Well, obviously a lot has happened since my last post. John and I finished our time in Pennsylvania and made the move with his parents to Colorado Springs, CO. We are so thankful for God's provision and protection during our move. We made the trip in 2 days and had no troubles at all. We had great travel weather and made great time....two things I was very thankful for. We unloaded and got a lot of things unpacked while John's parents were with us. They were a huge help to us! We also got to do some sight-seeing with them. John and I have discovered that Garden of the Gods is one of our favorite places here. The landscape changes everyday with the changes in weather or time of day. It is absolutely beautiful! Since being here, we have also been to a lake up in the mountains (I can't remember exactly where), and to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo...really cool place! They have a great giraffe exhibit. You can actually pet and feed them! We were really impressed. While at the zoo, we drove up to the Will Rogers shrine on the side of Cheyenne Mountain. Great view of Colorado Springs, even though it was raining.
I was able to go to Oklahoma for a week to witness Britt and Lauren's wedding. I thought there was a lot of work involved in my wedding, but putting together a rehearsal dinner was a lot more work than I expected. It was a great week, but I had to rest for a couple of days just to recuperate! It was so good to spend time with my family. I hadn't seen some of them for a year, so it was good to catch up with everyone. We did a lot of shopping, running around and cooking. :-) I must say, my 4 month old niece, Kinley, is a trooper. She went with us just about everywhere and did remarkably well! Also, my brother-in-law Nathan was a huge help. He kept Brianna and Nate most of the time so that Beth could run around with us. I really appreciated that. And my sweet sister Brooke gave up her room for me! I really appreciated that too....especially since she slept on the couch all week! It culminated in a great wedding ceremony for Britt and Lauren. I was honored to be a part of it all!
I missed John immensely while I was gone and it was really good to get back home. I've just been finishing up around the house and doing a little bit of job searching. I'm not in full out job hunting mode yet. God has been gracious in His provision for us, so I don't have to have a job right away. However, hopefully in the next couple of weeks I can be able to start one.
I'll post some pictures of CO soon....it kind of takes a while for them to upload and I usually don't have the patience to wait for them. :-) Don't worry....most of them are just different views of Pikes Peak....amazing!
Talk to you later!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
The Last Sunday
Well, we made it to our last week in Pennsylvania. We also made it to warm and humid weather. Today was miserable at work because they haven't turned the AC on yet....it felt like I was literally working in a sweat shop!
However, that is not why I am blogging. I wanted to share with you about our last Sunday at Calvary Evangelical Free Church. We love this church family! They have been so good to us and made us feel right at home from the first time we went there. As you may know, I have been working with the Kid's Choir their. I have been so proud of them. I started with about 8 kids that I could barely get to sing and ended up with around 14 who sing very enthusiastically!
Senior Recognition was Sunday, so of course John had to get up and tell what his future plans were and all that jazz. I was sitting with the kids because we were getting ready to sing. The MC, our good friend Gary, asked that I come and stand with John since we were a "couple". Anyhow, when I got up, he started explaining how I worked with the kids and how much they were going to miss having us around. When I turned back around to the kids, they were all getting out of their seats and I knew something was up. As a token of appreciation, each of the children brought me a red and yellow rose. It was so sweet! I started to cry and was totally surprised!. In all, I got a dozen red and a dozen yellow roses. AND, I don't have to pack them and can enjoy them all week!
The kids sang later in the service and did a really good job. I sang a solo on one of the songs, so they actually sang without a director since I went up to stand with them. They did a really great job!
Anyhow, it was a great way to end our time there. We'll be with them again Wednesday night and then our time of service there will be finished. However, I will always be so grateful for the wonderful family we have here in Indiana and will look forward to visiting with them again when we come back to Pennsylvania sometime.
However, that is not why I am blogging. I wanted to share with you about our last Sunday at Calvary Evangelical Free Church. We love this church family! They have been so good to us and made us feel right at home from the first time we went there. As you may know, I have been working with the Kid's Choir their. I have been so proud of them. I started with about 8 kids that I could barely get to sing and ended up with around 14 who sing very enthusiastically!
Senior Recognition was Sunday, so of course John had to get up and tell what his future plans were and all that jazz. I was sitting with the kids because we were getting ready to sing. The MC, our good friend Gary, asked that I come and stand with John since we were a "couple". Anyhow, when I got up, he started explaining how I worked with the kids and how much they were going to miss having us around. When I turned back around to the kids, they were all getting out of their seats and I knew something was up. As a token of appreciation, each of the children brought me a red and yellow rose. It was so sweet! I started to cry and was totally surprised!. In all, I got a dozen red and a dozen yellow roses. AND, I don't have to pack them and can enjoy them all week!
The kids sang later in the service and did a really good job. I sang a solo on one of the songs, so they actually sang without a director since I went up to stand with them. They did a really great job!
