Hard to believe but today is our 1 year anniversary in Ohio. 1 Year ago we loaded up and started out on a journey, a new adventure. During this past year, God has been so faithful! He has shown us his beauty not only in the beautiful landscape and star lit nights but also in His people. We have met so many wonderful people on this journey and have seen so many beautiful sights.
As I was driving home this week from working at the county fair, I took a moment and looked at the trees. The colors have all begun to change into their beautiful fall colors. It was such a pretty ride. The winding roads here and the many trees make driving from place to place a real treat. The nights are getting cooler and it is time to start to bring out the long sleeves on occasions. I love hot tea and am finding it more exciting during these cooler nights verses the warmer ones for such a drink.
Scott and Shaughn have had a small bought with some flu thing this week. From what I hear, others at the MMS hangar have shared it as well. So far, the rest of us are ok. Thank the Lord. :-)
We are officially mailing in our application for service with an organization in Alaska. We are very excited to see where this goes and what the Lord is up to. We desire to be in His will and work according to His plans.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The Fair is Coming!!!
Yes, it is that time of year here in Coshocton, OH. Everyone is busy getting ready for the county fair. Not only are they busy getting ready for it, but everyone is expected to work at it. LOL I am getting the privilege to work for a really sweet lady who owns American Harvest Bulk Food store. I love shopping there and really enjoy her conversation so this will be a blast to help her out in this way. Everything here is postponed or canceled for the week of the fair. All soccer games are canceled. :-) We find this pretty funny since we have not really experienced this before.
We enjoyed an Air Show at the local airport this past weekend. They really did a great job. They even had a jet powered port-a-potty. Yep, it drove up and down the active runway. We captured it on video. Too funny.
Scott is working on a King Air this week and is really enjoying it. He is trying to take it all in and learn all he can.
I am at the hangar right now using their high speed internet to update this page. The joy of high speed. The down side is that it keeps bumping me off line.
What is up with that? LOL
Our "Tweener's" ministry at church is going very well. We are still trying to come up with a name for the kids. Something besides "tweener's". If you have any ideas, pass them along. :-)
Matthew has made the try outs for the traveling drama team at church. He has also been asked to head up the web page (design and upkeep) for the youth ministry. He has joined the AV team for the church and heads up the AV team for the youth. He is getting very involved here and loves it.
Shaughn loves being 17 and having his very own phone. He has waited so long to get one and now he is trying to figure out how to get all of the cool ring tones to go on it.
Nathaniel and Jeremiah have had a little cough lately. The weather change is the cause of that I am sure. They love playing soccer and have started practicing for the Christmas play at church. I know, it is only September, but they start that early around here. Nathaniel has the lead part of Joseph. He is very excited about it.
Me, I am keeping busy with everyone's schedule and life in general. I meet weekly with 2 ladies who are such a blessing. We are doing a study together and actually have only just begun. We are in the first chapter so we are all excited to see how it goes. It is nice just to be able to meet and pray for one another. God is so good.
Scott and I are filling out our applications for M.A.R.C. to serve with them in Alaska. We are waiting until October 1st to mail them off. We are excited to see how this process goes.
Scott is flying and loving it. He is just about ready to solo again. Paul is really pushing him to get to that level and it has been good for Scott. Now he has to begin the studying part so he can be confident to pass his written test.
Last week we lost power, as most of Ohio did, due to the Hurricane Ike winds that blew through here last Sunday night. During that wind storm, our suburban decided to quit as well. I found out that walking in high winds of 70+ mph (ish) is very hard to do for very long. My legs hurt and so did my chest. We broke down not too far from the church and had to still pick up the boys. Due to the winds, our cell phones did not work so we couldn't let them know what had happened. Praise the Lord there was 2 other families there who drove our family home. Many fallin trees on the roads and debre everywhere. Some people are still waiting for their power to turn back on. We lost ours for 2 days and thought it was horrible. Please remember those families who are still without.
God bless you all and take care until our next update.
Lela and boyz~
We enjoyed an Air Show at the local airport this past weekend. They really did a great job. They even had a jet powered port-a-potty. Yep, it drove up and down the active runway. We captured it on video. Too funny.
Scott is working on a King Air this week and is really enjoying it. He is trying to take it all in and learn all he can.
I am at the hangar right now using their high speed internet to update this page. The joy of high speed. The down side is that it keeps bumping me off line.
What is up with that? LOL
Our "Tweener's" ministry at church is going very well. We are still trying to come up with a name for the kids. Something besides "tweener's". If you have any ideas, pass them along. :-)
Matthew has made the try outs for the traveling drama team at church. He has also been asked to head up the web page (design and upkeep) for the youth ministry. He has joined the AV team for the church and heads up the AV team for the youth. He is getting very involved here and loves it.
