor position in Nashville and accepted the senior pastor position at English Creek Baptist Church in Newport, TN. God made it very clear this was the next step for us.
The people have been very loving, welcoming, and extremely generous. We’ve been given so many fresh veggies we could probably open our own roadside stand. Love it! Below are some pictures from our first day in our new house as well as a picture of the church. We’ve now got everything unpacked so there will be more pictures to come.
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- Kitchen
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- Living Room
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- Brian’s Office
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- Guest Bedroom
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- Guest Bathroom
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- Kharis’ Bedroom
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- Master Bedroom
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- Master Bathroom
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- Church
Mooving Day
June 29 was our moving day. We were so blessed to not have to pack, load, or unload anything but it was a very long day to say the least. The “Moovers” (the name of the company that moved us) got to our old house at 8 a.m. Monday morning and didn’t finish packing and loading until 7 p.m. Brian arrived at our new house at 12 a.m. Tuesday morning. The movers pulled in at 2:30 a.m. At 6:30 in the morning the movers were finally pulling away. Brian then left to get McDonald’s and at 7 it was time for Kharis to wake up. It was a fairly enjoyable day for her and she got a great night’s sleep. She didn’t wake up one time while the movers were unloading. We were so jealous!
Here are some pics of the day…
A SAHM at Last!
On June 11 I officially became a stay-at-home-mom. Grandma Arnold came to visit us that weekend and then the following Monday was my first full day with Kharis. Here are some of the things we did during the day…
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- Tummy time!!
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- Did some core strength training.
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- Practiced passing a piece of paper from one hand to the other.
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- Had a little snuggle time.
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- Helped put this mountain of clothes away.
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- A little alone time in the gym.
It was a great day. Many more to come!
About
On Monday, May 26, 2008, we took a home pregnancy test and found out that we were great with child (before that we were just plain great). Who knew that peeing on a stick could bring such joy? We even took a picture of the stick but we’ll spare everyone that image. One week later an ultrasound confirmed that Katie did indeed have a little baby growing inside of her belly.
Well, nine months went by in a flash and our little girl is finally here. On Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 4:50 in the afternoon, Kharis Grace Parrish entered the world. She is absolutely perfect. We are so grateful to our Father in heaven who has blessed us by giving us the stewardship of this little girl. We invite everyone to check in from time to time and watch as Kharis grows and as Katie and I try to handle all of this. I am sure our attempt at being parents will be entertaining and sometimes just plain laughable. Your prayers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
