Life is busy but God is good!

Greetings from daddy! I wanted to give you an update on the craziness that is our life at the moment and how God is taking us through it one day at a time. With Val and I both working full time and Declan changing by the day, we are in need of God's strength more than ever! God is so faithful to answer prayer and He is really guiding us and helping us adjust to all of this transition.

I knew coming into this school year that my job would be a big challenge. I was really anxious about getting into the classroom and the first six weeks were really tough. Thankfully God has brought me through the hardest part of the job and things are starting to settle in. Many of you know I am not the most organized individual! The planning part of teaching is really hard for me and something I need to keep improving. I am really enjoying my students. They are a handful but are a lot of fun to work with. I think things will continue to get better as the year goes on. I will be praying all year to see if this is where I need to be long term. I am just thankful I can now come home at night and for the most part, leave work at work and let home be home. Praise God!

My son is getting so big! He is starting to smile and interact with those around him. What a blessing parenthood has been. Declan looks the same age as his cousin Hailey who is 4 months older than him! I love just watching Declan take in his surroundings, with his eyes wide and mouth open. It is hard to believe he will be three months old on Monday. Val has been such a trooper, taking most of the night feedings so I can get some sleep before school. We are hoping Declan will start sleeping through the night on a consistent basis soon. Please pray that he does!

Val is enjoying her job and really likes the people she works with. That being said, it is really tiring for her to run around with three year olds all day and then take care of Declan as well. Add two graduate classes and she is a busy woman! Pray for Val to have strength each day and for God to use her to impact the kids she works with. Pray that I will have the strength to help her as much as possible to lighten her load.

My mom and dad are in this weekend for Lucas' birthday so we are enjoying some quality family time. Hopefully in a few years they will move down here and we will see each other more often. I will leave you with a bunch of pictures (Grandma Dunham I know you have been waiting a while!). Enjoy and God bless!