Shaughn loves being 17 and having his very own phone. He has waited so long to get one and now he is trying to figure out how to get all of the cool ring tones to go on it.
Nathaniel and Jeremiah have had a little cough lately. The weather change is the cause of that I am sure. They love playing soccer and have started practicing for the Christmas play at church. I know, it is only September, but they start that early around here. Nathaniel has the lead part of Joseph. He is very excited about it.
Me, I am keeping busy with everyone's schedule and life in general. I meet weekly with 2 ladies who are such a blessing. We are doing a study together and actually have only just begun. We are in the first chapter so we are all excited to see how it goes. It is nice just to be able to meet and pray for one another. God is so good.
Scott and I are filling out our applications for M.A.R.C. to serve with them in Alaska. We are waiting until October 1st to mail them off. We are excited to see how this process goes.
Scott is flying and loving it. He is just about ready to solo again. Paul is really pushing him to get to that level and it has been good for Scott. Now he has to begin the studying part so he can be confident to pass his written test.
Last week we lost power, as most of Ohio did, due to the Hurricane Ike winds that blew through here last Sunday night. During that wind storm, our suburban decided to quit as well. I found out that walking in high winds of 70+ mph (ish) is very hard to do for very long. My legs hurt and so did my chest. We broke down not too far from the church and had to still pick up the boys. Due to the winds, our cell phones did not work so we couldn't let them know what had happened. Praise the Lord there was 2 other families there who drove our family home. Many fallin trees on the roads and debre everywhere. Some people are still waiting for their power to turn back on. We lost ours for 2 days and thought it was horrible. Please remember those families who are still without.
God bless you all and take care until our next update.
Lela and boyz~
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Jeremiah's 6!!
Our baby boy is 6 years old today. Hard to believe that Jeremiah is 6. He has had a great day. Cindy Shirak, a friend of ours from MI, came down on Friday to surprise Shaughn and Jeremiah for their birthdays. Friday was Shaughn's 17th. Cindy bought the boys a pinata and filled it with candy and we all had a huge laugh swinging at it. Cindy got it on video and we got her. We had a lot of laughs with her. We all made Amish Homemade Pretzels last night, what a hoot.
We are sitting at a Christian Coffee House in Walnut Creek and eating pizza and having a great time.
We have been given the go ahead to fill out and mail in our application for Alaska as long as we keep our ears and eyes open to the Lord in case He decides to show us another place to serve. We are open to that as we desire to always be in HIS will. :-) Please pray as we move forward with this decision. :-)
We are well on our way with the Tweener's class at church. It is going very well and our helpers are so great. God has blessed in this class. We desire your prayers as we continue to help this ministry to grow for Jesus.
Well, Scott is wanting to leave now due to it is getting late. So, I had better go for now.
God bless you all,
Lela and boyz~
We are sitting at a Christian Coffee House in Walnut Creek and eating pizza and having a great time.
We have been given the go ahead to fill out and mail in our application for Alaska as long as we keep our ears and eyes open to the Lord in case He decides to show us another place to serve. We are open to that as we desire to always be in HIS will. :-) Please pray as we move forward with this decision. :-)
We are well on our way with the Tweener's class at church. It is going very well and our helpers are so great. God has blessed in this class. We desire your prayers as we continue to help this ministry to grow for Jesus.
Well, Scott is wanting to leave now due to it is getting late. So, I had better go for now.
God bless you all,
Lela and boyz~
Friday, September 5, 2008
Shaughn's 17 today!!!!
Happy 17th Birthday Shaughn!!
Hard to believe 17 years ago Scott and I held our first born in our arms for the first time. He is a little big to do that today in the same way but he is still one for hugs. He is growing into such a gentleman and a man of God. He is and has been such a joy to our lives.
Last week at MMS, the boys and I were able to go for a ride in the famous Kodiak. What a huge exciting opportunity for all of us. Scott went on a ride in July, but MMS arranged for the rest of the families to be able to go on rides before it left for MO.
We have had many visitors lately and loving it all. Scott's mom and step dad came down for a week in August and Scott's dad and step mom came down over Labor Day weekend. This weekend we have a friend coming down from MI for the first time. She is a really fun person who we have all fell in love with and can't wait to spend time with her. She was on the worship team at our home church and went with us to the Philippines in 2004. She also served with us as a youth sponsor during our time of serving in that ministry before we moved to Ohio. Can't wait to see you Cindy!!!
Labor day weekend...we camped out at Wagner Lake here in town with the children from our church and surrounding churches. Shaughn and Matthew were counselors with about 8 kids assigned to them to keep up with, Lela was the photographer for the weekend, Nathaniel was an attendee and Scott & Jeremiah hung out and helped where they were needed. There was 32 kids that attended. We had great weather and a really fun time. The Wagner's attend our church here in Coshocton and have a beautiful private lake on their property. They have it set up really nice for events like this and this was their 15th year doing this. They call it the "Back to School" campout for kids in grades 2nd-7th.
