From here to there

We are in the middle of another exciting and fun baseball season!! Here is another little detail from the Lord to help get Luke and Jordan excited about our new adventure. Jordan is playing on the Texas Rangers representing where we live now and Luke is playing on the Chicago Cubs representing where we will live for 5 weeks after baseball season. Our training starts May 31 in Elgin, Illinois which is outside of Chicago. Thank you God for continuing to give Luke and Jordan excitement with big changes coming.

A Champion in our Home

We would like to proudly present, Molly - our Potty Champion!!! She has had absolutely no interest in potty training until 2 weeks ago when we were in the middle of painting the inside of our home and preparing for our garage sale. Oh well, it was crazy then, but we are thankful now. Way to go Molly - we are all so proud of you!!!

The Sound of Worship

Here is a clip of Molly singing at our church on Palm Sunday. How precious it is to hear and watch young children sing praises to God!

A Bittersweet Spring

My favorite season is Spring. I love all the flowers blooming, trips to Caldwell Zoo, Luke and Jordan's baseball season, and just playing outside. This is a different Spring for us. Our lives are about to radically change - "the great unknown" that has always seemed to be far away is now hovering over our home. On May 30, we will cheer on Jordan as he graduates from kindergarten, and then we will load up the car and drive to Elgin, Illinois for 5 weeks of training with our mission agency. So, so much has to happen before May 30, and the problem is I don't even know where to start!! With everything about to change in our lives, it is so wonderful to know that our God never changes. I praise the Lord for His promise: "The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Thank you Lord for going before us to Ecuador and walking with us through this unknown journey.

For my fellow dog lovers

For my fellow dog lovers, I wanted to give an update on Maggie. After we bought her a new (pink) food dish, she started eating again. She is back to sleeping in her spot, and she will now retrieve the ball anywhere you throw it. For years, Chance and Maggie would take turns retrieving the ball with Chance on one side of the yard and Maggie on the other. After the accident, Maggie would not go on Chance's side to retrieve the ball. She would just sit and look back at me as if to say - you know that's not my side of the yard! We are excited that she will now go retrieve the ball anywhere we throw it, and she has even barked a few times. After the sad blog on Chance, we wanted to give an update on Maggie and that we think she is going to be okay.

The Three Piggy Opera

The cast of The Three Piggy Opera with their wonderful director, Ms. Cox

Jordan as the Stick Peddler singing, "I sell sticks, I sell sticks, a penny will buy six. I sell sticks, I sell sticks, a penny will buy six!"

Jordan took his singing in the chorus very seriously - don't you think?

Finding Excitement!

For the past two weeks, I have been praying for the excitement of moving to Ecuador to come back for Luke and Jordan. Reality is setting in with all of us - trying to sell our house, raising support, talking to Sunday School classes and community groups, knowing how much we will miss our family, friends, and life here in Tyler... God is so faithful to continue to give us encouragement and confirmation throughout this process. One morning last week before we left for school, I hear Luke yelling, "Mommy - come quick! Look, they are talking about Ecuador." Between episodes of Arthur, the show interviews real kids. This interview was of 2 boys describing their favorite vacation in Ecuador - Quito, Ecuador!!! The boys were so excited and kept saying - that's where we are going to live (with huge smiles on their faces).


Yesterday, Luke was talking about his day at school, and he said that for some reason he kept thinking about Ecuador and is really getting excited about moving. I give all praise to my loving Lord for blessing me with that statement from Luke and for the interview on Arthur.

Luke is having so much fun playing basketball! The school he will be going to next year in Quito has a basketball team where you can start playing in the third grade. He is looking forward to the opportunity to play for the Alliance Spartans!