I am thankful for...

this little one,
this little one,
and for the leadership team and the nursery volunteers who make MOMS at Constance Free Church possible. I love my kids and love spending time with them; but getting together with other moms every other Wednesday for two hours to have a warm brunch, relax and share stories is something every mom should be apart of and thankful for.

village127 Launch

I posted awhile back the introduction for a ministry that Nate and I are super excited about and have such a passion for, village127. Today, we had the privilege to launch the ministry in front of our entire congregation. It was so beautiful to see the video we made, to see the support from the staff and see the interest of God's people when it comes to adoption and orphan care. Below are a few pictures of the amazing people Nate and I worked with in order to make this ministry come alive.

In photo above: Michelle Peterson, Patti Bertsch, Dan & Angie Leverence, Dave & Tiffany Bobendrier with boys, Silas, Titus, & Judah

Sunday Life Group

Last night Nate, Elyse and I had our last life group for the 08-09 season. We finished this year with a barbecue at our house. It was a lot of fun to hang out with friends, watch the kids play together and eat some good food! We feel so blessed to have them in our lives. We do plan on seeing them throughout the summer, but we take the summer off from the study. The babies below are all within 1 month apart. I think Elyse just looks much bigger and older, Nate says it's because she's closer to the camera, I just think she's that much bigger :) Side note: Elyse is wearing her hat just for Sarah

Willow (8 mon), Mariana (8 mon), Mason (6 mon), Elyse (7 mon)