Fundraiser

I am dedicating this post to my bro Johnathon. He is leaving for Australia July 9 and will be there for 5 months! He is going with ywam (sp??) I wanted to let everyone know that Sunday night (June 28), 15% of all profits of Fat Boy's will go to him for support. It is only from 4-9 so if you can, get some dinner at Fat Boy's! :) I would also like to ask everyone to keep him in your prayers for the next 5 months. I'm not exactly sure what all they will be doing, but I know he will be taking classes and they will be working in the city with the youth there.

I am so extremely happy for him (and a bit envious :)! )
I'll try to keep up with him as much as possible and he even mentioned starting a blog while he's there (we'll see if that happens) but if he does, i'll get that link too.

Thank you in advace for your support!

Catch up

Wow, it has been a long time since I have posted! Lets, see.... where do I start? I am very busy with class. I only have 3 weeks left then I get a two week break! Can't wait!!! I have been very busy reading as well.... I have jumped on the Twilight ban-wagon! (and I LOVE it) I have read the first two books and am dying to start the third, but I'm not buying it until my break because reading has taken WAY to much time away from my homework :0)  and my blogging. I haven't even been reading other's blogs... I haven't been on the computer much lately unless it's for homework. I'm going to do better about that though.. I miss reading about everyone! This past weekend, Beau's sister and her family were here for a few days. I'll try to get caught up on pics too... I'm so behind. We have been teaching Copeland's sunday school class which is pretty interesting. We usually have 10-15 two and three year olds! We are usually pretty wore out by the time we leave ha. The weekend of the fourth we are heading to Branson for a little get-a-way. We are staying in a cabin on the river. I'm pretty excited. It's been a while since we have been camping or went anywhere besides IN. We usually don't take vacations because we feel like if have the time we should go to IN, but we are making an exception this time. Branson is only about 2 1/2 hrs from us so we are going for 2 nights. And it's our last summer out here so we thought we would make the best of it. Well that's pretty much it in a nutshell....Today we are swimming... it's too hot to do anything else. With 100 degree weather, what else is there to do?? 

I hope everyone is having a good week! God bless!! 

"There are many days that I wish I didn't have to smile, but God gave me this smile for a reason, and that is to show that no matter how deep a valley may seem, or how long a storm rages on I still have so many blessings to smile for.... As easy as it is to be bitter and to claim my dad (or in my case our baby) as my own, he was never mine". This is taken from my cousin Brittany's blog-aka whats left of me. I love hear dearly and love reading her blog. So often, what she writes I feel myself. Like the quote above, I couldn't have said it better myself. I still have my days of struggle and think of the precious little gift that is now in heaven. I know the Lord has a plan... and I long for the day that we are blessed with another child. I have to tell myself daily that everything is in his control and his time. I have a verse that is posted on my fridge and I read it every time I open it... Delight yourself in the Lord, and wait patiently on Him. I am trying to just that!

On a different note, we have been enjoying this summer weather to the fullest! We have been swimming the last 4 days! We have a little kiddy pool in the back yard and we went to the pool on base too. We LOVE being outside and playing in water!! I don't have any pictures... keep forgetting to get my camera and by the time I think about it, I'm wet! :) I'll try to get some soon. Tonight we are going to a nice resteraunt for my birthday, and this weekend we are goint to the city with some friends for dinner and birthday shopping. Hope everyone is having a great week!