Family update

With the school year done for Chris and Glacier we are ready to begin our relaxing summer. Just kidding! Today we are scrambling around the house finishing paperwork and packing for our two week missions training (Pre-field Orientation) at Houghton College. The boys are thrilled to tell everyone they are headed off to college at the ages of 3 and 5! Chris and I are also excited that the conference is hosted at this location because it's where we both graduated exactly ten years ago. It'll be our first trip back since then.

After our training, we are gearing up for a full summer of support raising where we will travel to meet with churches and individuals to share about how God is steering our hearts towards Bolivia. I was pleased to hear Glacier get in on the action the other day by explaining to his friend at the park that he was going to Bolivia to tell others about Jesus. He may not completely understand the huge change that is happening in our lives, but he gets the significance of why we are going. We can't ask for more than that!


The boys have been extremely flexible with the amount of travel and appointments that our current lifestyle demands. I love seeing them become buddies and use their creativity when mommy and daddy are occupied. One thing they love to do is wash their bikes. I give them a bucket of soapy water, a sponge, and the hose, and they will be hard at work for the next couple hours. Then comes the fun of riding their clean bikes through the mud puddles they created!

Coral's cuteness has only multiplied recently. At 7 months she's sitting up, rolling over, laughing, and demanding to be the center of attention if we leave her alone for even a minute. Her bright blue eyes and her delightfully squishable thighs are irresistible, and make up for her early morning wake-up calls. But her sleep has definitely improved. After her first four months of extremely poor sleeping patterns, she has finally turned a corner letting all of us breathe a sigh of relief. We're thankful for the prayers on her behalf.



We may have our summer calendar full, but we will always make room for spontaneous ice-cream trips, camping out, s'mores and bonfires, and swimming in the lake. And most of all, we are praising God for his beautiful creation and the life he has given us.