Address? Check.

I am exhausted.  But filled to overflowing with deep joy and gratefulness.

We have a home.

We have our stuff.

And we are together.

Isn't it funny how we take things for granted?  It never occurred to me that I would see any of those things as gifts rather than givens.  We've been back together for a couple months now, but I don't think it really felt official until we were all sleeping in our own beds and falling into some sense of normal life.

I love our house and our neighborhood.  We have been crazy blessed with a huge playground and basketball court in our backyard.  By the second weekend our kids were running around the playground in spy costumes with neighbor kids.  I think they feel at home here, too...

After the first few chaotic days of unpacking and getting settled, it really hit me.  Suddenly I realized I was living the very moments I started dreaming about and praying for almost a year and a half ago.

This is it.

Some of it is just how I imagined it would be, and some of it is completely different.  But all of it is exactly what God wanted for us, and so obviously what He has called us to.  It makes sense, as I had suspected it would.  Even when God's calling on our lives seems wild and a little too crazy for comfort, we can rest in the knowledge that His ways are not random or chaotic.  He knows what He's doing.

Matt and I were able to plug into the worship at the chapel on base right away.  That is one of my greatest joys.  Last Saturday when we were sitting in our living room playing and singing in preparation for the next morning, I randomly burst into tears.  All I could blubber out when Matt looked at me with bewilderment was, "I'm so happy!"

These things that I used to take for granted have become such deep wells of gratefulness and joy.  We have so much to be grateful for!!

All that said, I know some of my family and friends are anxious for a clearer picture of where we're at and the little home we've made.  So here are some pics I snapped with my phone last week, for those of you who are curious!

Home, sweet home.  

Our backyard.  Seriously.

The living room off of our kitchen.

The kitchen.  

The dining room, office, music room, and craft/homework room.  We like to make the most of our spaces... =)

Caleb's room/lego heaven. 

 Ali's pink palace.

So here we are!  As always, we are so grateful for the support and love and prayers of so many of you.  Its been a crazy 6 months, and while I'm not necessarily expecting the crazy to end now, I'm happy that it will come alongside a deeper sense of stability and consistency...

And an address.

Sometimes its the little things, right?