Alissa...it's been a while since you've mentioned that you come on here to see if I have posted anything...and it had been so long since I had written anything that I felt weird and out of place. But I have miss so many memories...I guess it's time to get back at it!

I have had my 3rd kiddo. Rowan Grace Hicks.
Beautiful brown eyes and soft brown hair. A contagious smile. Happier than Eli but a mirror twin of Liam.  Sleeps like a literal baby and only gets grumpy when her brothers shove their faces in her face or if she is hungry.

I am so scared to see her as a teenager. I have already noticed her attachment to the men. I'll be holding her and daddy or grandpa will walk into her line of site and she wants to fly out of my arms to them. Watch out future boys...she does have 2 older brothers and a dad with tattoos...and me...

The biggest change since last I wrote is that we live in an RV now. A 1989 windstar. What a 'bute! The engine turns on great, and nice tiny kitchen, a couch that when you sleep on it you feel like you just rolled on a gravely ground all night, a bed in the back that...if you can believe it...is worse than the couch, a broken bathroom, a non-working fridge and windows everywhere! I love it. I have moments that I hate it. But God has placed us here for a reason. I see it as training for future Missionary work, and currently Patience and Endurance. God's hand will always be in our lives, but sometimes it's hard to look through the difficult circumstances to see where His plan is heading or if He is even there. (Thank you Lord for this chance to be tried and tested in a new and unique way...)
We started out living at my mother-in-laws house which had it's own adventures. But after a few weeks someone must have reported us or the city just took note and gave us a deadline to move. Thankfully God placed in our loves an amazing family. The Webbs. They serve God, through hospitality, in the most tangible way. They opened up their home and farm to us and we went from living in an apartment with a gravel driveway to a 5 acre farm in the span of 2 months. We get to hang out with Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Alpaca, now 2 horses (Hucle Buckle is being fostered), a cat, 3 Kittens, 3 dogs and pigs (I named one Phyllis....) In all, God has greatly blessed us.

What does God have in store for my family? I don't know, but I take encouragment that He knows what He is doing and His plan is His and for His glory.

Thanks Alissa, BTW, for being such an amazing and beautiful friend. I love it when you visit me on the farm...and can't wait to bombard your home with all my kids sometime soon. See you at the park tomorrow! Love you :)

Peace out Blogspot. Until next year....