Summer is here!!

(please forgive sporadic use of capitalization...the left shift key on our keyboard has decided not to work and i am out of practice in using the one on the right...)

part 1: Frontier Ranch
kyle left on saturday with a group of kiddos from hebron high school to go to camp at frontier ranch. from the daily reports that i have been receiving from kyle, sounds like they are having a great time.

please be praying for...

+Their continued safety

+Negative thoughts and attitudes to quickly be replaced with attitudes of thankfulness and most importantly awe of God and His creation.

+Lots of energy for the leaders.

+That each and every one of the kids and leaders will encounter God this week and that their lives will be forever changed!

as i have mentioned on this blog before, kyle became a christian at frontier ranch (in the water slide, no less!!). many, many lives have been given to our Lord at that camp. it's unbelievably powerful to step onto that property - you can really sense God's presence there as well as be humbled in realizing how many kids have stepped from that soil in Buena Vista, CO into the Kingdom of God.

part 2: Castaway Club

kyle will be leaving frontier a day early and will be flying out to meet me in minneapolis for our assignment at castaway club in detroit lakes, mn. we are both looking forward to our time on assignment.

please be praying for us during that time as well...

+pray that we stay healthy!!

+pray for unity among the assigned team as well as the work crew and summer staff!

+pray that everything runs smoothly for the 4 weeks that we are there...that campers and leaders will have an amazing time at camp and that God's name is proclaimed in all that is done behind the scenes as well as at Club.

+pray for joyfulness and peace among the whole crew...and that we will all seek that out from the only One who is our refuge.

I hope to be updating a lot while on assignment...stay tuned!

Week at a Glance...

What a busy week this past week was!! Here are some of the highlights!

* Went to my doctor's appt. last Friday...it went perfect! As soon as the doctor put the doppler on my belly she picked up the baby's heartbeat! No searching for it was needed! Doctor said that baby has a strong heart! I go back again in 3 weeks - I am hopeful that they will do a sonogram to determine the sex a little early. I will almost be 17 weeks by then so it's possible!

* We moved! Kyle headed up a large crew of family, friends, and YL kids to move us in to our new home! Unfortunately it's up to us to unpack...ughh!

* The weekend of the big move - I completed 16 hours of continuing ed classes. Figured that I couldn't do much with the move, might as well work on get recertified.

* Tuesday was haircut day! I decided to go ahead and chop my hair off before the baby arrives...figured that I will want to after and I decided to get a little relief NOW!

* On Wednesday, I got bit by a crazy neighborhood chihuahua. It was bad enough to draw blood and it's still bruised! Crazy dog! So, I got to go back to the doctor and get put on antibiotics.

* One of our camp trips took off last Saturday evening to Crooked Creek Ranch. Kyle stayed behind this time and had our part-time staff, Mike, lead this trip. Looking forward to hearing their camp stories upon their arrival home tomorrow! Kyle will be leading a trip to Frontier Ranch at the end of this month.

* I began telling my coworkers and clients this week that I am pregnant! It's been fun to share the news with them! I have been blessed with some amazing people that I get to work with regularly!

I think that's it for now! More to come soon!