My how things change ...

I noticed that I haven't posted a blog entry in a few years. Wow ... have I been that busy?! Well one thing is for sure a lot has changed since my last post. I am now Head Varsity Coach at Sequim High, teaching Yoga at SARC, teaching Yoga and Zumba at OPA, practicing as a Doula, and loving my life.

I have been praying for years now for God to bless us with another baby and He did and then He didn't. I struggled beyond what is comprehendable with the loss of this pregnancy. I was never angry ... just confused. Why would God give me this baby ... just to take it all away?! Well, I still don't have all the answers but I do know that if we are meant to have another baby ... God will make it happen. I am at the point in my journey where I have totally and completely given up on counting days, cycles, timing, etc. and have surrendered the whole experience to His will.

God has given me so many blessings ... how can I possibly not focus on those things?! How can I continue to be blinded by the fact that the one thing that I have asked for He hasn't given to me ... yet?! Well, I can't! I can no longer ignore the life right in front of me. I have my unconditionally loving hubby. I have 3 wonderful children. I have friends who are beyond my source of strength and support. I have my job ... which isn't a typical "job" ... because I love it.

I love cheer, dance, coaching, and mentoring all my "cheer kids". I have grown into such a patient, accepting and humble adult through all my life experiences; being a Mom, a Wife, a Coach, a Friend, a Daughter, a Sister and a Child of God. I love my friends and family just as they are; energetic, fun, loving and flawed ... just like all of us.

Honestly I have struggled over the years with allowing the people in my life to be who they are and not who I want them to be. In the past few months I definitely have a new and brighter perspective on this topic. I can truly say that I owe this life lesson to a gentlemen who I met on the plane ride home from CA just a few months ago. He encouraged me to forgive my Father, love him and allow him to be exactly who he is. I have taken that conversation to heart and have begun to truly heal my heart and someday I hope to extend that healing to my Dad and rebuild what has always been a painful and unforgiving relationship. So ... during this time of the year when we often ponder just exactly what we are thankful for ... I remember that I have so many things to praise God for and I pray that next year I will again have a long list of blessings in my life to embrace and rejoice.

Time flies by ...

It seems like our lives are changing on a daily basis. Our family continues to go with the ebb and flow of the world. I recently became the coach of the J.V. cheerleading squad at the Sequim High School, Morgan graduated from elementary school, Josh got transferred to the Sequim Bank of America, Noah and Macy will be attending a home schooling program next year called OPA, and the list goes on and on.

I realize that no matter how much I embrace life it continues to travel at what seems to be a light-speed pace. With this thought in mind I also realize that it is up to me to make my life MY life. I have been praying for over a year now about whether or not to have another baby. Suddenly it occurred to me that life isn't going to pause for me to make a decision. I have to trust the Lord to either bless us or not but ultimately I have to make ourselves available to His blessings. I have to be obedient and trust that God knows whether or not we are deserving of another baby. Josh and I have decided to move in this direction of opening our lives to another baby.

Live changes regardless of what we want or expect from this world and we just have to keep an open heart and mind in anticipation of what is surely to come. CHANGES!! My arms are open and my heart is full ... waiting for the changes God has in store for our family.

Friends

Welcome to our King Crew Blog

Lately it seems as if life has taken over. I guess that I should have anticipated this sort of thing to happen considering we have 3 children, who enjoy every activity known to man. Now that we live in Washington we rarely have time to keep in touch much less communicate at all with our friends and family in California. Keeping a King Crew blog seemed like the most reasonable answer to keeping our friends and family informed on our lives and sharing pictures and accomplishments with all those that we love and miss so much. Emails are great but keeping a family blog allows all those that we wish we kept in contact with the opportunity to log on anytime and view new pictures or just keep an active role in our lives.
We miss all of our friends and family dearly and we hope that having this blog will be a resource for all to keep in touch.
Love you all,
The King Crew
a.k.a Kim, Josh, Morgan, Macy and Noah