Boxes and paperwork as far as the eye can see

On Friday, June 23, Marc and Matt Brunk began the daunting task of moving the endless number of boxes from the old house to our new home. It was hot work and the stairs reminded them both that age is catching up with them. . .quickly. Later that night, Marc and Matt moved a second load of boxes and some furniture while Kim cleaned the house from top to bottom and assembled some last minute items into boxes to be hauled away.

The next morning a new crew of Spencer, Kathy, Joy, Chris and Joel and. . well, Joel came to move "the big stuff." By 12:30 p.m. everything was moved to the new house just in time for the great lunch Marc's mom provided for the tired workers.

As we left our old house for the last time we couldn't help but think of all the memories made there and how the house had evolved from when we first took possession of it in October of 2000. It served as one more thing that helped us grow up and attain our adulthood and not surpising that it was an emotionally and physically tiring weekend.

Now we're putting the house together and each evening cracking away little by little at the mounds of boxes in the garage. In addition, we're trying to also carve out time to complete our adoption pile of paperwork and prepare for the big trip to Honolulu next month.

God continues to be great to us and while we don't deserve it, He blesses us more and more each day. Thank you to all the individuals mentioned above. We couldn't have done all of this without you and we're truly thankful to have you in our lives.

Kim finishes up summer school this week and will have more time to get things the way she wants them in the new house. She's already got a twinkle in her eye about colors we'll most likely be painting the walls with this very weekend.

Finally, to all the servicemen both past and present, especially veteran friends and family, we'd like to offer up a huge thank you for all you do. As we prepare for Independence Day we know we wouldn't have the freedoms we take for granted each day without your work, drive and pride for our country.

Have a great weekend. More soon.

Epilogue and Title Page

So we looked at our blog page today and realized it's been a really, really long time since we posted anything. Probably time to bring you all up to speed.

First, we're moving to our new home in Liberty this week! (see photo) Sure, we've leaked to the press that we're excited and feeling confident about the move, but the real story is that we're a little sad too. After 5 years, we're moving out of our "first house." Yes, we're excited about the next step, but it's still the end of one chapter of our lives and the beginning of another.

Wow. That was really cliched, wasn't it? Sorry.

The best part about the new house is we'll finally have a place where we can have people over to cut loose and enjoy themselves. After all, what good's a house if you can't fill it with friends and family, right?

Tuesday of last week Marc went to St. Joseph after work to help our friends Mark and Rachel move and arrived just in time for them to be finished. Nice one! But, the time was very well spent and while it was tough to see them leaving for the great south of Missouri, we know God has awesome things in store for them.

Then, on Wednesday we had our second adoption meeting with Christian Family Services. We shared a lot of the past four years in our infertility, all the emotions and highs and lows that have come along with it. We're finding its easier to share our story in the hopes it will help us stay patient and also help others who are at the beginning of infertility and adoption. It was a very positive meeting, and we're praying we find a child in Kansas to adopt. The woman we spoke with mentioned it's an easier process in Kansas. We do have a ton of paperwork and reading to complete over the next few weeks, but we left feeling motivated and reenergized. Another tough Mother's and Father's Day has passed, and as much as we love each other as a couple, we continue to pray God will make it the last ones we experience as a family of two.

Later on that evening we went to see greet Timmy, son of our friends Chris and Dianne. Dianne looked great and while at first we feared the child looked like Chris, this morning at church we saw he's in the process of becoming a handsome young man. haha. We love you Chris!

Kim has two weeks left of summer school then her "summer" will officially begin just in time to begin putting the house together and to take a much needed vacation with Marc to Hawaii. She's been busy working at school by day and making home utilities transfers by evening.

Before Sunday gets too far away, we wanted to wish both of our father's RJ and Marv a warm Happy Father's Day. While both men lead different lives, they've done a great job of raising some incredible kids (including us!).

Thanks for your continued prayer. More soon.