Anyhow, it was a great way to end our time there. We'll be with them again Wednesday night and then our time of service there will be finished. However, I will always be so grateful for the wonderful family we have here in Indiana and will look forward to visiting with them again when we come back to Pennsylvania sometime.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Update
My life right now consists of packing, packing and more packing. Not so much fun and not very exciting. :-) This last month before we move is going to fly by.
I can hardly believe our time in Pennsylvania is coming to an end. There are some things that I will definitely not miss......like living in Indiana.....however, there are some things that I will miss greatly! First and foremost, I will miss living close to Mom and Dad Henderson. It has been wonderful getting to know them and spending as much time with them as possible. I personally have learned so much from them and love them dearly for all they have meant to us in our time here. We have a great relationship and I couldn't ask for better in-laws! Second, I will miss our church. If we could just pack them up and take them with us, we would! They have been our family away from family and God has been so gracious to us through them. I can only hope we can find a church half as loving and welcoming to us as they have been.
Like I said, our last month here is going to fly by and be very busy! We are having an authentic Seder at our church this Saturday which we will get to participate in. I am so excited about this! I have observed as Seder before and I wrote a paper on it in college, but I have never gotten to actually eat the food and participate. I think it is going to be very cool. The man leading it is a Messianic Jew and has spoken at our church before, so I know it will be good. We will be going to see Julie and Brian in Maryland the weekend of April 18. Can't wait to see their new house! And, see them, of course! We will miss being only a few hours away, but hopefully they can come see us in Colorado Springs. After that, we'll be on the home stretch and ready to roll on out of here May 4. Whew!
I'll try to update again before we turn our cable and internet off, but I make no promises!
Love to all!
I can hardly believe our time in Pennsylvania is coming to an end. There are some things that I will definitely not miss......like living in Indiana.....however, there are some things that I will miss greatly! First and foremost, I will miss living close to Mom and Dad Henderson. It has been wonderful getting to know them and spending as much time with them as possible. I personally have learned so much from them and love them dearly for all they have meant to us in our time here. We have a great relationship and I couldn't ask for better in-laws! Second, I will miss our church. If we could just pack them up and take them with us, we would! They have been our family away from family and God has been so gracious to us through them. I can only hope we can find a church half as loving and welcoming to us as they have been.
Like I said, our last month here is going to fly by and be very busy! We are having an authentic Seder at our church this Saturday which we will get to participate in. I am so excited about this! I have observed as Seder before and I wrote a paper on it in college, but I have never gotten to actually eat the food and participate. I think it is going to be very cool. The man leading it is a Messianic Jew and has spoken at our church before, so I know it will be good. We will be going to see Julie and Brian in Maryland the weekend of April 18. Can't wait to see their new house! And, see them, of course! We will miss being only a few hours away, but hopefully they can come see us in Colorado Springs. After that, we'll be on the home stretch and ready to roll on out of here May 4. Whew!
I'll try to update again before we turn our cable and internet off, but I make no promises!
Love to all!
Friday, March 13, 2009
A Good Time at Home
We spent John's spring break in Oklahoma and Colorado Springs. The Lord was very good to us! We got to do everything we wanted to do in Oklahoma and were able to find a place to move into right away in Colorado Springs. It was an extremely busy trip, but a good one!
We arrived Saturday and spent the day hanging out at Mom and Dad's. Then we headed to FSBCDC Sunday morning for church. It was great to see all of the wonderful things going on there. We had lunch at the house and Granny and Grandpa were there. Granny looked better than I expected and it was good to have a visit with her. We went to Grace for church Sunday night. I enjoyed their new building and getting see friends there, also.
Monday morning, John, Bryce and I hit the road for Colorado Springs/Denver to look for an apartment for me and John. We got to stay with Regina and Garry, which was great! I hadn't had a good long visit with them in a long time and enjoyed catching up with all that is going on in their lives. We spent Tuesday morning looking at apartments. We looked at six places and ended up putting a deposit down on the first one we looked at. It is a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom with washer/dryer hookups. More than I thought we would ever get on our budget! God is so good! We then went up to Focus on the Family. John and Bryce enjoyed the 3-story slide and I enjoyed the bookstore. :-) That really is an amazing place! We spent that evening enjoying more time with Regina and Garry, watching movies and talking. We got a special treat Wednesday morning. John had called ahead and made an appointment to tour the Broadmoor, so they were expecting us at 9:00. We had a great time walking around the main campus of the resort and learning a little of the history of the place. We got to see some of the kitchens that John will be working in. I think Bryce was most impressed with the golf course.....or the ducks on the lake. Either one. :-) It made John super excited about starting his job there in May!
