New House

We have been scouting areas around the Springs since we got here in Aug and have been constantly looking online at different houses, trying to find just the right one. I have been looking forward to having our own space for as long as we have been married and am thrilled to FINALLY be in our new home!! No family members living below us, no noisy neighbors above us and no more apt living! This house was actually the first house that we saw in person. I knew that I loved it the moment that I walked in and had a hard time looking at anything else because it just did not compare to how I felt about this one. We decided just to go with our gut and offer- I have been pretty tight lipped about the whole thing just because I was so afraid something would fall through and I would be too disappointed. We went through a very lengthy negotiation process and some ups and downs with different things, but in the end we closed this past Friday and we couldn't be happier about the decision. My two awesome brothers came to help out with the moving (during a bad snow storm) and we got everything moved over in just a few trips. It wasn't until we started putting things up that I realized how ridiculously small and dorm-room our tiny apt furniture looks in this beautiful house, but we now have the time to fill it up little by little. I am super excited to start thinking about decorations and fun paint and of course finding something to SIT ON haha... so cheers to our very first home and many happy memories to be made here. Enjoy the pictures

proud

This May, my brother Kellen and his wife Janelle are going to be embarking on an amazing journey of faith, service and courage as they travel to Zambia- one of the poorest countries in Africa, and in the world to make a difference. They have decided to take on this one year long journey of spiritual and community service as a way to give back and grow closer as a couple. I am amazed and inspired by their spirit of giving and selflessness. I have always wanted to be a part of an amazing organization such as the Peace Corp but just never quite made it there. Not only are Kellen and Janelle making that step at this time in their lives, but they are making it together... this is further testament to the way that they bring out the best in one another. I am so proud to know them and to call them my family. God bless you on your journey of giving and care and I hope that you see our Father in all of your amazing works. We will miss you so much but know that even since you were a little boy, kellen, that you had the need to give to others. May this be an amazing and growing experience for you both.
We love you and keep you in our hearts

http://ywam.org/
(the organization that they are joining)

Happy Trails!!