Reconnecting the Hart Connection

So we realize that we have horribly neglected this blog. Our last post was over a year and a half ago. We could blame our busyness with school or whatever, or our lack of computer blogging skills, but we confess that we have mostly been lazy. Well, we have a new motivation to blog. Miranda deserves to be seen and known by our friends and family. We can't hog her all to ourself. So we will try to post new pictures and videos regularly so you can stay connected to us and our beautiful girl. We will also reflect on the manifold grace of the Lord Jesus in our life. He has been faithful and gently leading and guiding us and we would love to share that with you as well.

So...here is a quick run down of the past year and a half.

In the fall of '08 we found out that we were going to have a baby. Although we hadn't planned on this, the Lord did, and we have found that throughout the whole pregnancy, while finishing up our last year at school, the Lord has been maturing us and meeting us at every fear and insecurity that we have brought to Him (or hidden from Him).

During our last year we have also faced the fear that comes with having to figure out what to do afterwards. The job process was not very fun. Even good interviews with churches were mixed with those anxious times of waiting to hear back, sometimes months later. But even during these times the Lord was good. The Lord has answered our prayers so gently once again. Zane got the job at Grace Presbyterian (PCA) as the Youth Pastor out in Saint Charles, MO. We are both excited about what the Lord has in store for us at Grace and we will keep you updated on all that happens there.

On May 29th at 7:22pm Miranda Joy was born into the Hart family. She has been a joy! The Lord has blessed our first three weeks with her, we are getting to see her personality more and more every day. We are learning more and more about parenting, especially how important it is to respect and listen to Miranda and to comfort her when she needs to be comforted. We will try fill this blog with much more pictures and videos of her so that you can enjoy her and pray for her.

The Lord has been blessing us and lavishing his wild grace in our lives! We are baffled as to why, since we so often fail to live faithfully before Him. We praise Him for his mercy and will continue to share stories of his amazing grace.