Like Sands Through the Hourglass

I know that over the past 6 months or so the life of the Miller's has been a lot like the weather; seemingly ever changing. Well here is the latest. I am writing this from my hotel room in Jacksonville, Fl. Yes that is right, Jacksonville, Fl not Atlanta, Georgia. I am in Jacksonville for 2-4 weeks filling in at the distribution center due to an immediate need for 2 supervisors. I am hoping that this will turn into a permanent thing so please pray that I would know enough to be effective and stand out enough to get one of the open positions on a permanent basis! Both Ang and I feel that J'ville would be a better place for us and for the kids than Atlanta and maybe this is why God has not brought someone to buy our house yet. I am always amazed at just how small I am and how in control God is!

Our weekend was really good and filled with a lot of family hang out time! I am truly blessed with an amazing wife and 3 incredible kids! I got off early on Friday so I got to Columbia around 10:30 pm which was so nice because it meant that I got to sit and chat with Ang and we got to sleep in the same bed an extra night this weekend which is really good for the soul! We spent Saturday morning at the soccer fields watching the nephews play. The rest of the day was just relaxing and hanging with family and then Ang and I snuck out to pick up Caroline and go for a glass of wine and dessert at Nonnah's which is the home of the most amazing apple pie on the planet! It was very nice to relax and have some good "adult" conversation with my bride and a great friend. Sunday was another lazy day mixed with going to the Columbia Children's Theatre for a rendition of "Go, Dog. Go" and a birthday celebration for Elijah with the cousins since they could not make it to the party in Pinehurst. The play was really good and the kids enjoyed it as well as dinners with cake and ice cream at Nana's house afterwards.

It was hard to leave the wife and kids this morning but hopefully it is the direction that we have been waiting for! Please continue to pray for us as we are still apart during the week! Pray that Ang would have the strength to continue to have the kids on her own as well as homeschooling the older 2. Pray that we would have great time on the phone and good communication while we are apart. Pray that I have retained enough knowledge to do well on this "on the job interview" and impress enough to get offered a permanent place in Jacksonville. Lastly, please continue to pray for our house to sell so that we can all be back together again in the near future! Hope all of you are well and I pray that out paths cross again soon!

What a weekend!

Well I can't say that I have had a weekend that was much fuller! I drove to Columbia Friday after work and then to Pinehurst in the morning on Saturday to be with the family for the weekend and celebrate birthday number 2 for Elijah. It is really hard to believe that he is 2 already and at times I feel like I am missing a lot of his early years right now which hurts a little. We had a great train/Elmo party and Elijah could not have had more fun. We had friends for Pinehurst, friends from Charlotte, family from Pennsylvania, family from Pinehurst and of course us! We also had plenty of food as well as cake and cupcakes. I will post pictures when I get them off of the camera which is with Ang.

On Sunday we went to church which is in a brand new building (the first that they came truly call home) and it is a great building. We really feel loved at that church and enjoy being there when we are in Pinehurst. It is amazing to see the growth that has occurred there and the future looks really bright for God to use that church in a huge way in the Pinehurst area. After church Fred, Linda, Pat and myself hurried off to play golf on the historic Pinehurst #2 course. We played with caddies which truly enhanced experience! It is one of the things that is on my "list" so needless to say I was pretty giddy about the whole thing! It was a gloriously beautiful day for golf and a great 4 1/2 hours with my father-in-law and company. Dad, I can't thank you enough!

It was a full weekend and the only thing that could have made it better or even topped it would have been selling the house in Charlotte. We had another showing on Sunday but still no offers. Please continue to left us up in prayer as it continues to get harder and harder on us all to still be apart!

Calling All Prayer Warriors

Ok friends and family we are in need of some real prayer! Our family is still apart for most of the time now with me being on Atlanta and the family in Charlotte. It is getting harder and harder on all of us. Pray for Angie to have strength and patience as she is feeling like a single mom of three most of the the time now. Pray for the kids to behave and help Angie out in anyway. Pray for them to not have any effects of us being apart. Pray for me as I am alone during the week and feel like I am on an island at times. Pray for Angie and I to have sweet time on the phone during the week and for us to communicate well so we understand what each other is going through and stay tuned into each other this season of life. Pray that our house sells so that the family can once again be together! Pray for our hearts and time with each other on the weekends. Pray for protection for our family and marriage and that satan would not be able to use our time apart to cause any problems. We thank you all for your love and support for us and most of all thank you for your prayers. I hope and pray that you are all well and that God blesses you incredibly! Thanks for lifting the Millers up to our Father!