Thursday, we got to see all of the grandparents. This was especially wonderful for me! We had good visits with all of them....I even got to sing for Nanny at the nursing home during their chapel service! It was great! Then, Thursday night, John and I hung out with my ABC sisters. We went to Cheesecake Factory for dessert and got to see Brooke in action. We had a great time! I always enjoy getting to catch up with my girls!
Friday, we spent the day relaxing and playin on the Wii. We went to Ted's Friday night with the Gibsons and Pepa....yummy!!! Good Mexican food is hard to find in PA! Then we went bowling with all the kids and had a great time doing that. It was a great way to cap off the week!
Here are a few pictures of the Broadmoor and one of me and Nanny. I wanted to get a picture with all of my grandparents, but the batteries went out of the camera, so that was that......
Bryce took this one....its a little fuzzy. :-)
Ducks on the lake.
Buffalo head in the main driveway.
Front of the main building.
In front of one of the old carriages in the carriage house.
Me and Nanny
We arrived Saturday and spent the day hanging out at Mom and Dad's. Then we headed to FSBCDC Sunday morning for church. It was great to see all of the wonderful things going on there. We had lunch at the house and Granny and Grandpa were there. Granny looked better than I expected and it was good to have a visit with her. We went to Grace for church Sunday night. I enjoyed their new building and getting see friends there, also.
Monday morning, John, Bryce and I hit the road for Colorado Springs/Denver to look for an apartment for me and John. We got to stay with Regina and Garry, which was great! I hadn't had a good long visit with them in a long time and enjoyed catching up with all that is going on in their lives. We spent Tuesday morning looking at apartments. We looked at six places and ended up putting a deposit down on the first one we looked at. It is a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom with washer/dryer hookups. More than I thought we would ever get on our budget! God is so good! We then went up to Focus on the Family. John and Bryce enjoyed the 3-story slide and I enjoyed the bookstore. :-) That really is an amazing place! We spent that evening enjoying more time with Regina and Garry, watching movies and talking. We got a special treat Wednesday morning. John had called ahead and made an appointment to tour the Broadmoor, so they were expecting us at 9:00. We had a great time walking around the main campus of the resort and learning a little of the history of the place. We got to see some of the kitchens that John will be working in. I think Bryce was most impressed with the golf course.....or the ducks on the lake. Either one. :-) It made John super excited about starting his job there in May!
Thursday, we got to see all of the grandparents. This was especially wonderful for me! We had good visits with all of them....I even got to sing for Nanny at the nursing home during their chapel service! It was great! Then, Thursday night, John and I hung out with my ABC sisters. We went to Cheesecake Factory for dessert and got to see Brooke in action. We had a great time! I always enjoy getting to catch up with my girls!
Friday, we spent the day relaxing and playin on the Wii. We went to Ted's Friday night with the Gibsons and Pepa....yummy!!! Good Mexican food is hard to find in PA! Then we went bowling with all the kids and had a great time doing that. It was a great way to cap off the week!
Here are a few pictures of the Broadmoor and one of me and Nanny. I wanted to get a picture with all of my grandparents, but the batteries went out of the camera, so that was that......
Bryce took this one....its a little fuzzy. :-)
Ducks on the lake.
Buffalo head in the main driveway.
Front of the main building.
In front of one of the old carriages in the carriage house.
Me and Nanny
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Update
Well, hello out there. :-)
We have been enduring here in PA. John has gotten off to a good start in school, I have seen more snow here in a 3 week time period than I did my entire time in OK, and we are excited about things to come.
Just to let you know, it is now officially official that we are moving to Colorado Springs in May. John signed his paperwork last week. I have been a little frustrated with this whole process. If John were a single student, it probably wouldn't be a big deal. But, he's not and there are a lot more things for us to consider than the normal 19-20 year old college student. But, God is in control and we are happy to follow where He leads.
We will be heading to OK February 28 to spend some time with the fam. We will also be driving up to Colorado Springs to scout out the town and hopefully find a place to live. It will be a quick trip, but should be good. Mom and Bryce are going to come with us!
Anyhow, we have lots going on and it hardly seems like there is enough time to squeeze in all the things we want to do here before we leave. I'm not even sure when we are going to pack! But, we are excited about this spring and what the Lord has in store for us. Pray for wisdom and stamina to finish well here in PA. God has taught us so much here and provided in so many ways. We want to finish on a good note!
Love to all.....
We have been enduring here in PA. John has gotten off to a good start in school, I have seen more snow here in a 3 week time period than I did my entire time in OK, and we are excited about things to come.
Just to let you know, it is now officially official that we are moving to Colorado Springs in May. John signed his paperwork last week. I have been a little frustrated with this whole process. If John were a single student, it probably wouldn't be a big deal. But, he's not and there are a lot more things for us to consider than the normal 19-20 year old college student. But, God is in control and we are happy to follow where He leads.
