Merry Christmas Eve!
We are SO enjoying time with our families, and we have only been here for a little over 24 hours! How nice it is to get away and enjoy Indiana's winter!
Tessa is LOVING the snow. She has built a snowman, and gone sledding in the past 24 hours. She just loves it! It is so sweet to see her joy and delight. It is great to see her just being a 4, almost 5, year old. She loves her grandparents, and I think they melt when she says, " grandma or grandpa".
Our little baby is 18 weeks old now, and my bump is growing. I'll post a new picture soon! This will be the first grandchild on both sides of the family, so, as you can guess, everyone is VERY excited!
Hopefully I'll keep up with this more now that I am taking a break and time off from Facebook. But, for now, may God bless you this Christmas and throughout the New Year!
Friday, December 24, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Almost There....
Well, it’s been a long time since I blogged, so I guess I better catch you all up on our life since Mid-June. I, Lindsay, have been studying the book of Ruth all summer with 4 awesome girls. I am so sad to see them go off to college, but at the same time, excited to see how the Lord will use them to touch the lives of those around them at Clemson, USC, and Furman. Love you girls! Here is a picture of us together~
Brandon is going to be beginning his PMBA this fall through the University of South Carolina. He will do most of his classes here in Greenville, but then go once a month to USC to take a class. He wills till be working, along with taking some night classes.
In Mid-July, we took a week long trip back to Indiana to see our families. It was such a joy to spend time with them. We got to go to our famous Elkhart County Fair, and see many friends. I ran my first 5K and successfully finished without stopping to walk. Surprisingly, my cousin Nicole and I pulled off a double surprise 3
0th anniversary party for our parents with the help of our brothers and the Bontragers! It was so fun to see them surprised and honored! Way to go, parents! We also got some family pictures taken! They are great, thanks to Leslie Hershberger! We also got to sit around my parent's fire pit! It is so nice!
When we got back to Greenville, I ran another 5k with my friend, Becky. Here is a picture of me finishing and us after that race!
We are almost done with the foster care process. We will have our home study on Wednesday, and be licensed, hopefully, next week, if all goes as planned. Pray for us….some situations have arisen regarding who we might take and we need lots of prayer. I can’t disclose any information, but please just pray for wisdom and discernment. We can’t wait to be parents to some sweet children.
I am back to school. Today was my first day. I love my new students, and I am so excited to work with them this year. It’s going to be a great year at Lake Forest Elementary. Here are a few pictures of
my classroom, minus the children!
Brandon is going to be beginning his PMBA this fall through the University of South Carolina. He will do most of his classes here in Greenville, but then go once a month to USC to take a class. He wills till be working, along with taking some night classes.
In Mid-July, we took a week long trip back to Indiana to see our families. It was such a joy to spend time with them. We got to go to our famous Elkhart County Fair, and see many friends. I ran my first 5K and successfully finished without stopping to walk. Surprisingly, my cousin Nicole and I pulled off a double surprise 3
0th anniversary party for our parents with the help of our brothers and the Bontragers! It was so fun to see them surprised and honored! Way to go, parents! We also got some family pictures taken! They are great, thanks to Leslie Hershberger! We also got to sit around my parent's fire pit! It is so nice!
When we got back to Greenville, I ran another 5k with my friend, Becky. Here is a picture of me finishing and us after that race!
We are almost done with the foster care process. We will have our home study on Wednesday, and be licensed, hopefully, next week, if all goes as planned. Pray for us….some situations have arisen regarding who we might take and we need lots of prayer. I can’t disclose any information, but please just pray for wisdom and discernment. We can’t wait to be parents to some sweet children.
I am back to school. Today was my first day. I love my new students, and I am so excited to work with them this year. It’s going to be a great year at Lake Forest Elementary. Here are a few pictures of
my classroom, minus the children!
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Rockin' in the book of Ruth!
I'll add more thoughts soon, but the book of Ruth is opening my eyes to see how much the Lord delights in our obedience and trust! I love how he, "intently carves our paths, authors each stroke, and weaves our courses into others' lives." ~ Kelly Minter
I am just in awe of how God's hand is at work, perfecting us all the way, and bringing glory to HIS name. Blessed be the name of the Lord
If you haven't stopped to really look at the words in the short book of Ruth, go back and study them, a few verses at a time. There are some deep and wonderful truths buried in the soil of this book. Wow! Ruth inspires me to work hard for the Lord, and to persevere through the hard times, because "at just the right time" God will show himself and work all things for good! ~ Romans 5:6-8
I am truly blessed to be leading a study with these amazing women, who are devoted to coming, memorizing the word, and sharing their HEARTS! Wow! The Lord is teaching me so much!
Praise be to the Lord for His enduring promises and truth!
I am just in awe of how God's hand is at work, perfecting us all the way, and bringing glory to HIS name. Blessed be the name of the Lord
If you haven't stopped to really look at the words in the short book of Ruth, go back and study them, a few verses at a time. There are some deep and wonderful truths buried in the soil of this book. Wow! Ruth inspires me to work hard for the Lord, and to persevere through the hard times, because "at just the right time" God will show himself and work all things for good! ~ Romans 5:6-8
I am truly blessed to be leading a study with these amazing women, who are devoted to coming, memorizing the word, and sharing their HEARTS! Wow! The Lord is teaching me so much!
Praise be to the Lord for His enduring promises and truth!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
A Wedding To Remember!
Wow! What a party it was at Amelia and Alex's wedding! I teach with Amelia at Lake Forest Elementary. We both teach 3rd grade! Here are some fun pictures to capture the evening and night! Brandon was a groomsman! He looks quite handsome! Mrs. Castano, you looked just stunning!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Will you pray for us?
Brandon and I are currently going through the application process to become foster parents. This has not come on suddenly, but after a lot of prayer and God's direction on our lives. We are so excited to see what he has in store for us, through this process and life-change. Please pray that we will continue to let Him guide us! Here is a picture from last summer! We need to take some new pictures!
Up & Running!
Hello Everyone!
I've been wanting to create a blog for some time now to keep everyone up-dated on our lives here in South Carolina!
I hope to add lots of pictures and details about what God is doing in our lives and how He is using us in Greenville!
I've been wanting to create a blog for some time now to keep everyone up-dated on our lives here in South Carolina!
I hope to add lots of pictures and details about what God is doing in our lives and how He is using us in Greenville!
Here is a picture of us from October! We were at a high school church premiere made from the video clips from our retreat, Epic 3!
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