What a trip this has turned out to be. We left last night to spend a weekend with Scott's sister and are suppose to speak at her church this Sunday. On our way, we pulled off the freeway for gas and some coffee. As we approached the end of the exit ramp, we started hearing some "not so good" sounds coming from the engine section of the burb...the is short for Suburban. As we pulled over to investigate it more, it grew louder. We ended up getting a hotel for the night and calling his sister to let her know that we would not be arriving at 2 a.m. as we thought. Scott started calling mechanics in the area first thing this moring to see if they could fit us in and inspect further. The results...they can fix it but the part will not be here until Tuesday morning at the earliest and the price...$1500-2000. Ouch!!
Cindy, Scott's sister, is about 2-2 1/2 hours away and is coming to pick us up. We will stay with her until the burb is fixed and then she will bring us back and homeward bound we will be. We called MMS and they are so great. They said not to worry about it and they will see us when they see us. What a blessing to work with such great people. Bless you guys!!!!
Last weekend I fell and hurt my ankle. It is still swollen and bruised. New bruises everyday, it seems. Pain is still pretty strong at times and I am keeping it wrapped and elevated to hopefully help it to heal. Please pray for me and for the healing of it. I have not went in to have it checked out as we do not have medical insurance. I was hoping it was just a little twist/sprang. I still hope that is all it is.
Please pray for us as we are trying to enjoy the journey but are feeing like we are at the center of the enemies attacks. He always thinks he knows just how to hit us but we know we serve a BIG God and we are victorious through Christ.
Bless you all,
Lela and boyz~
Friday, October 31, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
A Fall Day...
Good morning. What a “cool” morning it is. As I look outside, I see he frost on the ground and vehicles. I even heard the furnace kick on this morning for the first time. We have it set for pretty low still so it had to be pretty cold to turn on.
Scott left for Alabama on Sunday and is there for the week in an engine overhaul class. He is pretty excited about it. He said the instructor is compacting a lot into their time. He said he hopes to be able to retain most of it.
The boyz and I have a pretty full week this week while daddy is gone. I was hoping it was going to be a relaxing week but instead it is going to be fun and full. My mother-in-law and father-in-law are coming down to help with it and I am so happy. They are a lot of fun and we are excited to see them. They are always such a huge help…what a God send. Please remember them in your prayers as they are having many health issues that come with a lot of pain. They are such troopers that they want to come anyways. I just hope they can enjoy their grandsons.
Last week Scott was able to SOLO again in his flying. He was so nervous and excited. Now he has to be planning for his cross country solo’s that is next on the “to-do” list. He also has to study, study, study and study some more for his written test. With the weather changing and all, he is trying to get as much done before the yucky stuff as he can. He really wants to get to the point where he can have his license and take his family up. We really want that too.
We are in the planning stages of our up coming trip to Alaska. We are leaving in the middle of January (around the 15th) and returning the first of April. There is a family there that is going on furlough to the lower 48 and would like for us to come and watch their home and animals while they are gone. This will give us a chance as a family to see what winter is like there and the “all day night time” thing. We are very excited about it. God seems to be working out the details and that is the best part. We are praying about the tickets and the “gear” that we will need while we are there such as the parka’s and boots, mittens and snow pants for all of us. Everything that we have is not rated for such cold weather as they have there. We are excited because we know that God will provide.
Shaughn and Matthew will be traveling this Friday morning to Virginia to a Christian Camp who has invited the youth from our church here to be their worship leaders and drama team for the campers. Shaughn is playing bass for the worship team and Matthew is on the traveling drama team. Scott and I took Matthew to his last practice and stayed to watch it. It was very powerful and they did a great job. We are very proud of him. Scott looked at me during Matthew’s performance and said, “we have some great kids don’t we?” I agreed. God has truly blessed us with great kids. It is all His doing. I pray that they find connection while we are in Alaska with some kids there as they did when we were getting ready to move here to Ohio. It really helped them to feel more connected having had the opportunity to meet and start friendships with some of the MMS kids here. Having the opportunity to be in Alaska for 2-3 months will give them some time to meet and get to know some folks there.
It looks as if it may work out to see all of our immediate family just before going to Alaska for the winter. We are very excited about that. We are thinking of spending Thanksgiving with Scott's sister and dad, Christmas with my family and New Years with Scott's mom and step dad. Then, we would leave mid January. It is so neat to see how God works out the details of even those things that mean so much to us. Thank you Jesus!!
