The Future

After a lot of prayer and discussion with lots of people, we have made a few big decisions about the immediate future. First, I have decided to withdraw from my residency program. This was not an easy decision, but I feel like I need to spend as much time with Joe and the rest of the fam as possble. Second, we have decided that it would be best for the family if we moved to Nashville closer to both sets of grandparents. Although we have fantastic friends here in Atlanta, nothing beats having family close by who love our children as much as we do. We are planning on moving pretty quickly, by the middle of April. Gillian's parents have a house in Franklin that they rent that they will be letting us stay in, and it is very close to both our parents. Thank you, Nana and Grandad! So these are pretty big changes, but we really feel like both decisions are what is best for Joseph and for the rest of us. I will try to find a teaching job for the next school year, but if that doesn't work, I will open up an underground unlicensed doctor's office.
Joseph is doing well. He loved our time at the beach but was ready to come home and play with his friends. The radiation has finally taken a lot of his hair which was really hard to watch, but I think most of what is going to fall out has already fallen. They say that it should grow back, but there is a chance that it could be permanent. He and Holly have already had one easter egg hunt with their friends and there could be two more, so we'll post some pictures after that happens.
We hate to leave our friends in Atlanta, but in dealing with all of this we are going to need our families to provide a lot of help for a long time. Please pray for us through these changes, that I will be able to find a job quickly, that the move will go well, that Joseph would start sleeping better at night, and that the transition to a new city would be smooth.