Scott loves being back up in the air flying again. He has went up a few times already and Paul told him to be getting ready to start doing it solo again. He felt it has come back pretty quickly to him. He hadn't forgot as much as he thought. :-)
Sunday is Jeremiah's 6th birthday. Our baby...already 6 years old. Where does the time go??
Jeremiah and Nathaniel started soccer practices again this week. Their first game is tomorrow. They are very excited about it. Shaughn and Matthew are sad that their age group does not have a fall team. They miss it a lot.
Our food coop is really booming now. We had tons of tomatoes and other veggies. I am making salsa today and canning it. We love salsa and popcorn so we are trying to store some up for the winter months. Yum!!!
Everyone is doing fine. Allergies are not so good but it is the season. We look forward to hearing from you all and pray that you have a great day. Bless you all!
Lela and boyz~
Hard to believe 17 years ago Scott and I held our first born in our arms for the first time. He is a little big to do that today in the same way but he is still one for hugs. He is growing into such a gentleman and a man of God. He is and has been such a joy to our lives.
Last week at MMS, the boys and I were able to go for a ride in the famous Kodiak. What a huge exciting opportunity for all of us. Scott went on a ride in July, but MMS arranged for the rest of the families to be able to go on rides before it left for MO.
We have had many visitors lately and loving it all. Scott's mom and step dad came down for a week in August and Scott's dad and step mom came down over Labor Day weekend. This weekend we have a friend coming down from MI for the first time. She is a really fun person who we have all fell in love with and can't wait to spend time with her. She was on the worship team at our home church and went with us to the Philippines in 2004. She also served with us as a youth sponsor during our time of serving in that ministry before we moved to Ohio. Can't wait to see you Cindy!!!
Labor day weekend...we camped out at Wagner Lake here in town with the children from our church and surrounding churches. Shaughn and Matthew were counselors with about 8 kids assigned to them to keep up with, Lela was the photographer for the weekend, Nathaniel was an attendee and Scott & Jeremiah hung out and helped where they were needed. There was 32 kids that attended. We had great weather and a really fun time. The Wagner's attend our church here in Coshocton and have a beautiful private lake on their property. They have it set up really nice for events like this and this was their 15th year doing this. They call it the "Back to School" campout for kids in grades 2nd-7th.
Scott loves being back up in the air flying again. He has went up a few times already and Paul told him to be getting ready to start doing it solo again. He felt it has come back pretty quickly to him. He hadn't forgot as much as he thought. :-)
Sunday is Jeremiah's 6th birthday. Our baby...already 6 years old. Where does the time go??
Jeremiah and Nathaniel started soccer practices again this week. Their first game is tomorrow. They are very excited about it. Shaughn and Matthew are sad that their age group does not have a fall team. They miss it a lot.
Our food coop is really booming now. We had tons of tomatoes and other veggies. I am making salsa today and canning it. We love salsa and popcorn so we are trying to store some up for the winter months. Yum!!!
Everyone is doing fine. Allergies are not so good but it is the season. We look forward to hearing from you all and pray that you have a great day. Bless you all!
Lela and boyz~
Monday, August 25, 2008
Flying high....
Today is another beautiful day that the Lord has blessed us with. Today, Scott is going up flying! He is finishing up his private pilot license and today is the first day he is going up in a long, long time. He already has over 70 hours but he needs to freshen up on the air time as he is studying his ground school portion. Paul, another MMS'er, is also an instructor and is helping Scott to finish up getting his rating. We are very excited about this. God has provided once again. He is so faithful to complete what He starts.
The boys and I are doing good. Our allergies here are doing their thing. Shaughn and Nathaniel have had it the worst and I am bringing up 3rd place. I do believe it is worse here than in MI. :-)
We are looking forward to our long weekend coming up. We are going camping with our local church and their kids program. I have been asked to be the photographer and am very excited about that. We will be compiling some videos and photographs together for a presentation for Sunday morning. This should be fun. Please pray for good weather.
Scott's mom and step dad came down for a visit last week and that was very fun. This weekend his dad and step mom is coming down for the first time, we are very excited to show them around. They have never seen MMS yet, Scott can't wait to show them.
Hope you are planning a fun holiday weekend too. We would love to hear about it. God bless and take care.
Lela and boyz~
The boys and I are doing good. Our allergies here are doing their thing. Shaughn and Nathaniel have had it the worst and I am bringing up 3rd place. I do believe it is worse here than in MI. :-)
We are looking forward to our long weekend coming up. We are going camping with our local church and their kids program. I have been asked to be the photographer and am very excited about that. We will be compiling some videos and photographs together for a presentation for Sunday morning. This should be fun. Please pray for good weather.
