A SEASON OF CHANGE

Wow. So obviously I'm not the best at keeping a blog. So many things I could try to blame that on- lack of anything to write (except I think to myself at least once a week "I should blog that"), too busy, my computer is super slow (it is, but I just got a new one this week!), etc.- but it comes down to one simple thing...Laziness. I simply never want to put in the effort on the nights I am actually home to write a post. Maybe now that I have my fancy, super fast, really cool computer- Shout out to Apple MBA!- I'll be better. No promises. 

Let's play catch up in the life of Tiffany. Here's some of the highlights since last time. 

Sadly, our beloved maltipoo, Oliver, has gone to live with another family. One of those "for the best but still really hard" changes. He really needed to be somewhere he was rarely left alone or at least left with another dog or something because of his severe separation anxiety. There were A LOT of tears (notice the puffy face in this picture taken that day), but he is just with the most perfect family who loves and spoils him rotten and we still get to see updates! 

We have since adopted a cat. Callidora "Callie" Caram is our newest furbaby. She has been quite a change but we just love her. She is a completely defiant little princess who loves attention.

A happy, fun change is I got a new car! Hooray!

Also, after months and months of praying and trying to make sure it was God's plan, we started the journey to look for a new home church. We were soon led to Eagles View Church in Saginaw and have been growing and learning so much through the current "Labels" series. We have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the people through our Newcomers LifeGroup and our Wednesday night LifeGroup.

And lastly (that I can think of), a month ago Chris and I switched to the Paleo lifestyle. If you have no idea what that is, this guy can explain it better than me. But basically, it's eating the way our hunter-gatherer ancestors did pre-agriculturally. For me personally, it connects in the way that everything we need has been provided for us on this earth. For thousands (millions?) of years, our bodies were accustomed to eating from this earth rather than from a factory. It's not a "diet" (Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, etc) or just about weight loss. It's an overall diet lifestyle that has many health benefits. Anyways, does that mean I'll never have a Braum's hamburger or cheesecake ever again? No. But so far we have really enjoyed it, without feeling deprived, and have been pretty successful. Now I just got to get back into running. Anyone wanna buy me a gym membership? =)

And that's basically where we are now. Changed and still changing. Life has really been in a season of change lately. Not only for myself, but for a lot of those around me. Today, as I was thinking about the things I wanted to pray about, it hit me how all 3 of my older sisters are going through pretty big life changes right now. One is in the process of adopting two precious babies, one has just become a stay-at-home and homeschooling momma, and one is going through a divorce and making the transition to a single mom. So as I prayed for each of them this morning, I was thinking about how life is ever changing. Sometimes these changes are planned, sometimes unplanned. Sometimes they are good, sometimes bad. Sometimes God has set us on one path, just to lead us to another. And sometimes we just take a little detour along the way. Regardless of the change or the circumstances behind it, our faith becomes important and must be strong. Change, even when it's good, can still be hard. We just have to remember that God has a plan and is in control. He knows more than we do about the long run and as long as we are seeking Him, He will guide us where we need to be. So I encourage you, if you are also going through a season of change, to hold on to that.