Stick with what you know!

My hubby is a "stick with what you know" kind of guy! I'm probably a little more adventurous and daring than he is when it comes to things like ordering food... but what I do admire is his ability to not be phased by the flashy, bright colored new menu items, and order the same ol' thing!!

Right now, we're living with Steve's sister and her family until we can get back on our feet here. We are SOOO humbled by their generosity, and thankful to be able to spend so much time with the people who love our family most!

Recently, after the kiddo's go to bed, Steve and I have started having a time where we lock ourselves in the garage for a few hours and just talk, reflect, encourage, and seek God together about what He wants for us! These times have pretty much turned into intimate times of...WORSHIP (what were YOU thinking, sicko?). I decided that I wanted to start taping some of our favorite songs to sing together. There are many!

In this time of our lives when we're figuring out just what God wants to do with us, we've found that one of the things that makes the waiting, questioning, and wondering a little easier is "sticking with what we know"! For now...that's worshiping Him!

This is a song that a friend in North Carolina introduced me to, called "The More I Seek You" by Kari Jobe.



The more I seek you,
the more I find you
The more I find you, the more I love you

I wanna sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breathe, feel your heart beat.
This love is so deep, it's more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace, it's overwhelming

Spiritual Nuggets of Nothingness.

Been at a loss for words lately, and THAT has actually been a good thing. In the past, I've been pretty good at putting a rhyme or reason to everything God does in my life. And for maybe the first time, in this season, I have nothing. I have no explanation as to why God would call us to leave a good job in San Diego, have us uproot our family to serve at an awesome church plant across the country, only to have us come back to San Diego 9 months later...in a time when finding a job is close to impossible, and when the stakes are so high with 2 growing boys watching and learning from our every move. It just doesn't make much sense to me.

I'm so glad to be home with our family and such awesome friends who love us so much. That alone has pulled us through all the trouble it's been to get settled here again.

I've NEVER been one to ask God "Why?". It just seems like a shallow question to ask an All Knowing God. But a little bit, like even a smidge, of clarity would be nice.

So...I've asked. And, still, nothing.

So, I've kind of just decided to STOP trying to make sense of it all and just do it. Go through it. We're clinging to God's word and the fact that it's true. We're making sure our sweet boys know that we love them more than anything in the whole world. We're hunting for jobs like crazy, and aren't being picky about any line of work. In the midst of cruddy times, we won't compromise our character, core values. We're attending the church we love, as it has a huge piece of our heart. We're not avoiding awkward conversations about "what's going on with the Faiai's". We're not broadcasting our story to the world either. We appreciate the prayers that our friends and family pray on our behalf. We're eagerly looking forward to some crazy breakthroughs in the next few weeks.

So, I'm pretty much at the end of today's post, and haven't made much sense of anything. Maybe that's because I'm not supposed to right now. I remember Ed (our teaching pastor) once say something about "if God isn't giving you words to say on His behalf, then He probably doesn't want you to say anything." So instead of ending this post by sharing one of my GIGANTIC spiritual nuggets of wisdom, I'll instead just keep being at a loss for words for a while longer.

Merry Christmas!

So much to post! Not nearly enough time to post it! Update coming soon. Until then, Merry Christmas from the Faiai boys! Thanks to all of our friends and family for your continued love, support and friendship!

2008 Election Predictions

Who will it be?!

A Halloween Reunion!

The boys and I have been hangin' low at my parents house trying to adjust to the time change, and maintain a somewhat regular routine for the boys. They have never been trick or treating before, so we were excited to be able to roam the neighborhood in search of candy with some close friends and their families! We had a great time, and the sappy cornball that I am couldn't help but get a bit emotional just seeing my kids so happy to be around the people who love them so much!

Here are a few pictures from the evening!


Playing the piano before getting into costume!


My wrestler boy and firefighter!



My babies!!






His best attempt at a mean face!



Lot's of candy for Cameron Lee!


Lot's of candy for Riley James!


Fell asleep on the bed talking to grandma about his day.

Back in Cali.

With soooo much to do, and too little time to post, here's a few snippets of what we're up to...of course combined with the random musings of my brain!

After a couple months of anticipation, and 1 LONG flight adventure, me and the boys are finally home in San Diego. What a ride. They were GREAT on the plane, thanks to awesome goodies and toys from friends before we left.

Thanks to friends in Raleigh - Our awesome friends, Christian, Kelly and their families, put together an INCREDIBLE surprise going away party for us. When we walked into a house full of all of our favorite people, I was just humbled at the way God blessed us with such great community while we were in Raleigh. So AWESOME!

The boys are doing great. They're missing their daddy, but other than that, they are so so so glad to be in San Diego with grandma and grandpa. Riley is still trying to figure out the time change and what exactly we're doing here. Once Steve gets here, I think things might feel a little more normal for him! We'll see!

I am so glad to be back in SD. I don't feel like I'm the same person as I was 9 months ago. My heart has be tweaked, my desires have changed and while I'm overwhelmed, I'm excited to sort of establish our semi new life here!

We have so much to do, but until Steve gets here next week, we're going to just enjoy spending time with family. We're heading out to our cabins in the desert this weekend!

Thanks to everyone who prayed for our trip. Please keep praying for Steve and Jerry's drive back. They leave Raleigh on Sunday morning and will get here hopefully by Wednesday afternoon!

Boys and Puppies!

My friend, Christian has two beautiful beagles, Sarge and Mackey. Mackey had 7 puppies about 2 weeks ago! My boys LOVE dogs! Especially little ones! So we took a little trip out to Holly Springs to meet the new puppies!!

I've NEVER seen Riley more animated in his whole life!! He was instantly in love, and couldn't stop looking, holding and loving on each sweet little baby!

Here's a few short video clips of our visit!