Karoline, Kylie & Cohen Too

A few weeks ago Karoline, Mom, & I went to Atlanta and my friend Kim & Summer hosted Premier Designs Jewelry shows for me. We had a BLAST!! We had fun at the shows and Kim and Summer both got hundreds of dollars in free jewelry for hosting. I love Premier...

Anyway, it was so fun staying with Kim & her family... it was such a relaxing time and Karoline & Kylie had the BEST time with each other. They get along So well! My favorite part of the trip was watching them play together. My prayer is that they will grow up being best friends, just like Kim & I. Cohen loved watching them play! Soon he and Anderson will be playing together!

We also got to have lunch at my favorite BBQ place, Jim & Nicks, with Sarah and her mom. I got to see Sarah's sweet baby boy growing in her belly... so cute! We can't wait to see everyone again!













Their favorite game... Hop-Scotch

A Boy & His Truck; A Girl & Her Pup

And just because she's cute...

One Year Ago...

It's seriously HARD to believe we have been in Myrtle Beach for ONE YEAR! Sometimes it feels like yesterday, but sometimes (since it's been our busiest year EVER) it seems like it's been longer! A year ago yesterday we pulled into town... what a LONG journey across the country that was! I LOVE the story of how God worked in bringing us to Myrtle Beach and I LOVE what HE has done for our family, for Wellspring, and especially for the LIVES that are being CHANGED each week!

We have gone a WHOLE YEAR without a formal paycheck! I write this not because I want to focus on the money, but this was my biggest worry/ fear, the hardest thing that I had to give over to God (and I usually do again each month when I have another panic attach!), and having to adjust to being a working mom...And to encourage you to NOT let money stop you from following God's call in your life! We CANNOT say THANK YOU enough to our supporters who allow us to concentrate on our vision and our work for Wellspring! You have made a HUGE impact on The Grand Strand! God has also found very clever ways to help us make ends meet. From graphic design jobs for TJ, cutting grass, working on a golf course, real estate, starting Premier Designs, substitute teaching for a maternity leave teacher, working for my dad, to checks in the mail from people we don't even know... GOD HAS PROVIDED! HE HAS BEEN FAITHFUL! It's a different life not knowing where in the world your next months income will come from, but it is also AWESOME because I can see the Father providing so clearly FIRST HAND every month!

But most of all it's been incredible to see so many people commit themselves to the LORD and to see their lives being changed before my very eyes. We have had almost 30 people commit their lives to Christ since January! We have seen individuals and families recommitted to Christ and partnering with our church! WOW... Let me just say God is SO good! I am thankful for those he has clearly CALLED to be a part of Wellspring- to lead, serve and catch the vision of reaching out to EVERYONE in The Grand Strand... To see those who are far from God because passionate followers of Jesus Christ! That's what it's ALL ABOUT!

And let me say THANK YOU specifically to Trey & Danielle who have been AMAZING to us this past year! Trey is a wonderful pastor and Danielle is AMAZING! They are wonderful leaders, encouragers, prayer warriors... you name it! We LOVE their precious family.

Trey gave TJ a gift certificate for us to go our on a few date nights during the service yesterday! That was SO sweet! We cannot wait to use it... I think tomorrow!

As far as life in Myrtle Beach... we LOVE it! I love our dear friends, this community, our preschool (amazing teachers!!), my neighborhood, THE BEACH (of course), the weather, MY PARENTS LIVING HERE, and much more! We feel very at home.

I thank the LORD for all that He has done and all that HE will do in the years ahead here in Myrtle Beach and at Wellspring Church!

Headed South!

Last Saturday we headed down to Charleston for a day trip to visit some of our favorite people! My college roommate, Stacey, and her family moved to Charleston in October (which we are SO excited they are just 2 hours away now!) and my best friend, Kim, and her family were in town visiting so got in the car and headed south... We could not pass up the opportunity to visit with such wonderful friends.

We had a wonderful time... the kids had a blast playing with each other. We stared the day walking around down town. We looked pretty funny walking the narrow sidewalks of Charleston with 4 strollers holding 4 toddlers and 2 babies! We got some yummy sandwiches and went to a beautiful park under Charlestons famous Ravenel Bridge. The rest of the day was spent relaxing in Stacey and Brandon's house... kids played, men watched football, we cooked dinner, and enjoyed just being together. Here are some pictures from our day in Charleston...

The Ravenel Bridge

Love Kylie's shades!

Landry

Kim and Cohen

Ava

These red, spinning seats where lots of fun!

Andy & Anderson

After a long day SITTING to watch Dora...


If you want to see these and additional pictures taken on our day trip watch the slide show...

He May Not Like Taking Pictures...

But He LOVES SAND!!!!!!

"I'm KING of the SAND!"

Merry Christmas From The Goff's

This is REAL life! Not always picture perfect :)

It's that wonderful time of year when we take a Christmas card picture (well usually not this early but Shutterfly had 25 cards FREE & FREE shipping so I had to take advantage!). As you can tell it was a LOVELY photo session!

The three pictures above describe what 95% of the shoot was like... but the other 5% were actually really cute. BUT we got NO picture of the kids looking at the camera together... just NOT possible I guess with a 2 year old & a 3 year old! Hope you got a good laugh! I can laugh now but I was not laughing in the moment :)

But with all the fussing, fits, hearing "NO" 100 million times, having to say "NO" 100 more million times, all the frustration went way when I rocked Anderson before bed and listened to him sing praise songs to the best of his ability! He sang "Sing, Sing, Sing" (Steve Fee song) perfectly & he melted my heart! All was forgotten!

Trick Or Treat, Smell My Feet...

Karoline said this over and over again last night... between houses. She froze and said nothing at each door!

Last night was our first time to take the kids trick or treating... AND it was TJ's first time EVER too! Karoline was SO excited... which quickly turned to fear except for the "nice" people - AKA old people sitting in their drive ways giving away candy with no Halloween decor :)

Anderson has been a little sick running a fever all weekend so he just strolled door to door but he was quite cute saying trick or treat to the best of his ability! Here are the pictures of our Tinkerbell & Superman below...


She would NOT let go of our hands!












Have I told yall my parents have escaped to the mountains for a week... I MISS THEM SO MUCH! Here is a picture they sent us...