Just a few Cole pics...

Doing the Splits
Sleeping on Wes
Flashing a Smile
Acting Like Buster
Sleeping it Off
Eating Some Noodles
Doing Things the Hard Way

Update

A brief update for all our out of town friends & family that we don't get to talk to very much. Call us, by the way.. Odds are we lost your number. We have both ruined our respective cell phones. One in a tragic washing machine accident, the other in Cole's first swimming pool experience. Call or text us your phone number. We would love to hear from you.

FIRSTS:

Cole. He has his first TWO teeth. He as just recently started crawling. It's a little slow going, but coming a long faster than I think we are ready. He is also slowing starting to eat solids. He isn't quite patient enough, or maybe I'm not, I'm not sure which.

Mini Van. We have one. We bought my, Della, brother's mini van. We've had it for a little over 24 hours. It's awesome, and kind of lame, but more awesome. I just don't feel quite ready. However, today Georgia was in the very back, and Cole could see her, and he could not stop laughing at her. It was so sweet. That made the "soccer Mom" feeling (not that there is anything wrong with it) all worth it.

House. We are closing on our first house on the 15th. We are pumped. We were supposed to close a little while ago, but I made a tiny huge mistake. To qualify for the first time homebuyers Obama tax credit you can't have owned a house in the previous 3 years. I, however, sold my house 2 years, 11 months and 2 weeks ago. LAME. So we had to move the closing date two weeks. It is going to be well worth the wait. Pictures to come later.

Uhhh that's all I can think of right now.



Georgia turned to two last week. She is clearly still very much a puppy.

Lubbock Freakin' Texas!

I lived here!

RUF and our friend Emily.

This is an article about the RUF intern program and how it is growing. byFaith Magazine interviewed our good friend Emily Shriver, who was my first roommate at intern training!! She is now working at the home office in Atlanta. Way to go Emily!



RUF Intern Program Grows by 25 Percent

April 2009

“I really learned how to care for people.”

That’s how 25-year-old Emily Shriver described her recent two-year experience as an intern for Reformed University Fellowship (RUF), the campus ministry organization of the PCA.

“It’s a great time to get your feet wet in ministry, to explore the gifts you have, and to spend lots of one-on-one time with students,” said Shriver, who now works for RUF’s national headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., as intern programs assistant.

RUF’s 20-year-old internship program is as old RUF itself. Interns function as extensions of the RUF campus minister assigned to each campus, with the intern’s primary tasks being to lead Bible studies, befriend students, and help them deepen their walk with Christ.

This fall, some 75 RUF interns (mostly recent college graduates themselves) will fan out to campuses nationwide, representing a 25 percent increase over last year’s numbers.

“I think that RUF as a whole is growing—we have ministries on more than 100 campuses now—and as more students are exposed to interns, more students are inspired to become interns themselves,” said Shriver.

In addition to “playing a lot of Ultimate Frisbee” with students, Shriver says that interns have a unique experience of being mentored and shepherded by the RUF ministers assigned to them. “My campus minister taught me a lot of biblical knowledge, but also a lot about people in general. It’s helped me to learn to relate to people across the board—whether they’re believers or not.

“Anybody interested in working intensely with people would benefit from the experience of being an RUF intern,” she said. “You learn that at the end of the day we all need Jesus, no matter how we get there.”

To learn more about RUF’s intern program, contact Emily Shriver at eshriver@ruf.org.

This is what I'm working towards y'all..

You will never catch us doing this to our dog!

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