The One Where We Relocate

One of the reasons we even discussed induction, other than the fact my doctor would be out of town, was because Spencer and I were fixing to make a huge move and job change. We had been apart of the search for a new worship leader for First Baptist Church Marlow that started in December and we were in the final stages where we go to 'In View of a Call' at the church and are voted in by the church members. In order to get a date set, Leslie needed to be born because I was not going to travel 3 hours away from my doctor anymore nor was I about to relocate and change doctors and hospitals! Not that anyone was rushing us or this event, but there was a goal start date for all parties and we were very ready and excited to get it going! It worked out so well....well obviously! We had her (which was a big deal) and 2 weeks later, after another big birthday (my sister's son), a wedding, and the weekend of events in Marlow leading to the 'In View of a Call' that Sunday, we were voted as the new contemporary worship leader!! About 2 weeks after that we were newbies to Outlaw country.
God called us here and in every possible way He kept and keeps confirming our decision to be obedient to His call. Was it hard leaving a church family and what we called our home and family? Absolutely. At the same time one of the most exciting times of our lives. We have two children the the Lord has given us and this move/job was an answered prayer. He knew our needs and provided. It was a hurricane of insanity during those times and we knew it would be challenging and we also knew that because we were being obedient that Satan would most definitely be attacking. He did, but our battles were already overcome. Looking back, a new baby, a toddler adjusting to new baby, a move, a toddler adjusting to a move, and leaving everything known to enter into a new life of unknowns doesn't sound like something I would be interested in, but that is the beauty of our Jesus. It's so amazing how he takes care of us. Even in finding our house. Because we moved so fast, we didn't have time to look at homes and moved into an old 'dentists office' that is apart of the church's property. Not the best living quarters for our particular situation, but we only stayed there for 3 weeks and were very thankful that it was an option. Found a house the very day we moved that was being flipped and it just so happened it was in our price range and move-in ready! Met Jacinda, the owner, loved her, she was kind enough to let us move in before we closed!! Who even does that?!! The whole church family is like that! We have never been more embraced or loved on, which made the move 100 times easier! Now, we feel like we've always lived here and it's only been 5 months!
First Baptist Marlow is a small town church with the biggest heart! The senior pastor, Joe, is an obedient man of God and is great at being a pastor and also a wonderful speaker. The evidence is the growing number of members and the blessings the church reaps. It's very refreshing to be apart of a church that cares about being obedient to God's word no matter what. Come visit or visit us online! Just search First Baptist Church Marlow! You can even see the sexiest, sweetest, hunkiest music leader (but you can't say that about him)! He leads a mean worship time that captives a sinners heart to value true worship to our one and only Redeemer!! Amen!