We will be heading to OK February 28 to spend some time with the fam. We will also be driving up to Colorado Springs to scout out the town and hopefully find a place to live. It will be a quick trip, but should be good. Mom and Bryce are going to come with us!
Anyhow, we have lots going on and it hardly seems like there is enough time to squeeze in all the things we want to do here before we leave. I'm not even sure when we are going to pack! But, we are excited about this spring and what the Lord has in store for us. Pray for wisdom and stamina to finish well here in PA. God has taught us so much here and provided in so many ways. We want to finish on a good note!
Love to all.....
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Well, not much is going on around here. John started school Monday and is enjoy his first block. They are working with chocolate, so I'm looking forward to any projects he might bring home. :-) He is in the home stretch and I know it will pass quickly. It is going to be a busy spring for us, but I know God is faithful and we are trusting Him to provide for everything we need.
Right now, it is about 8 degrees outside with a wind chill of ????.....very cold! This little cold spell is supposed to last the rest of the week. My little Oklahoma trained mind and body are just not used to this! I'm ready for some sunny days, but probably won't get them for a while. It snowed all afternoon yesterday...my boss made the comment that it looked like we were in a snowglobe! She was right, just a nice peaceful snow until about 4:30, when the wind started to howl and drive the snow. This is of course the time when we leave work and I had to walk two blocks through this mess to get to my car! Not exactly what I would call fun, but I made it without falling or freezing, so we're good!
I have a three day weekend ahead, so we are heading to Pittsburgh to be with John's parents for the weekend. That is always fun for us. I imagine we'll be spending as much time as possible with them in the next few months. Mom and I will be working on a quilt (yea!), that she is going to make for John and I. I have given her some of my scrap fabrics and we are going to work on coordinating and trimming things up so she can get started on it this summer. I'm really excited! This will be a charm quilt (no fabric used more than once in the same position), so it will be really colorful and fun!
We'll, I've got to run.....time to get ready for work. Lots of love....
Right now, it is about 8 degrees outside with a wind chill of ????.....very cold! This little cold spell is supposed to last the rest of the week. My little Oklahoma trained mind and body are just not used to this! I'm ready for some sunny days, but probably won't get them for a while. It snowed all afternoon yesterday...my boss made the comment that it looked like we were in a snowglobe! She was right, just a nice peaceful snow until about 4:30, when the wind started to howl and drive the snow. This is of course the time when we leave work and I had to walk two blocks through this mess to get to my car! Not exactly what I would call fun, but I made it without falling or freezing, so we're good!
I have a three day weekend ahead, so we are heading to Pittsburgh to be with John's parents for the weekend. That is always fun for us. I imagine we'll be spending as much time as possible with them in the next few months. Mom and I will be working on a quilt (yea!), that she is going to make for John and I. I have given her some of my scrap fabrics and we are going to work on coordinating and trimming things up so she can get started on it this summer. I'm really excited! This will be a charm quilt (no fabric used more than once in the same position), so it will be really colorful and fun!
We'll, I've got to run.....time to get ready for work. Lots of love....
Friday, December 19, 2008
Beautiful snow and Christmas program
Well, I said I would post a picture of the beautiful landscape here after it snows, so here goes.....
These last two are in our pastor's back yard.....very quaint!
Our Kids Club Choir did "Angel Alert" last Sunday evening. I must say, I was very pleased with how it turned out. God is so good! I had lots of help getting costumes together and getting the stage set up.....two things I was not prepared for! I had no idea how involved these things could be.
The kids did a great job singing and acting. With such a wide range of ages (3-12), I usually have no idea what to expect. I had my usually little "mishaps" with some of the younger ones, but for the most part, they did great! And they SANG OUT! I was so excited!!! Usually, I have to beg them to sing loud, but they were really getting into it and did fantastic! Here are a few pictures from the performance. I wish I had more, but I was a little busy.....
John, the wiseguy....I mean wiseman. :-)
Some of the kiddos....
I'll talk to you later.....lots of love!
These last two are in our pastor's back yard.....very quaint!
Our Kids Club Choir did "Angel Alert" last Sunday evening. I must say, I was very pleased with how it turned out. God is so good! I had lots of help getting costumes together and getting the stage set up.....two things I was not prepared for! I had no idea how involved these things could be.
The kids did a great job singing and acting. With such a wide range of ages (3-12), I usually have no idea what to expect. I had my usually little "mishaps" with some of the younger ones, but for the most part, they did great! And they SANG OUT! I was so excited!!! Usually, I have to beg them to sing loud, but they were really getting into it and did fantastic! Here are a few pictures from the performance. I wish I had more, but I was a little busy.....
John, the wiseguy....I mean wiseman. :-)
Some of the kiddos....
I'll talk to you later.....lots of love!
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