Hey y'all!
Hope everyone is doing well! Two weeks in a row on updating the blog, I think we are doing well! Although originally my lovely wife was supposed to update it, I will let her slide though :) Everything and everyone is doing well on this end!
Midterms are already going on and that means my papers will be due soon!!!! I can't believe this semester is at the half way point already. It seems like just yesterday we were driving off in the Uhaul. God has blessed us tremendously with making things easy and smooth on getting settled here. It has been an amazing transition so far and only God could have made it go this easy.
Kristan has taken up knitting along with her other amazing artsy skills. That woman has some skills in the creativity world. Also, for any of you other creative people, Kristan and Heather will be doing an auction on homemade items to raise money to bring the Cline's baby home, so if you can make anything, then make it and donate it to the auction. If your not creative, then buy the items from the auction. I can advertise on this blog right?
Emma has taken up copying mommy like crazy. She now knows how to cook, bath someone else, change a diaper, clothe someone else, put shoes on someone else, and everything else a mom does. Of course she does all this to her little bears which is hilarious! She also can read (see facebook on Kristans profile for vids). Anytime I kiss Kristan's tummy for baby Hendrix, she must also have her tummy kissed. That girl is crazy!!!
Well whenever any one of you wants to take a vacation to Fort Worth aka cowboy country, then let us know and you can come see us and stay in our humble abode. During baseball and football season though, the price for staying is taking me to a Rangers or Dallas Cowboy game. (I still am a Houston fan more than anything though!)
That concludes this weeks blog. Tune in next week (maybe) for another update. And remember...update us on how you are doing and whats new. Oh and btw, a special shout out to the Barkers....Kristan and I told you that y'all were having twins!!!!! (We just didn't say it would be dogs)
Chris, Kristan, Emma, and baby Hendrix
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Swing of Things
Hey Yall!
Yes, it has been awhile since this has been updated. Sorrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyy!!!!!
Well, life has been crazy busy as expected. We have our routine down now which involves a late night and early morning. The weekends are nice though to have as days of rest and relaxation and school work (tons of it). God has blessed us though with a schedule that is busy, but not overwhelmingly busy.
Our church search still continues, but we have narrowed it down to where God is calling us. For those of you who have been praying, thank you and please continue!
Kristan and the baby are doing well! She recently posted a picture of her belly (which has grown since then) on facebook. We are thinking a boy this time but we will have to wait for 4 more months to find out!
Emma is also doing great. She still is serious as usual. Many people have commented on her seriousness which is kinda funny. She is starting to pronounce words now which is awesome to hear! Currently her fav words are dadda (yes i am proud!!!) and popcorn. She hasn't said momma yet but trust me, Kristan is working everyday on that.
We still miss Summercreek and occasionally have to catch ourselves from comparing other churches to SCBC. We have visited some good churches in the area though and it is good to hear the Word taught at them.
Thanks again for all of your prayers! We want to know how we can be praying for each of you so let us know! Also, give us an update on how you are doing!
Yes, it has been awhile since this has been updated. Sorrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyy!!!!!
Well, life has been crazy busy as expected. We have our routine down now which involves a late night and early morning. The weekends are nice though to have as days of rest and relaxation and school work (tons of it). God has blessed us though with a schedule that is busy, but not overwhelmingly busy.
Our church search still continues, but we have narrowed it down to where God is calling us. For those of you who have been praying, thank you and please continue!
Kristan and the baby are doing well! She recently posted a picture of her belly (which has grown since then) on facebook. We are thinking a boy this time but we will have to wait for 4 more months to find out!
Emma is also doing great. She still is serious as usual. Many people have commented on her seriousness which is kinda funny. She is starting to pronounce words now which is awesome to hear! Currently her fav words are dadda (yes i am proud!!!) and popcorn. She hasn't said momma yet but trust me, Kristan is working everyday on that.
We still miss Summercreek and occasionally have to catch ourselves from comparing other churches to SCBC. We have visited some good churches in the area though and it is good to hear the Word taught at them.
Thanks again for all of your prayers! We want to know how we can be praying for each of you so let us know! Also, give us an update on how you are doing!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Made it Through 3 Weeks!
Hi Y'all!
We hope everyone is doing well down there in the south! We made it through 3 weeks so far with this past week being the hardest. I started up work and school which means Kristan is home alone with Emma now. Needless to say it has been buuuusy so far. I have enough homework to last me the rest of the semester and possibly even next! I am definitely blessed with an amazing and awesome wife for letting me go to school and work on homework while she cleans the house, takes care of the baby, cooks, and does laundry. There would have been no way I could be here if it wasn't for her sacrifice and devotion to me and especially God's direction in our lives. I love my wife!
Well as I mentioned above I started up the job. It is a 50 hour work week which is nice because I will be getting paid overtime, but it will be a lot of hours for juggling school and the family. The Lord has provided though so I have to keep reminding myself to have a grateful heart. Be in prayer for me to witness to my boss as he is a mormon. We had a few theological debates which ended where he changed the subjects but pray that I am a light to him with my life and words.
