The Fiscus Family: Busy, Busy, Busy!

A few weeks ago we celebrated the day when we first came to Pioche and the church called Mitch as Pastor. That was two years ago and a lot has happened since then. We'll spare you the rehashing of events summarized in our last two Christmas newsletters. Suffice it to say we've been busy over these last two years!

It's no different today. We find ourselves coming and going, burning the candle at both ends. All the while, we continue to see God's grace and mercy and His strength and faithfulness to do what He's called us to do.

Mitch recently gave the church a State of the Church address, if you will, and is now leading the body through a series of discipleship messages in order to further equip us for ministry. He's finishing a Wednesday night series on the truthfulness of Scripture and prayerfully seeking the Lord's will about beginning an AWANA program for kids on Wednesday nights in the fall.

Jane is partway through a ladies' Bible study on the book of Daniel. She and the ladies are finding the prophecy portion of this study challenging but invigorating. She has also begun thinking about this summer's VBS after a kickoff potluck/planning meeting last Sunday.

Teaching school is still consuming much of Jane's time and energy but she's beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel (summer vacation) in a little over nine weeks away. Her school district is experiencing budget cuts and it remains to be seen by the human eye whether she will have opportunity to teach next year. (We know our sovereign Lord has His plans well-laid out, though!)

Nicole was recently in the annual talent show at Pioche Elementary. She demonstrated sport stacking (a fun craze she learned while in school in Texas) and played a basic piece on the piano. Dad and Mom were as proud of her as ever.

Nicole calls on an audience volunteer to try it:

Jake the dog is as energetic as usual. He has had the pleasure (his feelings, not this author's) to discover and chase two cats out of his yard. One of the traumatized cats was barely able to get away from him by squeezing in a tight spot between our fence and shed. Mitch rescued the poor thing and sent it off to tell its friends how dangerous this yard can be. Jake loved every minute of it!

Callie the cat is as lazy as ever. It's her goal to lounge in as many places as possible (even if it seems a little inconvenient to others). Jane discovered this during a recent Bible study. Callie loved every minute of it!