We are moving back to North Dakota

Joe and I are excited to be moving the family back to North Dakota in May! We love Arizona and this move is bitter sweet as we will be leaving great family and friends in AZ. We are especially sad to be moving far away from Colleen and Pat (Joe's mom and brother) but we are excited to raise our kids in the Midwest where we are both from in North Dakota!

Joe received a great job offer with a great company called Victaulic where he will be in a sales position. Joe is currently self employed in AZ and it is getting old paying for everything out of our own pockets like health benefits so we are excited for him to start his new adventure with Victaulic as they will offer our young family many benefits!

Joe's position is based in Minot, ND and we will be moving back the week of May 8th. Minot is growing and there are not many housing options available right now so we will be living in my Mom's cabin on Lake Sakakawea for the time being until we can find something in Minot. If you know of anyone wanting to rent their home out in Minot please let us know as we would be great renters! My Mom is completely finishing her basement for us and we are excited to live on the lake especially during the summer months! We will be renting out our house in AZ so if you know of anyone interested in a nice 4 bedroom/2 bathroom/3 car garage home please let us know!

We will be busy over the next few weeks packing but we are so excited to be back in ND where most of my family lives. Joe also has family in ND. We are also excited to reconnect with some great friends we both have in ND and meet new ones. This will be a new adventure and I am sure it will be an adjustment after living in a city of over 6 million people but we are excited to see where God takes us as we move back to the prairie!

Look out North Dakota... HERE COME THE WILSON'S!!

Pops, Tommy, and Jesus

“Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. For whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven." Matthew 18:3-4

I don't know where to begin or how to write about the loss of Randy (Joe's Dad, My father-in-law, Tommy and Lily's Pops) so I won't... But, I want to write about a few experiences Tommy has had since Randy passed away on Monday, March 7th as I want to remember these stories and share them with Tommy someday. Randy and Tommy had a great relationship and they had a connection that is unexplainable... the morning Randy passed away Joe and his whole family were surrounding Randy and I was home with the kids as they were sleeping. Joe came home a few hours after Randy had passed and Tommy was still sleeping but as soon as Tommy woke up I went into his room and did not tell him anything about Pops passing away as I wanted to wait for Joe so we could tell Tommy together but while I was changing his diaper Tommy said "Pops sleeping, Pops sleeping, Pops sleeping." I could not believe my ears because we had not said anything yet to Tommy about Randy passing away but Tommy already knew somehow...

About a week later Tommy woke up from his afternoon nap and I asked him if he had any good dreams and he said, "Pops playing with me... Pops playing with me and the animals"... it gave me goosebumps and a few days after that Tommy told me when he woke up from a nap that "Pops playing football with Jesus and the animals" and he kept repeating this story about Pops playing football with Jesus and there were all these animals around. Tommy has said all of this on his own without any prodding...Joe and I are so amazed as he says these things right after he wakes up from his naps so you can believe what you want but I believe that Pops is visiting Tommy in his dreams and I do believe that he is playing with Tommy and that Tommy can see Randy who is safe and loved in the presence of Jesus.

The other reason I think this is because Tommy never asks where Pops is or wonders where Pops is when we go over to Nana and Pops house. He used to always run in their house and run right to Pops... he would even run past Nana as he loved Pops so much but now he goes over there and Tommy never even asks where Pops is and he never even looks around for Pops.... Again, I believe he does not ask about Pops because he KNOWS Pops is safe in heaven. This whole experience just makes me believe even more in Heaven and Hell and the power of Jesus. Jesus is our SAVIOR and KING and I can see that more clearly through the eyes of my 2 year old!!