Charleston-Week 1

Our new house in Charleston.

We are finally here in Charleston and the crazy thing is we have already been here 1 week. It seems so surreal. This move is something that Mike has been praying about for over 2 years. I have been seriously praying with him since May and we made the decision to come in June. Charleston has been a part of our daily household vocabulary for quite awhile. So to actually be here and to be already a part of the River Church family seems crazy. But the awesome thing is that it has been so good. Throughout this whole time we have been praying for God's provisions. If I could only tell you each way that He has provided for us. He has done it in so many creative ways, from having a good friend put money in our cooler in the U-haul to a very random retirement check that came out of the middle of nowhere. He has provided us with money, meals, kind words, warm smiles and hugs. All I can say is thank you God. Thank You for getting my family here safely. Thank you, Lord, for an amazing house that is perfect for us right now. Thank You for friends and family who loved us enough to see us off as we left Hiram. Thank you, Lord, for the amazing friends who were gracious enough to receive us here in Charleston. Thank You for the family members & friends who came with us to make sure that we were set-up and settled in our new home. I could go on and on, but the point is we are thankful, happy and beyond blessed to be a part of River Church and its community. And, River Church officially launches 1 week from today!

Here's a pic inside River Church's gathering place.


I'll post more about Will soon. Until then, here are some new pictures of him in the new house.
Will in his ball pit he got for Christmas.
Will trying to be daddy.

I'm back

Alright, alright! I am finally back from my little blog-cation. Sorry to those of you who read this blog, but I just couldn't get motivated to post during Christmas. We spent a lot of time with our family and I guess I didn't want to pull away from them to sit down and tell you what has been going on in the Fessler house. Lots has happened since I last posted so let me try and catch you up:
1. We had an ultrasound and found out that my due date is July 25, 2010 instead of August like we had originally thought. Sweet...Will came a week early, maybe this baby will too.
2. I officially became a stay-at-home mom. My last day of school with kids was Dec 18 and I also went back Jan 4 for a teacher workday. It was emotional, but that was to be expected. The friends that I taught with are very dear to me and I will miss them.
3. Mike and I found a house in Charleston. This is a huge relief since we move in a matter of days. It is nice to know that we have a house to move to.
4. Packing is in full swing around here. My mom and dad came last weekend and are coming back this weekend to help in the packing efforts. Mike was in Charleston last weekend and is going back this weekend to help with River Church services, so it is nice to have the help here. I have never packed a house and have found that it is challenging. I mean you don't want to pack everything, because as soon as you do, you will need something that you just packed. And there are only so many places that you can put all those boxes. Right now they are in the garage, because we have people calling to see the house about renting it and I still want the house to look nice. Please pray that we find the right family to come and rent our house.

Other than that Mike and I are trying to enjoy our last few days in our house and Hiram. We are preparing for a huge snowstorm that is supposed to blow through here later today. This might be Will's last chance to see snow. Not sure that we will see too much in Charleston!