Tonight was such a treat for RD and I. Our great friends (in fact, an entire small group from our church) called and told RD and I to "get ready" by 6:00. So we followed their directions, and at 6 PM my sister and her boyfriend arrived. My sis stayed with the girls and her boyfriend drove us to dinner. He handed us a wad of cash and a Starbucks gift card and told us he'd pick us up down the street at Starbucks in a couple of hours (a beautiful night for a stroll to S-bux by the way). While the two of us were enjoying a yummy Italian meal at our favorite local joint, a group of our friends were at our house bathing our kids, putting them to bed, cleaning our house from top to bottom, washing and cleaning out our cars. I mean COME ON. It doesn't get much better than that! The evening ended with them praying for us and our marriage, our family, and our leadership in the church. What a neat thing.
Thank you friends. Thank you to all of you involved in our lives here in T-town- living life with us. Loving us. our kids. our faults and weaknesses, too. RD and I talked quite a bit tonight about how grateful we are for the people we are building this church with. It is incredible. WE are the ones that are blessed friends, We are!!
Current Report
CURRENT REPORT:
2 Adults
2 drama queens
1 precious baby brother
1 amazing golden retriever in heaven, and missed!!!
2 Adults
2 drama queens
1 precious baby brother
1 amazing golden retriever in heaven, and missed!!!
The Fam
Ryan:
**Hubby
**Daddy
**Lead Pastor at Northpoint Church, Sylvania Campus
www.discoverthepoint.org
**Manager of Dave's Peformance Footgear (http://www.davesrunning.com/)
**Frequenter of: Amazon.com, Chipotle, Caribou Coffee, Costco, Lowes, Chandlers
**Interested in: Running the streets of Sylvania, Eating, Reading, making ridiculous faces at his kids to make them laugh, creating smoothie recipes for our Fam, the Buckeyes, buying his wifey and kids new shoes for our feet and/or new fun clothes, painting...like it or not, he's done every wall in our new house.
Libby:
**Wifey
**Mama
**Helper at Northpoint Church, Sylvania
**Full time employee of the needs and calls of my kiddos
**Frequenter of: Kroger, the YMCA, family cottage at Devil's Lake, Costco, my mini van, my mom/dad's house
**Interested in: taking pictures, my friendships/keeping in touch, workin in the yard, any type of skiing, teaching my daughters and /or other ladies in our church, COFFEE, cooking--new recipes, exercising
Ellie: 6
**Daughter and sister
**Drama Queen
**Member of the TMV kids' church
**Frequenter of: The sample stations at Costco, any kind of water---bathtub, swimming pools, sprinklers, Nana and Papa's house, our backyard, her computer, Devil's Lake, her bike seat
**Interested in: Her baby brother, The color pink, writing notes/making pictures for people,being a pen pal with our old neighbor--72 year old man..., mashed potatoes at Bob Evans, coloring, backrubs, gymnastics, having her arms "tickled,"putting puzzles together, watching MOVIES and having "popcorn parties", eating candy and/or having "TREATS," playing on pbskids.org, playing with her Leapster, kicking bootie on her Wii, asking her mommy questions that she can't even answer about life and death.
Emma: 3.5
**Daughter and big sister/little sister
**Possesses the most kissable cheeks and lips EVER
**Frequenter of: her sister's heels...she does whatever her big sis does, shopping carts, her new queen size bed in her new bedroom in her new house, the bathtub, Bob Evans with Nana on their mornings together, pools and parks---she LOVES to swing all by herself
**Interested in: her swim classes and particularly singing the "alligator song" at the end, Wii Dance KIDS, talking with her hands, holding hands, being held whenever anyone wants to pick her up, her pink bunny blankie that she simply cannot fall asleep without, reading books and having them read to her, dressing herself, trying on multiple different pairs of shoes each day, watching her sister live life and attempting to do whatever she does!
**Hubby
**Daddy
**Lead Pastor at Northpoint Church, Sylvania Campus
www.discoverthepoint.org
**Manager of Dave's Peformance Footgear (http://www.davesrunning.com/)
**Frequenter of: Amazon.com, Chipotle, Caribou Coffee, Costco, Lowes, Chandlers
**Interested in: Running the streets of Sylvania, Eating, Reading, making ridiculous faces at his kids to make them laugh, creating smoothie recipes for our Fam, the Buckeyes, buying his wifey and kids new shoes for our feet and/or new fun clothes, painting...like it or not, he's done every wall in our new house.
Libby:
**Wifey
**Mama
**Helper at Northpoint Church, Sylvania
**Full time employee of the needs and calls of my kiddos
**Frequenter of: Kroger, the YMCA, family cottage at Devil's Lake, Costco, my mini van, my mom/dad's house
**Interested in: taking pictures, my friendships/keeping in touch, workin in the yard, any type of skiing, teaching my daughters and /or other ladies in our church, COFFEE, cooking--new recipes, exercising
Ellie: 6
**Daughter and sister
**Drama Queen
**Member of the TMV kids' church
**Frequenter of: The sample stations at Costco, any kind of water---bathtub, swimming pools, sprinklers, Nana and Papa's house, our backyard, her computer, Devil's Lake, her bike seat
**Interested in: Her baby brother, The color pink, writing notes/making pictures for people,being a pen pal with our old neighbor--72 year old man..., mashed potatoes at Bob Evans, coloring, backrubs, gymnastics, having her arms "tickled,"putting puzzles together, watching MOVIES and having "popcorn parties", eating candy and/or having "TREATS," playing on pbskids.org, playing with her Leapster, kicking bootie on her Wii, asking her mommy questions that she can't even answer about life and death.
Emma: 3.5
**Daughter and big sister/little sister
**Possesses the most kissable cheeks and lips EVER
**Frequenter of: her sister's heels...she does whatever her big sis does, shopping carts, her new queen size bed in her new bedroom in her new house, the bathtub, Bob Evans with Nana on their mornings together, pools and parks---she LOVES to swing all by herself
**Interested in: her swim classes and particularly singing the "alligator song" at the end, Wii Dance KIDS, talking with her hands, holding hands, being held whenever anyone wants to pick her up, her pink bunny blankie that she simply cannot fall asleep without, reading books and having them read to her, dressing herself, trying on multiple different pairs of shoes each day, watching her sister live life and attempting to do whatever she does!
GRIFFIN- 13 months old
**Son and little brother
**Possesses the softest skin in the house
**Frequenter of people's arms, the floors of our home on River Ridge Circle, pools and parks, shopping carts with his mama
**Interested in eating ANYTHING...lovin that table food!, sleeping, pooping, smiling his "grandpa smile" at EVERYONE, being entertained by his big sisters, being carried around by Ellie, babbling REALLY loud so that his voice is heard in this crazy house!
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2 comments:
AMAZING! What an incredible gift to you, two. Wish I could have been there to be a part of it... Sounds like you are building up an awesome group of folks. Way to go!
Sounds like you guys have some GREAT friends. We miss you, but are glad you're doing so well! Your story inspires me to bless people in my life.....hmmmmm
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