Has is really been 2 years....

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I can hardly believe it... we just had our 2 year anniversary since arriving in Singapore... if you would have told me 2 years ago that your time in Singapore would be gone in a blink of an eye... I would not have believed it... but it is so true... we were originally told that our stay here would 12 - 18 months and then it quickly turned into 2 years and we are still here... we are projected to leave in June but I am not going to hold my breath... we have learned to be flexible...

Speaking of learning... we have learned so much... I think that is a natural consequence to change... this blog entry could be a very long one but I am going to try to keep it short and just talk about all that has changed in the last 2 years.

Singapore the country is still as wonderful as it was 2 years ago... we love this country... there has been some change in the last 2 years... new people, new buildings, new food, new adventures, etc. Every time we have visitors that come and want to see Singapore I see and learn new stuff every time... this place is constantly under construction to make it bigger and better... it is a great place and we love Singapore...

Pierce has done alot of changing too... When we first got here he was 16 months old and he is now 3 years and 3 months... he has spent most of his life in Singapore and a place that we hope he always calls home. He was barely walking when we got here, not talking much and was a huge and little plump with not that much hair... now he is running faster than me, talking non-stop, still huge but thin... and has alot of hair... oh how Singapore has been so good for our family and given use a safe place to raise our son.

This picture was taken on our first day in Singapore in our hotel room after a 14 hour rest after getting off the plane...

And this is our little buddy now... this picture was taken on the anniversary and I was not posing him for this picture... and he just happen to hold up one finger...

Blake and I have changed a little... I think we look the same but our heart has grown for different cultures, different foods, different smells, different experiences, new friends and we have a new appreciation for just how big our GOD really is...





When we first got here Pierce loved the water... we were blessed to have 5 pools just right down stairs from our condo... he loved to slide down the slide but he had to crawl up the steps....

And if you thought I was going to say that he does not like the water now... I gotcha.... he still loves the water and can not get enough of it... and still loves the slide... some things are always the same... here is pierce doing a trick down the slide on his fast "skate board".


Since our time here in Singapore we have made some lasting friendships with some amazing people... people that not only have loved on us during this time but ones that have brought us closer to God and true example of what it means when Jesus said to love your neighbor as yourself.

This picture was taken when we first arrived in Singapore and the first time we went out to eat with new friends...

But something we have learned too in the last 2 years is to remember your old friends... friends that have made an impact in your life... this is the time to give back and love on them...
We have learned so much... change is usually hard but it is what you do with it that can either make you or break you... we decided when we got here to "make it"... and God has blessed us.

Our life verse for the past 2 years has been this...

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. "

Thank you God for giving us a wonderful 2 years as a family in Singapore... and thanks to all the people that made this time AMAZING.

Not saying Goodbye (yet) to Singapore just saying thanks for a wonderful 2 years...