one week

we've been in louisville for a week. it feels like 2 months. i think the reality is setting in for all of us. isaiah has started to comment about it. with papa and gg here he was distracted. he didn't think anything of us being here. but they've been gone for a few days and reality is here. alaythia is oblivious and there have been many times in the past few weeks i have seen the sweetness of her age and the oblivion that surrounds her. time change has been the hardest thing for her...showing itself in crankiness.

yesterday when we came inside from playing with neighbor kids isaiah was taking off his shoes and said, 'i miss living with grandpa and grandma. i wish we could still live with them.' he asks me lots of questions about why we don't and if we ever will again. i can imagine it must feel a little like loosing a parent, because he can't remember life without living with them. later in the bath he said, 'i think growing up in kentucky will be great!' balance. nice.

really i couldn't have asked for a better week. great neighbors, moderate weather, unpacked house... but next week begins why we are here. matt starts school on tuesday, and he starts with a bang. his first day in one of his classes starts with a test of romans...translate and know grammar for the entire book. yeah, and it's 40% of his grade.

i'll admit that i'm nervous. when your husband is going to school, it's hard. and i can't imagine the multiplication when it's for the highest degree you can get. papa and gg will be back in california, matt will be in school and life as we'll know it will begin.

if you feel so inclined to pray for us i'd appreciate it.

and while you're there, (and forgive the vagueness, that's how it has to be) would you mind lifting up a little friend of ours this weekend. he's got a big task in front of him, far beyond his years. he'll have to be brave, and he'll need you to pray for his protection. it's kind of a weird request, but it's heavy on my heart and i felt led to ask for prayer for him through the blog.