On the road...

Well we hit the road at about 9:00 am Wednesday morning.  We left North Augusta driving the Budget truck, the 4runner, and the Land cruiser.  The plan was to drive the LC to Charlotte where we could pick up a trailer (why did we not have one already? The drama associated with that will be shared in a post once we get settled a little bit.).  To make a long story short, we decided to not use the budget trailer and so the three vehicles continued on.

We were blessed with good weather, never saw the temp above 82 (very nice considering the LC does not have air conditioning).  We did not hit any major traffic delays and we made great time.  The budget truck is limited to 70, but we were able to keep it close to the limit for most of the day.  After stopping for dinner at a Cracker Barrel (Marya's request) outside of Winchester, VA, we decided to keep going for a little while longer.  We finally called it a night outside of Harrisburg, PA.  So, our totals for Wednesday were 6 states (SC, NC, VA, WV, MD, PA) and 636 miles.

Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us.  We have about 400 miles left today, so please keep praying for us.

Till Next Time,

BRIAN, Marya and Connor

Last Days…

It has been a whirlwind over the last few days.  I have spent my days packing, while Brian finishes his last week at work.  We have spent our evenings with family and friends.  It has been such an encouraging time.  We have eaten well, been prayed over, been encouraged and blessed by the tremendous generosity of those around us!   We are now both jobless!

We are still waiting patiently (at least attempting to) on God’s timing of finding a renter or buyer for our home.  We know that his timing is perfect and he will provide. 

Even in the midst of all the wonderful time of fellowship, I have still been distracted by all the loose ends in our life right now.  The Lord blessed me with this verse during my time with him this week:

2 Timothy 1:6-7
“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit NOT OF FEAR but of POWER and LOVE and SELF CONTROL.”
God did not give me this task to be fearful of the future and all the change that is occurring in my life.  He gave me this gift so that I can have a spirit of power, love and self control.  This has been so encouraging.  I do still get fearful but I am also reminded that this is not of the Lord!

Please pray for us as we finish packing!  Please pray for safe traveling, (we leave on Wednesday!)  Please continue to pray for a renter or buyer for our house!  Please pray for jobs! 

Thank you for taking the time to read and pray over our family!

Love,
Brian, Marya and Connor

YARD SALE!!!!!!!

You may have heard by now that we are having a yard sale, July 31st!!!  We are obviously downsizing from 1350+ sq. ft. to 900- sq. ft.  So we must get rid of some stuff or else it is going to sit in an attic or warehouse for 3 years and then what was the point in keeping it?  We also are hoping to make enough money to pay for our moving expenses or more! 
SO…………………………….
If you have some stuff that is sitting around waiting for a yard sale.  HERE IS YOUR SALE!!!  We will gladly pick up any donations.  So far we have books, clothes, a couch, a dresser and I’m sure some other things that I am not aware of yet.  Please leave me a comment or email me: marsh603@gmail.com if you have something you would like for us to pick up!
My question for those who are pros at this yard sale thing, am I missing anything from my to-do list?
TO DO:

• Put an ad in the paper
• Organize things so they can be easily found and sold
• Label & Price EVERYTHING!
• Get LOTS of $1, $5, Quarters and other various types of change
• Set the Coffee Pot Timer to “THE CRACK OF DAWN”
• Put out signs

I know I am missing something so, someone with experience please get me some pointers.
As always, thank you so much for reading!
Love,
Brian, Marya  & Connor

Sweet Summertime

We are counting down the days...summer is halfway over and we don't have many days left here in the South. Here is the first of hopefully many posts that will include pictures!

Georgia Aquarium at the beginning of June. Connor loved all the fish! He would say, "bish" and then go, "oh, nother one & nother one & nother one." He was so excited to see so many fish!

Family Picture at the Georgia Aquarium

Connor and Gigi at Music in the Park in North Augusta

We camped at the lake one weekend in June! It was very very hot and helped us get excited about the 80 degree summers in MA. We took a family ride on the tube and had a blast!

Molly, Annie and Marya at Sarah Beth (McKinney) Alewine's wedding!

Fripp 2010! Marya and Connor were able to spend a week on Fripp Island at the end of June! Brian also spent the beginning and end of the week with us as well! It took a little while for Connor to get used to the sand, the sun, and the water but he eventually warmed up! By the end of the week, he loved the beach and especially the frog pool at the Cabana Club. Although, I truly believe that Connor thought the beach and pool meant snack time. He would spend a minimum of 10 minutes playing and then go straight to the beach bag looking for snacks!

Speaking of snacks, Fripp is full of deer and they love to be fed! Connor was more than willing to share his snacks with the deer!

Now, to the surprise...Connor is helping his Daddy move all the parts of his crib out of his room into the hall to make room for a big boy bed!

Connor's big boy bed! He loves it so much and has been sleeping so well!

Love Always,

Brian, Marya and Connor

Why the name?

Welcome to the Marsh blog!

Escapades means "a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct" from Webster's Dictionary

The Marshcapes is the Marsh family's adventurous action the is extremely counter to conventional conduct, but when God says go, you GO!

This is the story of our lives, we are preparing to venture on a journey for which we don't know the end. As most of you probably know, we are moving to South Hamilton, Massachusetts (north east of Boston) at the end of August. Brian will be entering into his first semester of seminary in the Fall at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Before we started dating Brian has shared with me that he had felt called into the ministry, we are now pursuing this calling that God placed on Brian so long ago.

(I will ask him to share his story with you another time on this blog.)

We now plan to share the joys and tears, the trials and the fears with you. We hope you will pray with us as we embark on this new story of our lives.