Kristan and I found a midwife this past week! We really like her and the amenities she offers, such as massages, chiropractic care, and various other things. Kristan is excited. However they don't offer a husband package that gives me a massage so I want to keep looking around :) jk. We also liked her facility she was at so if for some reason we weren't able to do the home birth we have a 2nd option to do it at the birthing center. This place had a huge jacuzzi tub. It was basically a birthing hotel!
Also, continue to pray for us in following God's direction on finding a church. We have been to a couple of churches we like and are seeking to where God wants to fit us in to serve Him, the body, and for our family to grow. We really miss Summercreek though and decided all of y'all just need to move up here and let's do church.
As always, please let us know how we can be praying for you all and feel free to comment! We want to be updated and see how everyone is doing! Thank you for your love, prayers, and support.
Chris, Kristan, Emma, and Baby Hendrix
We hope everyone is doing well down there in the south! We made it through 3 weeks so far with this past week being the hardest. I started up work and school which means Kristan is home alone with Emma now. Needless to say it has been buuuusy so far. I have enough homework to last me the rest of the semester and possibly even next! I am definitely blessed with an amazing and awesome wife for letting me go to school and work on homework while she cleans the house, takes care of the baby, cooks, and does laundry. There would have been no way I could be here if it wasn't for her sacrifice and devotion to me and especially God's direction in our lives. I love my wife!
Well as I mentioned above I started up the job. It is a 50 hour work week which is nice because I will be getting paid overtime, but it will be a lot of hours for juggling school and the family. The Lord has provided though so I have to keep reminding myself to have a grateful heart. Be in prayer for me to witness to my boss as he is a mormon. We had a few theological debates which ended where he changed the subjects but pray that I am a light to him with my life and words.
Kristan and I found a midwife this past week! We really like her and the amenities she offers, such as massages, chiropractic care, and various other things. Kristan is excited. However they don't offer a husband package that gives me a massage so I want to keep looking around :) jk. We also liked her facility she was at so if for some reason we weren't able to do the home birth we have a 2nd option to do it at the birthing center. This place had a huge jacuzzi tub. It was basically a birthing hotel!
Also, continue to pray for us in following God's direction on finding a church. We have been to a couple of churches we like and are seeking to where God wants to fit us in to serve Him, the body, and for our family to grow. We really miss Summercreek though and decided all of y'all just need to move up here and let's do church.
As always, please let us know how we can be praying for you all and feel free to comment! We want to be updated and see how everyone is doing! Thank you for your love, prayers, and support.
Chris, Kristan, Emma, and Baby Hendrix
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The Second Week
Hey all!
Well we made it through a second week in Cowboy country. We have everything unpacked and are settled in! We have met most of our neighbors by now and all seem like nice people. We got to visit Susan Keller's (Doug's mom) home church this past Sunday and enjoyed meeting everyone there.
I haven't started at work yet, but it is still in the works. I did have the interview last week and it lasted about 4 hours. Yes, it's true...that is not a mistype. My future boss and I discussed the job for about an hour and the remainder of the time we discussed theology. He is a devout Mormon so we had plenty to discuss :) Please be in prayer on my witness to him and teaching the truth of Scripture to him. Hopefully by the end of the week I will be an employed man again. Thanks for your prayers on this! Although I won't complain because the rest and relaxation before school has been nice. Our batteries are recharged and now we are ready to begin the busy journey here in Seminary.
Kristan has started the nasty and dirty task of washing the cloth diapers by hand. She has figured out a system that works really well and saves us a lot of money. We were using the washer and dryer here but Emma broke out in a chemical burn from the different detergents used by everyone in the washing machine. We either had the choice of not being able to use the cloth diapers and buying disposables or hand washing the cloths. Needless to say the much cheaper option was the best choice.
Well not much else to update on. Thank you all for your prayers and please continue to pray for us to follow God's direction and guidance here in Ft. Worth. As always, please let us know updates on you and how we can pray for you!
Chris, Kristan, Emma, and Baby Hendrix
Well we made it through a second week in Cowboy country. We have everything unpacked and are settled in! We have met most of our neighbors by now and all seem like nice people. We got to visit Susan Keller's (Doug's mom) home church this past Sunday and enjoyed meeting everyone there.
I haven't started at work yet, but it is still in the works. I did have the interview last week and it lasted about 4 hours. Yes, it's true...that is not a mistype. My future boss and I discussed the job for about an hour and the remainder of the time we discussed theology. He is a devout Mormon so we had plenty to discuss :) Please be in prayer on my witness to him and teaching the truth of Scripture to him. Hopefully by the end of the week I will be an employed man again. Thanks for your prayers on this! Although I won't complain because the rest and relaxation before school has been nice. Our batteries are recharged and now we are ready to begin the busy journey here in Seminary.
