Moving...

"CAUTION! CONTENTS VERY FRAGILE!"

For those of you who don't already know (there can't be that many of you) our little family will be moving to Arizona next month! When I look back over the past three years spent in Pennsylvania, I can see the ups and downs of an amazing and sometimes very scary roller coaster ride.

Please hold onto the bar...

The hubbasaurus and I often talk about where God is leading us and how we feel about it. Pennsylvania to Arizona is a huge change, true, but one we've learned to embrace with faith.

Our children will become desert dwellers, like my nephews who already reside in the Valley of the Sun. They will adjust, grow, learn and become the people God means for them to be. We look forward to a simpler lifestyle and inevitable changes in us as individuals. Changes that can only happen when you let go and allow yourself to grow.

But change can be scary.

The hardest part of this move is the family and dear friends we will miss here in the Northeast. It's a huge sacrifice and one that has kept us from making this decision for three years...maybe more. We are grateful for the family we will have in our new home state, my brother, my sister-in-law (who I've known since I was a baby) and my nephews who are all very excited about our move to their neighborhood. If it's any consolation to the family and friends here, the missing will be just as strong from our end of the country...I promise you that. If we didn't feel like we were truly being led by God to make this move, we would never do it. I never thought that I would live in the west, much less in the desert! But then, I never knew I was going to adopt two children either! God's plans for us always out-do our own. You know the saying: "If you ever want to hear God laugh...tell Him your plans!"

My blog will eventually take on a new look as well, reflecting our new home. I will try to add some video links so the family can see our little angels in action. Right now they're just having fun running around all the boxes in our house. I worry for them and their new life out in Arizona, but I know that God holds us all in the palm of His hand.

I will always be grateful for our time in Pennsylvania. We went through a heck of a lot here, right from the very beginning. But we have beautiful memories that I will cherish forever. The theme of our life here in Pennsy seemed to be about 'big' change. Some changes were very hard...excruciating even...some changes were the most joyful ones we've ever experienced. Life here has certainly not been dull...that much is very true!

So now we say, "So long, Pennsylvania...thanks for the beautiful memories!"

To our family and friends: We love you and we'll miss you. Keep us in your prayers; we'll keep you in ours. Thank God we live in an age where the internet, telephone and digital camera can shrink our world! Let's use all of that to keep up-to-date with each other's lives and kids.

Love and Peace to all,

- The Mamasaurus