Scott's mom and step dad came down for a visit last week and that was very fun. This weekend his dad and step mom is coming down for the first time, we are very excited to show them around. They have never seen MMS yet, Scott can't wait to show them.
Hope you are planning a fun holiday weekend too. We would love to hear about it. God bless and take care.
Lela and boyz~
Thursday, August 14, 2008
God at work
We are back from vacation and had a great time. We made many memories and had lots of fun.
We started the "tweener's" program at church this week. It went very well. God totally blessed us all by all of the great things He did. We had 43 kids and everyone of them seem to have had a blast. The evening was action packed and Scott gave a great devotional at the end. This was a "kick-off" so it was meant to be fun-filled. Next, we going to cover the armor of God and each week teach on a different part of the armor. We pray that God continues to lead this time and helps the kids to fall into a deeper love relationship with Him. We have some great people to work with and the church is so supportive. It has been a real blessing to be a part of this ministry.
This weekend we are hosting a Prayer Retreat for our Core Prayer Team from MI. We are very excited about this and can't wait to see what the Lord has instore for all of us. We sense it will be a time of refreshing, change and renewal. Everyone seems very excited about it. That only builds the excitement for me. :-)
Matthew has joined the drama team and church and also the Y-US team. That is Youth Using Stick's ministry, sort of like dancing with long sticks to a Christian song. He is also on the new ministry team for the youth's web page and videography. He wants to be the youth's photographer and videographer and help keep the web page updated. Like doing the A.V. and sound board wasn't enough. :-) I love seeing him get so involved. He seems to be finding his nitch and it is fun seeing him become who God has created him to be. Shaughn loves playing the bass and is doing it all the time now instead of switching off. Nathaniel seems to be a born leader and has zero fear. :-) He is very excited about the new "Tweener's" ministry.
We are trying to come up with a name for the Tweeners. Please pray that God will give us a name that they can identify with and that has meaning. This is His ministry and we desire to name it what ever He wishes. :-)
That is about it for now. I am sure there will be more next week. :-) Thank you and come back again soon. We would love to hear from you so please leave a comment or email us if you would like. God bless you all!!
Lela and boyz~
We started the "tweener's" program at church this week. It went very well. God totally blessed us all by all of the great things He did. We had 43 kids and everyone of them seem to have had a blast. The evening was action packed and Scott gave a great devotional at the end. This was a "kick-off" so it was meant to be fun-filled. Next, we going to cover the armor of God and each week teach on a different part of the armor. We pray that God continues to lead this time and helps the kids to fall into a deeper love relationship with Him. We have some great people to work with and the church is so supportive. It has been a real blessing to be a part of this ministry.
This weekend we are hosting a Prayer Retreat for our Core Prayer Team from MI. We are very excited about this and can't wait to see what the Lord has instore for all of us. We sense it will be a time of refreshing, change and renewal. Everyone seems very excited about it. That only builds the excitement for me. :-)
Matthew has joined the drama team and church and also the Y-US team. That is Youth Using Stick's ministry, sort of like dancing with long sticks to a Christian song. He is also on the new ministry team for the youth's web page and videography. He wants to be the youth's photographer and videographer and help keep the web page updated. Like doing the A.V. and sound board wasn't enough. :-) I love seeing him get so involved. He seems to be finding his nitch and it is fun seeing him become who God has created him to be. Shaughn loves playing the bass and is doing it all the time now instead of switching off. Nathaniel seems to be a born leader and has zero fear. :-) He is very excited about the new "Tweener's" ministry.
We are trying to come up with a name for the Tweeners. Please pray that God will give us a name that they can identify with and that has meaning. This is His ministry and we desire to name it what ever He wishes. :-)
That is about it for now. I am sure there will be more next week. :-) Thank you and come back again soon. We would love to hear from you so please leave a comment or email us if you would like. God bless you all!!
Lela and boyz~
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
On Vacation in Pigeon Forge, TN
We are here in Pigeon Forge, TN having a blast. We spent two days in Dollywood Theme Park and tonight we are going to the Dixie Stampede. We went to the Smokey's National Park to view Cades Cove and wow, we saw so many wonderful sights like: bears, deer, wild turkey's, snakes (yuck), waterfalls, old 1800's churches, homesteads, mountain views, etc. The weather here has been in the 90's and very humid. The pool has been very refreshing. We have made wonderful memories with our family. The time of relaxation has been wonderful!!
God's beauty is so amazing. It has been very fun taking lots of photos to help remember it all. We will try to get them uploaded to our site so you can share in the beauty and in some of the funny moments too. :-)
Blessing to all of you. Keep cool and thanks for stopping by.
Lela and boyz~
God's beauty is so amazing. It has been very fun taking lots of photos to help remember it all. We will try to get them uploaded to our site so you can share in the beauty and in some of the funny moments too. :-)
Blessing to all of you. Keep cool and thanks for stopping by.
Lela and boyz~
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