while I waited...a re-introduction of sorts!

Seasons of waiting.  They are all around us.  Some are waiting on a job offer.  Others are waiting to confirm a diagnosis.  Some are waiting to hear from a spouse deployed overseas.  Others are waiting to be healed.  Maybe your season of waiting looks nothing like the above.  Maybe your season of waiting is more like mine - waiting on kids to get ready, waiting for the bus, waiting to hear that your spouse's commute was uneventful, waiting on kiddos to get out of school, waiting for practice to start, waiting for practice to end, waiting for dinner to cook, waiting on the kids to finish homework, waiting on those same kiddos to get their showers, etc., etc., etc.!

It's been nearly two and a half months since I regularly blogged {gasp!}.  What could keep me from something I love so much?  Well, Mike took a new job with a 3-hour round trip commute, Colby started high school, and Hope started Kindergarten - just to name a few!  Thankfully Holden stayed at the school she attended last year, but, needless to say, there was lots of change, chaos, and all the feels going on over here!  In addition to these changes, we were also working on lots of projects around our house, I committed to a volunteer position that requires more time than I had anticipated, the kiddos extracurricular activities started up, so when it came time to sit down and blog, sleep won out.  Every.single.time! :)

We just finished up the first six weeks of school, our schedules are getting more routine, I'm delegating more and more of my duties in the volunteer position and I'm happy to announce - I'M BACK!

Since it's been so long, I thought I would do a re-introduction of sorts.  Howdy, I'm Holly! I'm a Texas girl who loves Jesus, Aggie football, chips and queso, and random acts of kindness - just to name a few!  I've been married to Mike for 19 years and we have three kiddos - Colby, age 14, Holden, age 11, and Hope age 6.  We are blessed to call College Station home.

Colby is a high school freshman and when he's not driving me crazy :) he plays football, is one rank away from earning Eagle Scout (!), and dances on a Country & Western dance team.  Holden is in 6th grade and is our budding artist and she also enjoys dance and playing basketball.  Hope loves the stage and making us all smile!  She is currently on a dance team and also loves to play soccer.

We also have two fur babies that make our family complete.  Maggie is a 1.5-year-old lab mix.  We are confident there is a little bit of greyhound in her!  And Mini is our 1-year-old kitty.  Both are rescues but we always wonder, "who rescued who?"

Since it's been a while since my last post, I thought I would catch you up real quick on what we've been up to While I Waited...

The big kids enjoyed a week at TBarM.  Otherwise known as their favorite week of the summer!

We enjoyed a long weekend with the Janacs in Port Aransas.  You can read all about it on Shelly's blog here.

Holden and I joined Shelly and Carly in San Antonio for Carly's birthday!  

Girls Getaways are the best!

Every other week during the summer, we help out at our local food bank.  This was our last week of summer 2016. :(

The first day of school and all the pictures!

Katy, Shelly and I celebrated surviving the first week of school and headed to Austin for a fun and very relaxing weekend.  Be sure to read their recaps here and here!  If you are in Austin, you won't want to miss the hotel and restaurant recommendations!

Hope celebrated her 6th birthday!

#12 on the field, #1 in our hearts!  Our Thursday evenings are spent at the football field (and also Friday evenings, and Saturday afternoons!).

Carpools.  Lots and lots of carpools!

We took the boys to Dallas to watch the Aggie btho Arkansas!

Saturdays are for soccer!

Saturdays are also for Aggie game days and spending time with Dede and Pop Pop.

It's been a long two and a half months and I've missed connecting with you guys!  What does your season of waiting look like?

Waiting isn't easy.  But, I've learned that some of my best lessons come after a season of waiting.  I'm re-focused and ready to love more, give more, and live more.  I hope you'll join me!

Gig 'em and God bless! 

Holly

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