Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Day is only three days away -- and we've already celebrated it twice!  A couple weekends ago, we had a few of our young adults from our English & Retreats come and spend the weekend with us, and that included a wonderful Thanksgiving meal -- tasty!  We also talked a little bit about being thankful, God's provision, we played some American football outside in the cold by the lake, and enjoyed a lot of fun and laughter.  It was a blessing, and we had some great spiritually encouraging and challenging discussions over the weekend too!

This past Saturday, we enjoyed a second Thanksgiving feast, and we were able to share our Thanksgiving meal and traditions with several individuals from our English Corner and English cooking night.  They had never experienced a real Thanksgiving before, and again, we had a great time with them!  It was very nice to get to know many of them better, and we are enjoying solidifying some of our relationships with people here in our new hometown...

There is so much to be thankful for, that if we wrote out everything and hung it on our little Thankfulness Tree, it would look like it was in full bloom!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Inaugural Post

Hey there!

Well, since our other site bailed on us, here we are at our new site!  Thanks for stopping by, and we seriously have every intention of keeping this as current as possible with pictures, stories, quotes, prayer & praise items revolving around our family and journey in serving.  Bookmark this blog and we'd like to keep up with each other!

To kick things off, here's a couple of pictures from a family day out last month...

Our family is so boss!  We love having some fun and wacky kids, and they are growing up so quickly!  Travis is doing well in second grade, and Hannah & Emma are really enjoying their Kita (pre-school).  Please pray for Leah and her hips/joints, as they are not developing as quickly as they should be, and she's been in a brace for the last few months.  We're trusting Him for great/encouraging news when we visit this doctor this coming Friday...

As we have moved into the fall months, our days have become a little more brisk, but we are enjoying being involved in a lot of English-teaching-based opportunities -- both started up independently on our own, and also in cooperation with a local community center.  We are seeing doors opening up, and we love being able to serve in this way, help others practically and build relationships with many individuals.  Thanks for thinking of us and keeping us in your prayers...

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recently watched: the movie Lincoln

Have you already seen this Steven Spielberg historical drama from last year?  Very well done, excellently paced, and a great example of fighting for what you believe is morally/socially/spiritually right, especially in light of where you are and for what purpose.  We enjoyed it!