Seven

Our beautiful Elisabeth,

You are now seven and growing to be such a sweet, helpful, mature young lady.  You definitely have not lost your spunk though!  It is what makes you Elisabeth!  We joke that we all need to get in touch with our "inner Elisabeth" more often to enjoy life to the fullest!  You are such a precious gift to us and we could not be more thankful for you as our daughter.  Your brother and sister love you so much and look up to you and follow your lead...and oh, how you love to lead!  We are anxious to see how God uses you in this way!

Keep your eyes on Jesus and continue to point them and those around you to Him.  We love to see you growing in the gifts He has given you and cannot wait to see how He uses you as you allow Him to guide you.  Happy birthday, Elisabeth!!  We love you, sweet girl, and are so very proud of you!!

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Coming Home

Brian is now in the states, on his way home.  We are in full preparation of picking him up at the airport tonight.

His trip has been amazing.  He has been stretched in ways he did not expect, been through sickness, operated in conditions he never thought he would, and loved the people and the place God is calling us to.  We are anxious to see every picture and hear every detail of his trip.  We have been able to video chat with him almost everyday, but there are so many stories left to hear.  The ability to talk to him has been each day's highlight.  We are falling more in love with this place, fully aware of the reality of it.  It won't be easy, so many of the comforts of living in America won't be there, and we will be far from friends and family.  But we will be surrounded by people who are genuine, joyful, friendly, and kind.  We will be in a place to love and serve and help.  We will have the privilege of immersing ourselves in another culture, living in another beautiful place of God's creation.  We will be able to spend more time together as a family and share the love of Christ in this new place. 

As we anticipate what awaits us in the next year and a half or so, we are so excited to welcome Daddy home.  We are so thankful for what God is doing in our hearts and for all that He has shown us in Brian's trip.  But right now we are most looking forward to being able to say...