The Daugherty's: July 2008

I have had a very difficult time adjusting to my new life. Everyone has been so nice and so friendly and so helpful, I really shouldn't feel this way, but something is still missing. I have been trying everything; being friendly, thinking positively, praying and making friends, but I haven't been able to put out the longing and lonliness I feel for Jacksonville Beach and my life and friends there. This has never happened to me before. I have usually adjusted and moved on after my previous moves, but this life change is really trying me. The good thing about trials I've learned though is that it has given me a stronger opportunity to turn to Heavenly Father for help. I am really dependent on Him right now to give me the strength I need each day to face my new life. I am embarased that something so seemingly small has been so hard for me but it really has. I just really felt at home at Jax Beach.

I think Bailey and Calvin are loving their new life. Our backyard is a children's paradise (they have already named it Narnia...and Calvin loves having adventures in the woods back there) and I have enrolled them in swimming lessons and they are enjoying that (although at first they were both in shock at how cold the water was compared to Florida and it took some adjustment getting used to a city pool membership and all the rules associated with that in contrast to our neighborhood pool back home.) But all in all they are adjusting well.

Azalea however has seemed different. She doesn't enjoy nursery like she did and doesn't like the cold water at the pool at all. She does like going up and down the stairs in our new house and sleeps undisturbed now in her own room. I LOVE that!