We have a new family member!!

I was told that you better watch out when you go to seminary..."if you can have kids you will at seminary, everyone does"! Well we have... but maybe not in the way you think! Our new family member live in Rwanda and her name is Liliane. She is 6 and absolutely beautiful! I hope you will go to Sid's blog and read more about Liliane and see her picture.

Psalm 127:3 says that children are a gift from the Lord. If you have ever spent time with children you can quickly see that this is true. If you have any questions about how you could be a part of a child's life like Lilian go to: www.worldvision.org

SOS

Today we got a really neat piece of mail..."How to be a Texan". It told some really neat things about how to legally be a citizen of the state(or small country) of Texas. It included things like your drivers license, your car tags, and inspection sticker. It was a really neat and well done information brochure. There was one problem however...it did not tell me where to find my instant grits!!!

I had found one small, box of quick grits earlier but we were in need of some instant ones as well. So I looked at Kroger, I looked at SAM'S, and finally at WalMart I found one box of plain instant grits. Now if you are at all familiar with grits you know that the instant grits come in a large variety of flavors. Not in Texas.

So my SOS is to any of you wonderful people who have access to instant grits...we would love some!! We really love the cheese lovers!! I think I can handle being a "Texan" better with some grits!! So please have mercy and send grits...after all I am a:

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...with boldness

A wonderful new friend of ours, Martin Jones, will be leaving for Ghana on June 19th. We ask you to pray for him as he travels to spread the message of Christ. This is a link to their blog, and you can read more about this mission trip there. Please pray for this teams safety, Martin's courage, and his family staying here in Dallas.

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were filled
with the Holy Spirit and began to speak God's message with boldness
Acts 4:31

South Fork and me!

6 Weeks!! It took 6 weeks...but I made it....South Fork! Yes, hum along with me...duh duh duh...duh duh duh duh duh duh...duh duh duh duh duhhhhhh..... Yes...I made it to South Fork!!

Have you ever heard this...

"Home is where you hang your hat"...I have been thinking a lot about that statement lately. There are some details that got left out of that cliche. There is the packing up all your emotions, and unpacking them when you arrive...along with all your other stuff.

Then it clicked with me yesterday....the old saying just needs to be updated! So I have rewritten it! This is much more applicable..." Home is where you shop"! Last night I went and bought some groceries at Walmart. There were a couple of times that I almost believed I could have walked out and been back in SC! It is amazing...you walk through the magic doors and everything is familiar! You know where to look for stuff and the brand names and items are the same! It was wonderful!

Now there are still some reminders that you are not home...brace yourselves these may be hard to hear: There is NO Dukes mayonaise. There is NO 8'oclock Dark Roast coffee. There is NO Double Q Salmon. Did I mention...There is NO Duke's Mayonaise!!

Then there are some things that won't be seen in WalMart in SC...55 different kinds of Salsa, 25 different vairieties of Ranch Style Beans, and sides of beef in the meat counter!!

So I want to offer those of you who might travel this summer some locations that will make you feel at home!

1. WalMart
2. Starbucks
3. SAMS
4. Target
5. Lowe's

and last but not least(no pun intended)

6. Dollar Tree

So don't forget the saying is now " Home is where you shop!"

Menu Monday Returns!!

As I said in my previous post I am trying to reestablish some routine back to our days, so I need to add Menu Monday back to our plan. So...here goes!!

Monday: Ham and Potato Casserole, peas and brussel sprouts

Tuesday: Pasta Salad and BLT's for the family...I am going out with some seminary wives!

Wednesday: Beef Taco Bake, guacamole and chips

Thursday: Crock Pot mac and cheese, green beans

Friday: Mexican Chicken Casserole, salad

Saturday: Ham and Cheese corn muffins, and leftovers

Sunday: BBQ beef brisket for Father's Day

Let me know if there are any recipes that you would like me to post!

A Little Catch Up!

We have now completed one month and one week here in the state of Texas!! It is an exciting, fun, and a little bit strange. We have started school back with the kids...we plan to work most of June and July and a little of the first of August to get caught up and then take about a month off before we start the next year.

We have taken a few more exploring journeys. We just headed west one day, just to see what was there! Then this past Saturday we went to our local train station and took the train into down town Dallas. After we arrived downtown we rode the electric streetcar. We had a wonderful time seeing parts of Dallas we had yet to see! This was also a very economic means of travel. The entire family could ride all day for ten dollars. Our current gas price is $3.89 a gallon.

We have made some wonderful friends and have enjoyed getting to know them better. We have been to cookouts, parks, movies, and swimming with some wonderful families. I look forward to spending more time with each of them!

Here are a few things going on that we ask you to pray about:

Sid received an email tonight from the church that interviewed him and they want to see him again this week!

The kids are doing much better, but still have some sad moments.

I have experienced some grief type feelings for all of you that we left behind. Please pray for me as I work through these feelings.

Our van had to have some more work done that added up to another $900. God graciously supplied that money so we give Him praise!


Thank you for continuing to support us with your prayers! We are going to reestablish some routine to our days this week. I will let you know how that goes!