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
27
2011
I was really missing your blog posts, but I should have put two and two together since I’m 9 weeks pregnant and haven’t blogged at my page for a month or so!! Too busy sleeping or being sick! lol. Also, loving your new rental, and your fifth wheel (wish I could buy it..lol) and basically, I love your life. Such an inspiration and has me dreaming about my family going on the road in two years hopefully.
Prayers sent for a happy and healthy pregnancy!
27
2011
Congratulations Sara! So happy for you! And your next move sounds fun. I don’t make it up to Nederland enough. When you get settled and feeling better and my little one and I are ready to be out in the world I would love to explore Ned with you!
27
2011
Yay yay yay!!! Congratulations!!! On everything!!! Big, awesome things happening. <3
27
2011
Overjoyed! That’s the way I feel for you right now. Thanks to God for holding you and your family as you journey through these times of change! I’m looking forward to hearing about all of it, thank you for including us
27
2011
Congratulations!! You look fantastic and that house is the most charming thing I’ve ever seen. So jealous! Enjoy this happy time!
27
2011
Congratulations!! Such exciting news! And you look FANTASTIC!!
27
2011
Congrats!!!! Three lil ones are alot of fun and I can’t wait to fallow the journey;)
27
2011
Congrats Sara!!! That is awesome!
27
2011
This post put me in the best mood today! If anybody can handle 3 children with grace, you and Matt can. That 5th wheel is absolutely charming, just like you.
27
2011
SO happy for you!! And selfishly hoping this means a few more pregnancy and new-baby blog posts in the future.
Congratulations, Janssen family!!
27
2011
*Happy squeal.*
Yay, yay, yay! So happy for you!
27
2011
Oh, that is awesome! Congratulations!
And that HOUSE! Sigh… It is beautiful!
27
2011
Oh, Sara, congratulations!!! I am so excited for you and your family.
27
2011
Another happy Janssen! Hooray! May your birth be just as blessed as your first two.
There is such a sense of warmth and wholeness to your posts: it will be wonderful to see that warmth lived out in your new space. Congratulations on all your new changes!
27
2011
Such blessed and amazing news! I really miss your posts but, pretty much as many of those who comment, figured there must have been something amazing going on. Thanks for sharing with us.
May God bless your pregnancy and this new miracle of life!
27
2011
Congratulations! You look beautiful(as always)! What a fantastic home to bring #3 into. And man, if I had the resources, boy would I love to buy your fifth wheel. It’s incredible!
27
2011
Praise God!! Congratulations!!! Happy, happy day!! What a wonderful blessing. I’m sure your younger two are so excited, too. LOVE the 5th wheel for sale. Can you just leave all of your stuff in it for me to buy?
Love your style. Maybe I should just have you come and decorate my tiny apartment. Thanks for the update!
27
2011
Congratulations! Your new home looks like it’s absolutely beautiful!
27
2011
congratulations on baby #3! what awesome news! & i LOOVEE your new home. looks amazing…
27
2011
wow, i’m (almost) speechless! congratulations on the pregnancy–amazing news! your new home is INCREDIBLE! good luck with all the plans.
27
2011
Congratulations! Looking forward to reading your lovely posts.
27
2011
Wow wow wow! Congrats! Baby #3 – gosh, it seems like Lucy was just the baby! And the new house looks absolutely gorgeous!
27
2011
First of all Congrats!!! I am so excited for you
I am 26 weeks pregnant and never knew pregnancy could be this amazing (after the first trimester of course) I am very excited about Motherhood. Ned is the perfect spot for you guys! It’s where we’ve thought about moving for a long time.
Enjoy!
27
2011
Oh, chills! Congrats to you! My family from Longmont is here this week visiting. Thinking of you!
Steph
27
2011
Sending good thoughts for a happy midwife-mama connection for you!
Sonya, Brainerd
27
2011
Congratulations!
Prayers for a happy, healthy pregnancy!!!
27
2011
No wonder you’ve been gone! Congrats! I’m so happy for you guys:)
27
2011
Congratulations on baby #3. so exciting!
Have fun during all of these awesome new changes coming up! The house is beautiful
28
2011
Congratulations on #3 and the temp settle in Nederland – one of my favorite places in the world. My husband, son and I live in NYC – but we’re originally from the Rocky Mountain West and are entertaining a move back “home.” Those mountains call.
28
2011
yay to babies! loved the pants..shamelessly ordered them as soon as I saw them! ~*~love how you shine! ~*~ Matthew 5:16
28
2011
I have been reading your blog for a long time, this is my first comment. That RV is gorgeous! Can’t wait to see what you do with your house. Congratulations!
28
2011
Congrats! And those pants are so cute. I was thinking that before you linked to them.
28
2011
Congratulations, Sara!
The new house looks amazing. Best of luck with all the new changes.
28
2011
Congratulations on a new blessing!
29
2011
One of the prettiest places I’ve ever seen is outside of Nederland…there’s a campground where you can do lots of hikes. We went really far up…it was just so beautiful.
Congrats on the baby…without even seeing the full picture…I had a feeling I knew what it was.
29
2011
What an exciting time for your family! That home looks lovely and what a view…Take care.
29
2011
Congrats!! Can’t wait to meet this new little Janssen. Praying you have a happy and healthy pregnancy!
29
2011
Holy moly! Wow you guys, congratulations!!!
30
2011
EEEEE! Congratulations!
30
2011
Congratulations on your pregnancy! What exciting news. I cannot wait to follow your time of nesting and cozying-up in the mountains, awaiting a new baby. I know your new home will be as warm and cozy and colorful as your others have been, and I can’t wait to see it.
I’m sure your girls are thrilled to welcome a new sibling. What an exciting time for you all! xoxo
30
2011
Hi sweet mama!! I was browsing some of my fav blogs and came across yours~so glad I did! You are gorgeous with your beautiful baby bump & that rental home is going to be such a wonderful place for you to enjoy your pregnancy. What a view that must be! So excited for you, friend!
1
2011
What wonderful news – congratulations! I have been enjoying your blog(s) for almost 2 years now, and love reading your perspective on life.
Wishing you all the best as you move through this pregnancy!
1
2011
Congrats….I am so thrilled for you!
2
2011
Congratulations Sara!
I am so happy for you. 
2
2011
Congratulations! We just went up to Ned yesterday to check out the carousel. Have you been? Unbelievable detail. It’s amazing! Enjoy your new changes!
2
2011
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! I am so in love with that baby bump!!!
2
2011
Congratulations Sara! I just found your blog a few days ago and I have enjoyed reading past posts SO much. I thought I was the only chick under 90 who had read EM Bounds. Holla!
4
2011
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! So Exciting! Congrats!
Change is a constant with you guys, and you do it so well.
Love you much! ~ d
5
2011
I have been reading your blog for a while now and wondered why there haven’t been any updates for a while! Now I know why! Congratulations on your pregnancy!
5
2011
Congratulations!! And, yes, no wonder you’ve been busy, growing another human being and all.