we moved!

December 9, 2013 Rachel Atwell4 Comments

Whew… we are back in Georgia and in our new home!

These last few days have been busy and tiring {which I’m sure is just a preview of the month ahead} but we are so excited and so grateful.

We’ve almost completely unpacked and have organized the master bedroom/closet/bathroom, living room, and kitchen, so my to do list includes organizing and sorting the remaining items in the guest bedroom and laundry room. Well, that’s my short term to do list anyways. There’s always decorating and rearranging to be done, right?

Until then, I’ll be blasting Sovereign Grace Music pandora station and burning my Christmas Cookie candle.

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leeward the elf

December 5, 2013January 15, 2014 Rachel Atwell3 Comments

This past Sunday, December 1, we did something we’ve been talking about for a while… we bought an Elf on the Shelf!

While I realize that most people that use Elf on the Shelf have children under their roof, I always laugh when I see what the elves are doing. If you don’t know what I’m talking about just look here…

So Sunday after church we decided to adopt an elf of our own!

After we purchased him – we started talking about names. We wanted to name him something that reminded us of our first home so after lots of ideas like Wilmy {for Wilmington}, Hampy {for Hampstead} and Pender {for Pender County}, we decided to go with the first street we lived on.

And Leeward the Elf was named.

G kicked us off by placing him on day 1 and we plan on just alternating days until Christmas Eve.

As silly as this is, it really has been fun and I’m excited to have Leeward the Elf in our home for many years to come.

Although, those eyes and that smile… so creepy 😉

ps – Want to see what Leeward the Elf is up to? Click here!

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saying goodbye to our first home

December 4, 2013January 15, 2014 Rachel Atwell5 Comments

As I’m surrounded by organized chaos in our apartment and waiting for the movers to arrive, it’s hard to believe that our time here is done.

Moving here in July was unlike any move I’d ever done before {and I’m not just talking about the husband part}.

I moved here knowing that more than likely at the beginning of the new year, we would be looking for a new place to live. Little did we know, it would actually happen in December!

Shortly after I got settled, I asked G to pray that I would open my heart to the people God was surrounding us with. Sometimes I can keep to myself – especially if I know that my time with someone will be short term.

Thankfully God allowed me to be open and in that process He allowed me to meet some wonderful people here.

From our friends through church to other officers and their wives, it’s interesting all the different people we’ve met in such a short time {I guess the fact it’s a military community helps that too}.

Telling all of them goodbye was sad, but it’s exciting to see all the people we added to our “family” these last few months.

Thanks to all of you for making our time here wonderful! We love you!