Morning view. Photo credit - Tim Opelt
Perfecting the art of cooking okra. #appalachiantable
Throwback Thursday to our long weekend at Oak Island this summer. A lot of our favorite spots in our state are getting hard hit tonight. Pray for the Carolinas!
Late summer
My friend @erin.deuel made this for Jane... my favorite passage of scripture. 😭😭😭
Last Music in the Valle for the season!
Jane on her due date.
Flowers from @christinmbland .... so beautiful....
My baby isn’t even a week old and she’s already been to Local Lion twice. She knows what’s important.
So we’ve had kind of a busy week. In addition to having a baby, we also sold the first house we ever owned together. The lawyer had to come to the hospital so we could sign the paperwork, and our awesome agent @paigeulmer came too, mostly I think for baby snuggles! It’s bitter sweet to say goodbye, and God blessed us with many happy memories there. We prayed when we bought it that it would be a refuge to us and others and I believe it truly was. I remember walking through the safety of that front door after many long work trips abroad, feeling like I’d learned the meaning of the word home. I can’t say enough positive things about Paige and @thelaurelcollectivenc as an agent! She worked tirelessly to help us sell this house in less than a month!
Thanks to all our wonderful family and friends for your love and encouragement! It’s a blessing to have people celebrate with us.
Tim and I are so joyful over the arrival of our baby girl, Jane Augustine, born Monday, August 27 at 5:45pm. We are both healthy, and doing well. Jane means “God is gracious” and variations of this name run in Tim’s family (his mom is Jean, his grandmother is Jeanette, and our dear friend @jonibyker was a great prayer warrior for us during the pregnancy). Augustine is a tribute to an Indian missionary family who I was privileged to live with for a time after college, witnessing the power of life lived humbly for the gospel. Thanks to everyone for their support and prayers!