This past week

Last Saturday through Tuesday, we were able to join some folks in VA to intentionally proclaim the gospel at a festival, abortion clinic, and college campus. It is always a joy to labor with them side by side. to see the Spirit leading our conversations. and our steps. And the fellowship amongst us is so sweet. Nathan & Mary kindly opened their home and even shared some of their raw milk with us {it was so yummy!}. We thank God for our friends in Virginia! :)





Since we lost a couple days by traveling, all of Tony's school work was crammed into four days. In addition to reading four chapters, he had several writing assignments to complete and a quiz. Most was from the very demanding Management class. Our Saturday consisted of writing a paper, changing the brakes on the car, studying, and taking a test pretty late in the evening. Our brains were so tired! A schoolwork-free Sabbath was our motivation, along with a big bowl of buttery popcorn and Octoberfest after midnight on Saturday night. ;)

It was 3:33am when we finally made it to bed. Our alarm clock was set for 7am and it didn't take many seconds for me to fall asleep. Praise God for the gift of sleep!! And a comfy bed with soft sheets and fluffy pillows. :) Sunday morning, I hear the alarm going off. I lay there for a few seconds, figure out the day in my mind, stretch a little bit, and determine that I feel pretty good for only receiving three hours of sleep. I picked up my head to look at the clock. Gasp!! "Tony, it's 9 o'clock." No wonder I felt pretty good--we got two extra hours of sleep. The clock that was set for 7am never went off - it actually still read 3:33am. Yeah, so we think it's broken. Tony's phone is what actually woke us up. We laid there for a few minutes debating on whether or not we should try to make it to church. Yep! So we jumped out of bed (not literally) and got ready real fast. We were about 5 minutes late to the main service and I think we only missed announcements. Whew. Our church celebrated it's 3rd birthday with a picnic right after the service. It was fun eating and fellowshipping with everyone.

Our Sabbath day was lovely. Rejuvenating. A breath of fresh air.
We praise God for it!!

Last night, we went to my parents house to celebrate my sister's birthday. Brittany is now 20 years old. Dad & Mom have no more teenagers. We enjoyed homemade pizzas, breadsticks, and salad. And a made.by.mom Tiramusu cake.

A little crocheted owl

Sisters