Sep
26
2011
26
2011
Change is in the Air
Filed under: Life Updates, RV Sale
We’ve had our share of change over the last 3 months! And now that everything is finally settling into reality, I am ready to share it all with you. As you can see from the above photo, my BODY has been changing! Baby Janssen #3 will be arriving in late April and we couldn’t be more thrilled. I am 11 weeks right now, and I will be SO happy to see my second trimester. I’m ready to feel normal again and not like a comatose, nauseous, crazy woman. 
(*side note: I’m so totally in love with the pants I have on here. I don’t ever want to take them off. Ever. I love Texture!!)
With one change comes another. On Saturday we will move into this cozy and charming house just outside of Nederland, CO (affectionately referred to as “Ned”). The house is a seasonal furnished rental…with a lease just long enough to welcome a new little baby into our family, surrounded by the beauty of the mountains. After that lease is up, we will re-evaluate and decide what our next housing step will be. Can’t wait to share photos of the inside with you after we move in!
And that brings me to our last change…our fifth wheel is up for sale! This is one of most extensive remodels and truly one of my favorite spaces we’ve done. I’m sure whoever the lucky buyer is will love the lively colors and open floor plan. Jump over to our Happy Janssens blog for a complete description, photo tour, and contact info. We’ll eventually be looking for something a bit smaller for weekend travel.
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy;
for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.
Anatole France
This quote really resonates with me and fits our lives perfectly. We have had so many experiences and lived so much life in these wandering nomad days of ours. We know that every season brings about a new adventure, and even more so in seasons of change.
It’s been a difficult time of decision-making, late night talks after the kids have gone to bed, and much prayer. We know and trust that in EVERY season, God has a plan for our lives and that He is keeping is hand of provision on our family. Even when it’s hard to leave behind a part of ourselves, we press on and know that the life God has planned for us is beyond what we could ever ask for or imagine.
I am so excited for this coming fall and winter…the preparations for a new baby and nesting in the mountains, hot soup and bread, family visiting, and exploring a new town. I hope you’ll stick around and come along on this new journey with me!
Posted by Sara @ 9:12 pm | Leave a Comment
5
2011
Hi Sara. You don’t know me…I just came across your blog one day and absolutely love it and have been following it for about a year. Congrats on your pregnancy! I’m also pregnant, for the first time, and due on February 18th. I wish you the best of luck!
5
2011
first off, congrats!!!! what beautiful news.
second, that quote is just wonderful and much needed for me rightnow.
be well and here’s to amazing new adventures!
6
2011
Oh oh Sara!!!!!!!! I am so happy with this news!!!! Sara!!!!! Congratulations friend! big hugs and kisses from Argentina! My boy is growing great and Lola is his sister and best friend! oh and also we are about to move to a house! oh! i will be here with you following all this change in the air!!!! with love
7
2011
I love you! Loving hearing about all your adventures. We have been trying to become ‘homeless’ and travel for almost a year. We have sold most everything and have a small apartment for now. Took a 5 week vacation roadtrip through the west this summer and hope to be able to save up and do more. Living small and simple is great! Life has just so much to discover and explore. We are self-employed and home school and are trying to use that freedome and flexability all we can. Thanks for writing! Good luck with the baby on the way. Your cabin looks awsome!
8
2011
Congratulations Sara!! wonderful news for you and your growing family! Your family adventure is what propelled us to get started on our journey on the road which begins October 17! Yay!
BTW, I love homebirth and that’s how I first found you over 2 years ago just before I had my first daughter at home. 2nd trimester will be here soon for you so hang in there!
9
2011
Congratulations Janssen family! I was just thinking recently while looking at your flickr stream what pretty babies you all make and wondering if you would have any more. Loving seeing photos of your adorable family living such a beautiful creative life!
Also, your r.v is incredible! It gives me inspiration for what can be done to a camper. You’ve made me realize they don’t have to be as cookie cutter and boring as I thought. That thing is gorgeous!
And that house? What a cozy beautiful place to welcome a new baby. Looking forward to following along with this new chapter in your story!
10
2011
Congratulations! I have been offline for awhile so no chance to check your beautiful blog and photographs. Blessings on your changing and wonderful new adventure!
10
2011
Hi,
Congratulations on your pregnanncy! We have three girls and love it. I love your blog and follow it every week. I’m wondering what app you are using with the photos that have the photo border on them.
Thanks,
Sascha
13
2011
Hi Sara! Congratulations on your new little life! I just found out that I am four weeks pregnant with my first child : ) I had a question for you, since you’ve already been down this road twice already. Do you use any kind of cream or lotion to rub on your belly to make sure your skin is healthy? I was very skinny all my life, and now that my skin is beginning to stretch beyond size one pants my tummy is itching and feeling quite tight! If you have any suggestions for something natural and organic to use for belly skin, please let me know!
15
2011
Congrats on the your families blessing!! You and I were pregnant at the same time when you were pregnant w/ Lucia Mae and now we are pregnant again at the same time!
“Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man that has his quiver is full of them.’ Psalm 127;4,5
16
2011
I have just stumbled across your blog and I love it! Your daughters are beautiful, your home birth was amazing to watch and your ‘uncluttered’ way of living is inspirational. Congrats on bub no. 3! xx
16
2011
I am so excited for you, for the baby, the house and for you being such an inspiration. I can’t wait to hear about the unschooling conference. Congrats!
2
2011
oh wow! Congratulations on the new growing belly!!! So excited for you guys.