1-24-11
This entry is going to be quite different from the usual. A lot more words and only one collage, so here we go...
First I need to tell where we were. Every year there is an event where local restaurants bring food and you eat, and eat, and eat, then eat some more. You vote for your favorite, mingle, even dance a little.
We didn't know it at the time, but this night changed our lives. While at this event Mommy got back in touch with an old school friend named Maranda. It turns out Maranda got married and had 2 kids of her own, her husband is a pastor at a local church. Mommy and Daddy were looking for a new church, but that idea hadn't sunk in just yet :) So Maranda and Mommy find each other on Facebook, Maranda invites the family to an event at their church (pics to follow...eventually). Mommy and Daddy found other friends at that church, shortly after that we became members and shortly after that they all became like family. It's amazing to me how wonderfully God works. He planted the seeds and we couldn't be happier! We all love our Church Family, Dani has flourished, Mommy stands firmer in her faith, and Daddy finally began his walk with Christ. After years of pushing from Mommy, he just needed to see what we call "Manly Men of God"...you know, "real" men who believe, aren't ashamed of it, and don't use it as a crutch. We all still have a long way to go, but it feels so good to be doing this together, as a family. So because of this one night there have been huge changes in our lives, and we thank God for those changes every day.
So here it is...the lonely collage :)
This entry is going to be quite different from the usual. A lot more words and only one collage, so here we go...
First I need to tell where we were. Every year there is an event where local restaurants bring food and you eat, and eat, and eat, then eat some more. You vote for your favorite, mingle, even dance a little.
We didn't know it at the time, but this night changed our lives. While at this event Mommy got back in touch with an old school friend named Maranda. It turns out Maranda got married and had 2 kids of her own, her husband is a pastor at a local church. Mommy and Daddy were looking for a new church, but that idea hadn't sunk in just yet :) So Maranda and Mommy find each other on Facebook, Maranda invites the family to an event at their church (pics to follow...eventually). Mommy and Daddy found other friends at that church, shortly after that we became members and shortly after that they all became like family. It's amazing to me how wonderfully God works. He planted the seeds and we couldn't be happier! We all love our Church Family, Dani has flourished, Mommy stands firmer in her faith, and Daddy finally began his walk with Christ. After years of pushing from Mommy, he just needed to see what we call "Manly Men of God"...you know, "real" men who believe, aren't ashamed of it, and don't use it as a crutch. We all still have a long way to go, but it feels so good to be doing this together, as a family. So because of this one night there have been huge changes in our lives, and we thank God for those changes every day.
So here it is...the lonely collage :)
