T-minus 108 hours

Ok, so really I probably should have begun this blog months if not years ago. However, not being one to rush into anything, here I am on the cusp of the adventure just now beginning to document.

First, for some, I should explain the title of the blog. Lambie is Mylen's "lovey" that he has had since he was 6 months old. He has slept with Lambie every night since then, with a few exceptions when Lambie was lost for a few days at a time or when Lambie was the object of consequence from me. "If you come out of your room one more time, I'll take Lambie away." You know, the usual. As for Baby Doll, that is Aivlyn's "lovey" which she too has had since around the same time. Nicknamed Baby, she is losing her stuffing and her lovely shade of pink for a dingier one. However, both Lambie and Baby Doll are a daily part of our lives and will be joining us on our adventure. Thus, the blog name.

We are approximately 108 hours (Yikes!) from departure from Melissa, TX. After 10 years in the DFW area, we will be driving away in a Penske truck with our belongings (what's left of them) inside on Monday, July 12th. This leaving part of the adventure is somewhat sad. We have lived 10 years of ups and downs here. We have made friends, found a church family, bought and sold houses, began and quit jobs, lost family members, had babies, started a business, and numerous other life-changing events in this area. This is where Aaron and I have become ourselves, who we are, over the last 10 years. Through of all these ups and downs, we have seen God's blessings and felt God's movement in our lives over and over again. That is no different now. And so, we begin this new adventure with God.

Aaron and I have always talked about living overseas at some point in our lives. After a lot of talk and many discussions, that point, we have decided, is probably going to be this fall or winter. As we leave Melissa on Monday, we will go to San Antonio for a while. Aaron and I will be going down to scope out Panama to learn more about it before we move our family down there. But after several months living outside San Antonio, we will be moving to Panama.

So, the Adventures of Lambie and Baby Doll are just beginning. I hope to be able to write about our, I mean "their" adventures along the way. Where we get to go, what things we see, lessons we learn, how we see God at work in our lives, etc. I am glad you are joining me for at least part of the journey.