I'm sitting in our favorite local coffee shop in wisco, wondering what to blog about and Brett just said, "we moved to the freaking North, blog about that!"...so I guess I will. 

first, before I get into our actual lives, can I just say only a Floridian/southerner would put it that eloquently and with such appreciation and second, that sentence alone gives you so much insight into our love/hate relationship with each others homelands. (who knew we were a bi-cultural couple just cause we're from the north and the south)

his face says it all

so we moved to the freaking north. after four months in Florida we're now doing a stint in my hometown in Wisconsin. its 10 degrees out and I love it cause my wardrobe is finally back to where it supposed to be. made up entirely of patagonia fleeces, hooded sweatshirts, yoga pants, and boots. we've spent some amazing time with family during the holidays. I have a four year old nephew and two year old niece, the perfect ages for christmas and the cuteness was almost too much. overall it was just a sweet relaxing time with those we love most. i've also been reunited with my best friend and sister, Megan Vold, who is not only a kick butt mom of three under four but also an extremely talented decorator, refurbisher/reupholsterer/redoer of anything and everything, and an overall extremely creative person who I one day hope to be as cool as. here's some pics of our holiday shenanigans. 

                      

we've gotten to spend some time with our future coworkers, this beautiful family below. we are so so excited to start working with them in July. getting to spend time with them has made us that much more pumped to be apart of the mobilization team at New Tribes Bible Institute.  

Mike, Kristi, Jesse and Nicole Day

for those of you who have been praying for my health, I want to say a huge thank you. we've seen some good improvement the past month. I joined a local gym, getting back into cycling, yoga, and weight lifting, and we've seen some good results from that, more energy and an overall clearer head. it's been exciting. the doctors I've been to have said that exercise is one of the best treatments you can do for Lyme's because it releases major toxins from the body. and man oh man, its true. we are so thankful for the progress we've seen and even though I feel like I have a long way to go until I'm completely healthy, we are encouraged. 

this pic reminds me on the bad days
 to hold onto hope that my body and
mind will feel good again

finally, i want to share with you one of the most exciting things about our holiday down time. the creation of the most beautiful barn wood table ever to be made. we had some extra Christmas money and we own pretty much no furniture, so we decided to make a table. my dad has been a carpenter most of his life, so we have access to every tool we could ever need and a heated shop to work in. heres the progress. its not quite done, but we're getting there. i think the copper legs are my favorite part. 

             

                     

the past couple of weeks have been a nice downtime, but Brett and I are both excited to get back to work. so if your in the Wisconsin and want to hear more about tribal church planting and how you can be involved, send us a message. we 'd love to meet with you. 

much love.

-morgan