Roller Coaster Day

Today was a busy day filled with so many emotions.  I woke up to a fussy baby and a super excited toddler.  My morning was full of commitments, so I loved on Nate and dropped Levi off at my best friend's house for a play date (thank you Tracy!).

I then made my way home to meet the dirt crew to prep our site.  They showed up at 9 am (right on time) to start breaking ground in preparation for our foundation.  We knew we didn't need any fill dirt, but I hadn't expected to feel so lost.  This was one of those "wow, what have we gotten ourselves into?" moments.  They had so many questions and I felt like I had no answers.  I mean how hard can it be to prep a site, for crying out loud?  But after multiple phone calls, explanations and a self-imposed dose of perspective I made the decisions necessary and moved on to the most important and moving part of my day.
Phil and I were blessed to know a sweet young lady named Montana, and were honored to attend her memorial service today.  Montana's loving spirit and her faithful family have impacted our family and many others.  As I sat there remembering her life I again prayed that God would guide our family through this process.  To remind us that everyone we encounter needs to know the love of Jesus and that we can be that messenger.
I am so thankful for the journey ahead of us.  I love seeing the joy on our kids' faces that we have started the process.  I am pretty sure Levi was beginning to think it was all a hoax.  Phil and my parents were looking at the lot after dinner.  When Levi saw them he started chanting "Who is it?  What are they doing? Are they building our house?" over, and over, and over.  Sweet little dude, it has just started.  And the best is yet to come...in more ways than one.