Kristan has started the nasty and dirty task of washing the cloth diapers by hand. She has figured out a system that works really well and saves us a lot of money. We were using the washer and dryer here but Emma broke out in a chemical burn from the different detergents used by everyone in the washing machine. We either had the choice of not being able to use the cloth diapers and buying disposables or hand washing the cloths. Needless to say the much cheaper option was the best choice.
Well not much else to update on. Thank you all for your prayers and please continue to pray for us to follow God's direction and guidance here in Ft. Worth. As always, please let us know updates on you and how we can pray for you!
Chris, Kristan, Emma, and Baby Hendrix
Monday, January 9, 2012
The First Blog
Hey Y'all!
Kristan and I decided to start a small blog to help keep in contact with everyone! The purpose of this blog will be not only for us to let y'all know how we are doing and how God is working in our lives, but for you to leave comments and tell us how you are doing, prayer needs, or just to say hey. We hope to update on a weekly basis (Kristan will anyways :))
Well we are on day 3 in Fort Worth, TX and quickly learned 250 miles of distance makes a tremendous difference in temperature. It is stinkin 42 degrees now, whereas Houston is 65 degrees! Who knew moving to the North in Texas made such a difference! Hopefully we get used to it since we are Texas Yankees now.
We have been slowly unpacking and have knocked out the majority of the boxes. AND WE HAVE FIT EVERYTHING!!! If anyone needs help condensing down when you move, we have plenty of experience. Going from 1250sq ft to 640sq ft is not fun.
The actual move went smooth. Thanks to everyone who helped us in the move!!! We greatly appreciate your help and could not have done it without you! Thank you for your love and serving heart through Christ. Special thanks to the insane people (JuanJose and Doug) for coming all the way to Fort Worth to help us unpack. You guys are awesome and we are so grateful for what you did!
Well I signed up for classes and Lord willing start work next week. I won't go into the details but God has opened sooooo many doors for us to be here. It is incredible to see the way God moved everything in His perfect timing. He is truly an awesome God who has directed us and provided for us everything we needed.
Kristan is excited because they have an excellent shopping area similar but bigger to 1960. We have already explored some of Fort Worth and compared to Houston is tiny! It is so small there are no loops (such as 610 or beltway 8). Emma is also adjusting well. It didn't take her long to learn the apartment. especially the kitchen. That girl must have hit a growing spurt because she eats all day long!
Well I will finish this thing up here with a thank you for praying for us. Again, God gets all the praise for everything. Thank you for supporting us in this move and we really really miss you guys very much. This Sunday was very difficult for us because we were desperate to be in worship with our amazing church family. Please continue to pray for us and our new journey the Lord has directed us to. Also, definitely let us know how we can pray for you. If you have no prayer needs, then let us know how you are doing!
In the Love of Christ,
Chris, Kristan, Emma, and Baby Hendrix
Kristan and I decided to start a small blog to help keep in contact with everyone! The purpose of this blog will be not only for us to let y'all know how we are doing and how God is working in our lives, but for you to leave comments and tell us how you are doing, prayer needs, or just to say hey. We hope to update on a weekly basis (Kristan will anyways :))
Well we are on day 3 in Fort Worth, TX and quickly learned 250 miles of distance makes a tremendous difference in temperature. It is stinkin 42 degrees now, whereas Houston is 65 degrees! Who knew moving to the North in Texas made such a difference! Hopefully we get used to it since we are Texas Yankees now.
We have been slowly unpacking and have knocked out the majority of the boxes. AND WE HAVE FIT EVERYTHING!!! If anyone needs help condensing down when you move, we have plenty of experience. Going from 1250sq ft to 640sq ft is not fun.
The actual move went smooth. Thanks to everyone who helped us in the move!!! We greatly appreciate your help and could not have done it without you! Thank you for your love and serving heart through Christ. Special thanks to the insane people (JuanJose and Doug) for coming all the way to Fort Worth to help us unpack. You guys are awesome and we are so grateful for what you did!
Well I signed up for classes and Lord willing start work next week. I won't go into the details but God has opened sooooo many doors for us to be here. It is incredible to see the way God moved everything in His perfect timing. He is truly an awesome God who has directed us and provided for us everything we needed.
Kristan is excited because they have an excellent shopping area similar but bigger to 1960. We have already explored some of Fort Worth and compared to Houston is tiny! It is so small there are no loops (such as 610 or beltway 8). Emma is also adjusting well. It didn't take her long to learn the apartment. especially the kitchen. That girl must have hit a growing spurt because she eats all day long!
Well I will finish this thing up here with a thank you for praying for us. Again, God gets all the praise for everything. Thank you for supporting us in this move and we really really miss you guys very much. This Sunday was very difficult for us because we were desperate to be in worship with our amazing church family. Please continue to pray for us and our new journey the Lord has directed us to. Also, definitely let us know how we can pray for you. If you have no prayer needs, then let us know how you are doing!
In the Love of Christ,
Chris, Kristan, Emma, and Baby Hendrix
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