Here we go . . . ready or not!

Last Monday Danielle and Brady headed back to school - can you tell how excited they are to be back in school? Danielle is in 8th grade and Brady is in 4th - WOW!

We are a blessed family to have such a great church and school to help us train our children. Each year I am especially thankful for the godly teachers in our school. I'm especially thankful for my mother's commitment to enroll Tim and I in Inter-City nearly 30 years ago. I still can't believe that she drove us all the way from Walled Lake to Allen Park to attend school here. I can't imagine how different my life (e.g. I met Marcia at Inter-City) would be if she hadn't made that commitment. My children are reaping the blessing of her choice so many years ago!

It really hit me last Tuesday at about 12:20 when Marcia and I were walking home after we dropped Luke off for his first day of school - we're getting old! For the first time in 12 years we have an "empty nest" for several hours. It was so strange to not have kids here at the house - really strange. Luke had a great day with Mrs. Hubbard. She's awesome!

Brady Gets Blobbed!

Here's a great video clip from our Family Camp last month (thank you Kay Manville for getting this on tape!). I don't think Brady did the Blob again after this one - but this sure was worth it. Enjoy!

Taking the Word to the Street

Here's a picture of our ministry team after a day of distributing doorhangers for an upcoming sermon series at Crossway Baptist Church. It was a great opportunity to assist the Brocks. We have one more full day of ministry here in Bakersfield. We'll wrap up on Sunday and then head home. Thanks for praying for us as we're here. We've been learning a lot about church planting - and, hopefully, serving the Brocks by encouraging and assisting them.