I know its been a while ...

I know that it has been over a week since our last post ... what can I say, life gets busy sometimes!! Michael was sick all last week. He had a sinus infection and an allergy attack. He is feeling better now.

Also, last week was the Living Truth Conference at church. I think the quote of the week was "I would rather my children watch Desparate Housewives than to watch VeggieTales." As you can see from that quote, it was definitely challenging to us. It really made you think about having a Christian worldview. I know that we are called to be in the world, but not of the world. But one speaker went even further and challenged current thoughts about pop culture and Christianity. It is too much to speak about at this moment, but needless to say, it really made us think about how we would raise our child (whenever we have one) and how we talk and socialize with our friends.

In other exciting news from this past weekend, Michael got a new truck!! It is a 2001 Toyota Tacoma. It is silver and very nice. We bought it from my dad. With Michael's new job in Columbiana, it takes him about 50 minutes to get to work each day. Obviously, his Mazda would have been fine for a while, but it really wasn't in the best of shape to make that trip every day. In addition, before too long, I'll probably need something new because of my job going out to see kids and driving all day long. So, needless to say, we had been thinking of how we would get a new car and thinking about starting to save our money. But, as usual, God has perfect timing. My dad decided that he wanted a new truck and offered to let us buy his old one. We are very thankful and excited about it. The only problem with it is that it is high off the ground. We will be checking into running boards soon, so that we don't have to start carrying around a milk crate so that I can climb into it!

And the most exciting and wonderful news of the day ... today is our 6 month anniversary. In so many ways it seems as though we have been married forever. Yet other times, it seems as though it was yesterday. It was the best day of our lives and I am so blessed to have him in my life. I love him more today than ever before!! Happy Anniversary honey! :)

Weekend Update

Well, the football game was fun on Friday night. Cornerstone was down by 2 touchdowns at the beginning of the 4th quarter when we left, but it was still a fun time. Michael's kids had camped out by the gate, so as soon as we pulled into the parking lot, the care was surrounded by kids!! It was funny to see them all trying to get into the car to be the first one to introduce themselves. Throughout the night, more people kept coming up to meet me. I am very pleased with Michael's school. The people that I met, students, teachers and parents, are all very nice. They seem genuinely excited that Michael is there. I know that this is exactly where God wants him to be, and I am so thankful that we listened and were obedient to God in this matter.

Saturday was devoted to football -- obviously! War Eagle!! Auburn had a great game as usual. They are looking pretty good ... Alabama on the other hand ... while they did manage to pull out a win, they are looking pretty rough. Vanderbilt should have been an easy win, but they had so many mistakes. Anyway, what matters is that in the end they won ... Roll Tide!

This week, Michael and I are attending the Living Truth Conference at our church, Hunter Street Baptist Church in Hoover. It is about adopting a Biblical Worldview and seeing the truth for what it truly is. It was a great start last night. I'll be writing more about it as the week goes on.

Finally, Friday!!

Well, we finally made it to Friday!! Today has been a very busy day for me and we are now less than 45 minutes away from the official start to the weekend. Speaking of weekend, Michael and I are going to Cornerstone Christian's football game tonight. This is their third game and they are 1-1 going into it. It is our first game to go to. So, today at school, my fun-loving husband came up with a game for his kids and me to play tonight. The kids have been asking about me, so to give them the chance to meet me ... the first kid in each class who comes up and introduces themselves to me will get 25 extra points. A little extreme don't you think?? :)

So, basically we are going to this game for a nice calm end to our week and I'm going to be attacked by 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. So much fun! Go Chargers!

Crazy Week So Far

We had such high hopes for this week. After all, it was/is a four day work-week. On Labor Day, we were with my parents in Oxford. It was a fun day and Gus (our dog) went swimming for the first time. He hated it!! My dad ran around with Gus all day long, so he was a very tired puppy once we got back home. On Tuesday, Michael got to school only to discover that he had left the test he was supposed to give to his students at home on the kitchen table!

Also, we were excited about some of the new shows that were coming back on this week. House was at the top of our list, but we missed all but 15 minutes of it! We really need to get our priorities in order -- tv over work, right? :)

Tonight we got stood up for dinner. We were supposed to have dinner with two friends of ours who have recently gotten engaged. But, at the last minute, they remembered that their softball team (The Average Joes) had the last game of the season tonight. That's ok ... we'll remember this when it comes time to buy your wedding gifts! Also, of great importance tonight -- NFL football has started. So now, not only do we have college, highschool, now there's NFL. Its a conspiracy -- every night of the week. Do they OWN EVERY single tv station?? :)

Welcome to Our World

Hey everyone. We wanted to start a blog to keep you up to date on what is happening in our lives. This has been a summer of changes!! First of all, we got a dog. His name is Gus and he is a miniature daschund. The second thing that happened is that I got a new job. I am working as a speech-language pathologist at The ARC of Jefferson County. Specifically, the HOPE (Helping Others through Parent Education) Program ... which is early intervention for children with disabilities ages birth to three years of age. Also of note this summer, Michael got a new job too! He is working at Cornerstone Christian School in Columbiana. He is teaching history and Bible to 7th, 8th, and 9th grade kids. We both are much happier in our new jobs. We will be posting pictures and sharing some of our crazy life with you, so please feel free to comment on anything you see here.