FRIENDSHIP

The Lord has blessed us with many great friends!! I am thankful for this season of our life!! It will be a sad day when we have to leave this campus and or KC.  But I love the friendships that all four of us has been blessed with.   Tucker has a best friend that he can go days with out playing with, but he prays for him every night.  I am thankful we only live 3 hours from family... I am thankful I can feel the Lord next to me when I worry about where we will be and how far we will live from my family!! What a blessing to know the Lord will always be with us even if he calls us across the united states!! I am not saying that will be easy...it will be the hardest day of my life if we have to move far far away!!!!
Seminary/College is not always fun ~ schedules over flowing, time with your spouse...what is that, late night studying, waking up early in the morning, kids that do not mind, no money, weird work schedules.But to have friends that we can fellowship with, laugh with, cry with, or Pray with is a great feeling!! Thank you Lord for the friendships you have blessed us with...the ones that are hours away, the ones that are across the street, the ones from church, the ones in a different country, the ones that are old, the ones that are young, the ones who are praying for us and we do not even realize it!!!

Baseball season is here!!

Well the semester is almost over ~ Praise the LORD!! Travis is taking English Comp II this semester and hates it.  He loves all his Bible classes or Christian Ed class but struggles in the general ed classes. After this May he will only need 41 more hours.  He is taking 5 credit hours this coming summer ~ The Gospels, and a volunteer class! Hopefully he will get everything wrapped up the month of June and be able to enjoy the month of July and August.  He should finish in the December 2011, but we have prayed and realized he will take it slow the next 3 semester an finish in May 2012 so that way we do not have to move in the middle of the school yr for the boys.  That is if we are called away from KC.

Hayden is playing pitching machine baseball.  He really likes it.  I am thankful for the time Travis is given to help coach.  He is finishing 2nd grade and reading on a 7th grade reading level!!! He has a wonderful teacher who has pushed him to strive to do the best he can.   He tried out for the spelling bee but did not make it.  He was really upset about it.  He was proud of his classmate that came in 2nd place today!!

Tucker is loving school and has the girls falling all over him.  He has a wonderful teacher ~ they both seem to have the same personality! We are amazed at the things Tucker has learned.  He is becoming more independent everyday...even made himself a sandwich today!! He will start T-Ball in May!! He is very excited.  He will be in a wedding this summer and felt blessed when his cousin Mike asked him to be in it.  So hard to believe he will be 7 this fall.

Work is ever so busy!! I really do love the job the Lord has blessed me with.  I am ready for summer....we get to move to a 3 bedroom apt.  on campus!!! I am so excited the boys will have their own room!! We are going to Branson for vacation! The boys are excited, but so am I.  Travis and I will be married for 10 yrs in June! Wow were did the time go!!!

life...future

Well Travis is getting ready to start his 4 yr at Midwestern.  I am excited and happy for all he is learning!  I remember when we first moved here I thought it would be leaving in 4 yrs.  Thought he would have his degree in 4 years.  Well I am sure we have two more years to go.  Which I have to say I am proud of him only taking 5 years to get his Bachelors degree in Christian Education.  But as we have been here for three years and we can see the end...I can not help but wonder where we will be in the future.  That is very hard for me!! I have to learn to be patient and wait for God to show us instead of wanting it all spelled out for me!!