Song for Isaiah

Emmie wrote this song for her baby brother:

My baby brother will be here soon
Maybe he'll come at 12 o'clock, you know that's noon
Or maybe he'll come by the light of the moon
My baby will be here soon

My wish has finally come true
When you come home I'll brew some tea
Especially for you and me
Just for you and me
And I'll be so happy that I have a little brother

Life in Southern Illinois- Deer Day

There are some new and interesting things to life here in Southern Illinois. Here's a few observations:

• It really is Southern! Today for lunch, I had country fried steak, fried okra and sweet tea!! (Don't worry, I only indulge in that once a month or so!)
• It's so Southern that I sometimes have a hard time understanding the accents!
• You have to use your high beams on your headlights at night! (I haven't lived anywhere that dark since going off to the big city for college!)
• Camoflague is in high season right now. I actually saw camo pjs for babies at a store the other day!
• Now, here's the kicker! This weekend and next are the only days you can deer hunt with a rifle (you can hunt all of fall with bows) SO this past Friday was called "Deer Day"!! Kids who miss school get an excused absence because not enough kids show up for school for the district to be able to count it as a day! People either have the day off or take the day off! I was in the hospital being monitored the other day, and the nurse in the next cubicle told the patient, "Well, it's good that tomorrow is deer day, so you won't have to go back to work until Monday!" WOW! That's how serious it is around here! I am just hoping that someone took several deer and will have too much to eat themselves- and think or our freezer!!

Random Illinois Photos

The Capitol building in Springfield, MO
We went to Springfield to the Illinois Baptist State Association annual meeting.

Following our 14 year old tradition, decorating
pumpkin shaped cookies with lots of candy!

Sunset at the top of our hill.

Sam's most awesome strawberry pancake feast at IHOP in Springfield!

Misty, Ginger, and Dusty our inherited little kitties!

We just had to visit Metropolis, where the only interesting
feature if a GIANT statue of Superman!



The Ferrell's with the Mighty Mississippi behind us.

Fast Forward

There's just too much to tell about the last two months to be able to do it justice, so I have decided to fast forward here so I can get started back with blogging! Here's the bullet points:

• Roger accepted a new job. He is a Director of Missions (his actual title is Executive Director!)
• That job is in Illinois! So, we moved there!
• Our house in Georgia is under contract and should close the middle of December.
• Baby Isaiah is due anytime- I'm betting around Thanksgiving.
• We all love it here. When I asked the kids this morning something they were thankful for during devotions, Bennett said that he is thankful that we get to live here! I asked him why- and he said because it is so awesome!

So, there it is in a nutshell. It has been a crazy couple of months, but God is completely faithful and He knows what He is doing. We are in a great place, with wonderful people, the kids love it, Roger loves his job, and we are so thankful to have such a wonderful job in this economy. God is good!

Now on to the rest of our life!!