We were able to go on a county wide Fall Color Tour here in Coshocton just before Scott left for Alabama and it was beautiful. They take you all over the county and you have different stops at different kinds of places. One was a dairy farm and they gave out free ice cream, then a boys scout camp who had free stew and homemade ice cream with hot coffee and hot chocolate. The fire hall with lunch available for super cheap and the boys could sit and look inside of all the fire trucks. A sheep farm that had people spinning the wool and making sweaters with it. A shooting range that Matthew fell in love with. It is one of the only long range shooting ranges in the U.S. There were 10 stops in all and it took us all day to do. It was a great way to spend the day together before daddy left. I was excited to get my camera back just in time for it. It had an error code that kept coming up on it and I had to send it off to NJ to the Canon dealer to be fixed. It arrived back all fixed on Thursday. What great timing. Praise God for His timing again.
Well, I will sign off for now. We would love to hear from you and will be updating you again real soon. God bless you and thank you for reading about our life.
Lela and boyz~
Scott left for Alabama on Sunday and is there for the week in an engine overhaul class. He is pretty excited about it. He said the instructor is compacting a lot into their time. He said he hopes to be able to retain most of it.
The boyz and I have a pretty full week this week while daddy is gone. I was hoping it was going to be a relaxing week but instead it is going to be fun and full. My mother-in-law and father-in-law are coming down to help with it and I am so happy. They are a lot of fun and we are excited to see them. They are always such a huge help…what a God send. Please remember them in your prayers as they are having many health issues that come with a lot of pain. They are such troopers that they want to come anyways. I just hope they can enjoy their grandsons.
Last week Scott was able to SOLO again in his flying. He was so nervous and excited. Now he has to be planning for his cross country solo’s that is next on the “to-do” list. He also has to study, study, study and study some more for his written test. With the weather changing and all, he is trying to get as much done before the yucky stuff as he can. He really wants to get to the point where he can have his license and take his family up. We really want that too.
We are in the planning stages of our up coming trip to Alaska. We are leaving in the middle of January (around the 15th) and returning the first of April. There is a family there that is going on furlough to the lower 48 and would like for us to come and watch their home and animals while they are gone. This will give us a chance as a family to see what winter is like there and the “all day night time” thing. We are very excited about it. God seems to be working out the details and that is the best part. We are praying about the tickets and the “gear” that we will need while we are there such as the parka’s and boots, mittens and snow pants for all of us. Everything that we have is not rated for such cold weather as they have there. We are excited because we know that God will provide.
Shaughn and Matthew will be traveling this Friday morning to Virginia to a Christian Camp who has invited the youth from our church here to be their worship leaders and drama team for the campers. Shaughn is playing bass for the worship team and Matthew is on the traveling drama team. Scott and I took Matthew to his last practice and stayed to watch it. It was very powerful and they did a great job. We are very proud of him. Scott looked at me during Matthew’s performance and said, “we have some great kids don’t we?” I agreed. God has truly blessed us with great kids. It is all His doing. I pray that they find connection while we are in Alaska with some kids there as they did when we were getting ready to move here to Ohio. It really helped them to feel more connected having had the opportunity to meet and start friendships with some of the MMS kids here. Having the opportunity to be in Alaska for 2-3 months will give them some time to meet and get to know some folks there.
It looks as if it may work out to see all of our immediate family just before going to Alaska for the winter. We are very excited about that. We are thinking of spending Thanksgiving with Scott's sister and dad, Christmas with my family and New Years with Scott's mom and step dad. Then, we would leave mid January. It is so neat to see how God works out the details of even those things that mean so much to us. Thank you Jesus!!
We were able to go on a county wide Fall Color Tour here in Coshocton just before Scott left for Alabama and it was beautiful. They take you all over the county and you have different stops at different kinds of places. One was a dairy farm and they gave out free ice cream, then a boys scout camp who had free stew and homemade ice cream with hot coffee and hot chocolate. The fire hall with lunch available for super cheap and the boys could sit and look inside of all the fire trucks. A sheep farm that had people spinning the wool and making sweaters with it. A shooting range that Matthew fell in love with. It is one of the only long range shooting ranges in the U.S. There were 10 stops in all and it took us all day to do. It was a great way to spend the day together before daddy left. I was excited to get my camera back just in time for it. It had an error code that kept coming up on it and I had to send it off to NJ to the Canon dealer to be fixed. It arrived back all fixed on Thursday. What great timing. Praise God for His timing again.
Well, I will sign off for now. We would love to hear from you and will be updating you again real soon. God bless you and thank you for reading about our life.
Lela and boyz~
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
October 1, 2008...1 Year in Ohio!!
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.
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.
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~
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