Ken: Ken is the Associate Pastor at Mountain Springs Baptist Church. We've been here since September 2008, and it's been a blessing to us. He's just finished up his 3rd Disciple Now weekend, where one teen girl came to know Christ (HALLELUJAH!) and everyone had a great time. His theme was "Encounter" and he spoke of how an encounter with Jesus Christ leads to great change in a person's life. The messages spoke to me, and I know they spoke to everyone who heard. He came home Sunday night exhausted, but charged with passion from the Lord for the next Disciple Now theme. He created the logo (something he always does first) and the Lord gave him direction on three of the four sermons. He created the outlines for all 3 sermons right then! I had to smile. That's my Ken.
Emily: Emily is in 2nd grade at Union Academy, and she is 7 1/2 years old. She loves school very much, and can't wait to get there every day. She recently won the Character Award for her class for Encouragement. It amazes and delights me to see her with such incredible compassion and love for everyone around her. She has her moments (doesn't everyone?), but she's an amazing kid. She accepted Christ about 6 months ago, and she loves to call me her "Sister". Emily is in her 5th year of ballet. She's also taking modern for the first time this year. She loves to dance, and I get so tickled when she breaks into dancing at random moments. She just has times when the music fills her up so much that she has to dance it. Love that girl!
Bethany: Bethany just turned 6 years old and I am homeschooling her for Kindergarten. She is 2nd on the wait list for 1st grade at Union Academy, and we're saying some hard prayers that two families are relocated (good situations, of course!) before the start of the school year. Homeschooling is challenging, but she is doing great. I supplement her work with www.abcmouse.com, which she loves. Once, a lady asked her where she went to school, and she said, "abc.mouse.com, an online learning academy". HA! The things that come out of that child's mouth! She is so funny. Bethany is taking her 3rd year of ballet. Tonight, the parents got to go into her class to watch their routine with costumes on. The song was from one of the Tinker Bell movies, and Bethany sang the song while she danced. I'm pretty sure that she's not supposed to do that, but it was funny nonetheless.
Graham: Graham is a funny almost-18-month-old boy who is so stinkin' adorable! Man, that kid knows how to wrap Mommy around his little finger. He freely gives hugs, kisses, and cuddles to everyone. He started walking about a month ago. Yep, just a month ago. For months, he would take a skittish step every once in awhile, but only between two people. I knew I had to get him some new shoes, so we headed to the mall. I put this pair of shoes on him (Stride Rites!), and it was like someone whispered, "Now, Graham! Go!" in his ear, because he took off like a shot. Now, he's everywhere, and everywhere fast. He thinks he's as big as the girls, and he gets very frustrated that he can't do everything that they can.
Me: I'm hanging in there. It's hard watching the kids grow up so quickly. In an effort to be "hands on" with Emily's school (especially since she's transitioning from homeschool to UA) I signed up to be a Room Parent. Thankfully, there are two other RPs in Emily's class. I've enjoyed doing that. It puts me in the classroom a bit, and emailing parents a lot. I've enjoyed getting to know Emily's teachers, and I hope that I can be RP next year, too. I have taken the world's longest maternity leave from my parent's company. I really need to get back to that. They may fill my position soon. I do some freelance writing from time to time.
So, here are some recent pictures of the kids:
Okay, that's it for now. Hopefully, I can get on here a little more frequently. I think it would be nice to have a documentation of the kids' lives, and I can pretty much guarantee that scrapbooking is not going to happen.
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