A view from our trip

Grand Canyon
Slide Rock state park


The beach
Juju and Ariel
B' man
Little spunky Levi
Jackryan looking tough
Cute pick w/ Mickey in the background
So sweet!!!
Notice I said trip and not vacation, in my opinion when you go on vacation you go somewhere remote and sit on the beach with a cold drink in one hand and your spouses hand in the other.  When we travel with the whole family for extended periods of time we basically pack everything and the kitchen sink and move our residence for a few days.  Don't get me wrong, we had a BLAST!  But there was not a thing relaxing about it!  We drove through some of America's most beautiful country side.  Our drive started out on the back side of the Rocky Mountains and ended us in the Ocean in California.  Along the way we saw Michael's grandmother, mom, aunt, cousin, sister and family and lastly Disneyland for two days.  Here are some cute pictures of our time away.....

New picture updates...

Our big baller just finished his fourth season of basketball.  Braeden has really improved through the years, scoring in every game.  Way to go B!!!

Our new cute house, we are so excited to move in March!!  I will send more pictures later...

Our little getaway skiing in the mountains with our good friends the Kubicek's for my birthday.  Two days of skiing will really make you feel your age!!

Me and my kiddos on my birthday

Being a church planter's wife....

Michael sent me this web site (http://yourjourney.org/waterNew/default.asp?T=508434&DID=1189 ) for church a planter's wife and I found it hard to read, yet comforting at the same time.  Here is the summary of the article I read challenging us lucky (or unlucky) women....

She will not be perfect.  We all fail and do so will she.  Failure is not to fall down, but to stay down.  At this point she should dust herself off, ask forgiveness, if necessary, and continue the calling already received, her family and the church.

Resume:

1. A church planter's wife must be just as committed to church planting as her husband.

2. Her role of wife and mother are her first priority.

3. Emotional stability needs to be cultivated as much as possible. (really? :)

4. The church planter's wife needs to be a model for others.  (ouch, this one's hard)

5. Organization is to be sought at all costs.  ( AMEN!!!)

6. Her resource is in Jesus Christ and His Word alone.