August 24, 2010

WELL IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I LAST POSTED HERE! HOW QUICKLY TIME GOES THESE DAYS.
HERE IS A RUN DOWN OF OUR PAST YEAR IN WARP TIME! :)
AUGUST 09 SCHOOL BEGAN FOR NADYA AS A FIRST TIME HOME SCHOOLER IN THE 7TH GRADE. SHE TOOK SOME CLASSES AT A LOCAL CHURCH AND PARTICAPATED IN A PROGRAM CALLED PEP. HER CLASSES INCLUDED, GENESIS THOUGHT, PRE-ALGEBRA, GEOGRAPHY, COMPOSITION AND LIT., AND ART AROUND THE WORLD.
SEPTEMBER 09 WAS BUSY WITH US MOVING A CHILDS HOPE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY AND KIDS AGAINST HUNGER TO A NEW LOCATION IN BLUE ASHE, OH. WE WERE MORE THAN BLESSED BY SO MANY! AIMEE BEGAN HER SENIOR YEAR AT UNIV. OF CINCINNATI WITH HER FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. BEKKI CONTINUED TO WORK THE COFFEE SHOPS AS SHE WAS CONSIDERING HER FUTURE. EMMA IS HOME WITH MOM, ENJOYING HER CHINESE DANCE CLASS AND HER GYMNASTICS FOR WHICH SHE IS A NATURAL.
OCTOBER 09 WE COMPLETED OUR MOVE AND BEGAN THE PACKING FOR KAH ONCE AGAIN. LARRY AND I TOOK A MUCH NEEDED 3 DAYS AND DROVE TO GAITLINBURG WITHOUT OUT CHILDREN! WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME RELAXING AND PEOPLE WATCHING.
NOVEMBER 09 I CELEBRATED ANOTHER BIRTHDAY! SORRY AGE IS NOT AVAILABLE. :) WE LOOKED FORWARD TO HAVING OUR FUTURE SON-IN -LOVE COME FOR THANKSGIVING. KAH WAS EXTREMELY BUSY WITH GETTING FOOD PACKED.
DECEMBER 09 HERE WE ARE CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. EVERY YEAR I PROMISE MYSELF TO KEEP IT SIMPLE AND I THINK WE FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT THIS TIME. :) WE HAD SOME FRIENDS FOR DINNER AND JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE. AIMEE FLEW TO CT. TO BE WITH HER FIANCE, BRETT.
JANUARY '10 A NEW YEAR!! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL, HOPE IT HAS BEEN A GOOD ONE. TRAGIC EARTHQUAKE HIT HAITI LEAVING DEVASTATION ALL OVER. LORD WE PRAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY UNTIL YOU RETURN.
FEBRUARY '10 LARRY TOOK A SMALL TEAM TO HAITI TO SEE HOW OUR KAH COULD HELP. DIFFICULT VISIT, NO WATER, NO FOOD, NOTHING!! SADNESS EVERYWHERE, BUT CHIRST WAS STILL LIFTED UP AMONG THE RUBBLE. EMMA HAD HER 5TH BIRTHDAY AND BEKKI HAD HER 19TH BIRTHDAY. :) HOW THE YEARS FLY. BEKKI HAD A FEW FRIENDS COME FROM CT. TO HELP CELEBRATE. :)
MARCH '10 KAH IS BUSY COLLECTING AND PACKING FOOR AND AID FOR HAITI. IT'S A DAILY EFFORT. AIMEE, BEKKI AND I DROVE EAST TO CT FOR A WEDDING SHOWER GIVEN BY SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE AT OUR HOME CHURCH, CALVARY. WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE THEM.
APRIL'10 LARRY AND I CELEBRATED OUR 35TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!! WE WENT TO DINNER AT THE MONTGOMERY INN TO CELEBRATE. EASTER OR RATHER, RESURRECTION SUNDAY IS AMIDST US THIS MONTH. MAY WE BE EVERY MINDFUL OF WHAT HE DID ON THE CROSS FOR US. PRAISE THE LORD!
MAY '10 NADYA COMPLETED HER FIRST YEAR AS A HOME SCHOOLER VERY SUCCESSFULLY...STRAIGHT A STUDENT! :) GETTING READY FOR AIMEE AND BRETT'S WEDDING!
JUNE'10 LEFT OH ON THE 18TH AND DROVE TO CT. AIMEE AND BRETT GOT MARRIED ON THE 25TH OUTSIDE ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY. THE LORD SURELY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER AFTER SO MANY YEARS. WE RENTED A LITTLE COTTAGE FOR THE TIME WE SPENT THERE. LOVED SEEING OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND THE BEACHES. JULY '10 HOME AND LOVING THE SUMMER HERE IN OH. IT'S BEEN SO HOT, BUT WE HAVE CENTRAL AC AND A BEAUTIFUL POOL TO KEEP US COOL AND HAPPY.
PHOTOS COMING IN NEXT POST!

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