It has been over a month since our last post and there's a lot to talk about and thank the Lord for. First of all, we're settled into our new home. We're enjoying the space of a four-bedroom home and are looking forward to little projects, as time and money allows. We thank the Lord, once again, for how He helped us get into this home. Looking back, we're embarrassed to recall the amount of worry we devoted to the whole process and recognize the good and perfect provision of our Lord. (Find our new address at right.)
We thank the Lord for our precious daughter and are blessed to see her growing into a young woman right before our eyes. Earlier in the month, her middle school chorus gave its first concert at a community Oktoberfest. Then just a couple of weeks ago she attended her first middle school dance with a young man from our church. This doesn't mean she's dating. . .it was just a dance!
Our Dodge Durango is no more. We recently traded it for a used, more fuel-efficient car. The car's been a pleasure to drive and has certainly not hurt our feelings at the gas pump. We thank the Lord for giving us a four-wheel drive when we needed it in mountainous Nevada and are thankful now that He has given us another vehicle with much lower miles and much higher m.p.g.
Mitch has intense shoulder/back pain right now. Out of the blue he awoke in the middle of the night a few weeks ago with incredible pain which sent him to the emergency room. An x-ray revealed nothing out of the ordinary so he had an MRI this morning. He'll see the doctor tomorrow and he hopes to learn more about the source of the pain and find a better pain management program. The Lord has shown Mitch His grace and strength at this time but it has been a painful process. We appreciate your prayers for him.
Finally, and probably the reason why we've not posted in over a month, Jane has a new job. You may recall that she was hired as a first line sub at a nearby school. About a week or so after she started subbing at this school, the principal of another elementary school asked her if she would take a 1st grade maternity leave sub position at his school until January. She is thankful for the Lord's gift of full-time work, even though the position is a challenging one.
God has shown us His tremendous blessing and faithfulness in the events above and at our church. We are seeing the Lord add to our numbers, seeing men and women grow in their knowledge of the Lord and of His Word, and have been overwhelmed with our body's loving and generous gifts during pastor appreciation month.
Now for a few pictures. . .
3 comments:
The new house looks great!!! Love the hardwood floors and it does look like you have much more room. WOW!!! Look at Nicole growing up. She looks great.....she will be graduating before we know it.....Thanks for sharing the photos. Hope Pastor Mitch gets to feeling better. Miss you guys.
Oh where is Jake????
Jake's still a part of the family. His part of the American Dream got smaller when we bought our part of the American Dream (the house). But he gets to come inside more since we now own the floors he walks on. :)
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