Sunday, November 02, 2008

Dear Friends,

As I write this letter I have a sadness in my heart, but also look forward to a fun upcoming adventure taking place within our little family. As of a couple weeks ago, Adam took a position at his grandfather's company in Charlotte and we will be moving there the first week in December. It's funny how God works as we never could have imagined leaving Raleigh so soon, but both of us have a peace about it (as much peace as a new mother of 2 can have that is :) ) and look forward to making our new home in Charlotte. We are so sad to leave all of our great friends and church body, mom's group, our townhome, neighborhood, etc. etc., but are also excited to see what's around the bend. Of course, since we will only be a few hours away, we plan on visiting back 'home' as much as possible and hope to touch base with everyone before we leave. I get teary just thinking about leaving, so if you see me at church, just give me a high-five or I'll probably bawl my eyes out. :) We'll be putting our house on the market this month and am praying that God will work a miracle in that situation and will be looking for a house following that. Pray for Mom and Dad Renstrom putting up with us as we will be taking over their house and staying with them between homes!! I have to admit, however, that Adam and I are looking forward to all of the free baby-sitting! If you know of any church's that you would recommend shoot Adam or me an e-mail. We love you guys!

7 comments:

Patience Leino said...

What an exciting adventure just ahead of you! We will be praying for you guys as you transition & if you need any help packing or cleaning or taking a break for dinner, we're here!

There are two awesome churches in Charlotte that I know of: Elevation Church (elevationchurch.org) & Mosaic Church (mosaicchurch.tv) Both have solid leadership & fantastic kids ministries. I'd highly recommend checking out Elevation first. You can watch past services on their website.

Jordan & I are so excited to hear of all God has in store for you guys in Charlotte!

Tucker Family said...

We will miss you guys! Make sure to come back and visit. :)

We will also be praying for you as you pack and prepare to leave for Charlotte. If we can help in anyway, let us know.

Love you!!

WackySamanthaAmy said...

Congratulations Natalie. Will is beautiful!!!!
Ruthie

anthonyandbeth said...

sad to see you go but SO happy for this new adventure God has for your family! hope we'll see you on some of your visits back to Raleigh...and keep up the blogging so we can peek in on your life in Charlotte :)

Anonymous said...

Hey Adam and Natalie,

I used to work with Adam's mom at Northside and Adam went to school with my sister, Laura Thayer. Anyway, Susan sent me pics of Will and Greta - super cute children! If you're looking for a church in Charlotte, be sure to drop by West Cabarrus near Lowe's Motor Speedway on Bruton Smith Blvd (used to be Speedway). We love it here - it's a mid-sized church with a contemporary service and the people are awesome!

Enjoy those babies!
Julia Peskir

Phil, Gretch, and Finn said...

We will miss you! Wait a minute..

Anonymous said...

We are sad that you guys are uprooting, but we'd love to hang out with you guys. Let us know if you need any help with the move or househunting. We've been visiting a great church (Christ Central). We'd love for you to join us some Sunday.

Lydia Poole