A Big Day

Today is a big day for us. It was our last day serving at our church, Coram Deo. For the last year and a half Steve has served as the Families Pastor and I have been the Communications Coordinator. It has been an amazing experience for both of us and we love our church family so much that it will leave a huge hole in our hearts when we finally pull out of Reno for good this week. These past three years in Reno have been an adventure of a lifetime for us. First at Outlook Christian Church then at Coram Deo. We hope that God has been able to use us in some small way to be a blessing to others and bring people closer to Him. In just a few short days Steve, Judah and I will pack all of our earthly belongings into a moving truck and drive away from here. We will take a part of Reno and all the people we've met with us. Thank you, God, for giving us such an amazing opportunity to serve You and the people of Reno. We are blessed!

Today is also my 40th birthday. I can hardly believe that both Steve and I are 40, which is an age that used to seem sooooooo OLD to me just a few short years ago. I don't feel old though. I feel like I am just beginning to hit my stride and I'm excited about the future. We're having the time of our lives, regardless of what age we are. I know God has lots of adventures still planned for us and I, for one, am ready for what lies ahead.

Feelin' Good

Judah's language skills are getting better all of the time. Of course his word usage isn't always quite right but he keeps us laughing with some of the funny things he says. One of his latest phrases makes me smile every time he says it. An example of how he uses this phrase is below but he uses it in several other ways too.

Mommy: "Judah, are you hungry?"
Judah: "No thank you, me feel good."

He also uses this phrase in the negative to say that he doesn't feel good.

Judah: "No me tummy feel good."

A Shameless Plug...

Tomorrow, Saturday July 19th from 7am-11am we are having a yard sale at our house with several other families. It will be huge! We're trying to downsize as much as we can before our big cross-country move so, if you're in the market for some furniture, home improvement items, kids stuff, clothes, lawn mower, dog house, grill, etc. please stop by our house tomorrow morning and check out what we've got. 1615 Cattlemen Ct. Reno

A Chip Off The Old Block

Today Judah told Steve that he wanted to go to the coffee shop. That's our boy! We couldn't be more proud! :)

Saying Goodbye

Our 3 years in Reno have been AMAZING! (as Judah would say) A big reason why is because God has placed such great friends in our lives. Many people stand out in our minds but we've had so much fun with three couples in particular (we've been friends for nearly the entire 3 years). We are very sad to say goodbye to our "South Gang" friends. They've watched Judah grow from a baby to a walkin', talkin', animated little boy and we've had some really great times with them. We'll miss getting to watch their new babies grow (Mikaela and Hanna are both expecting!). We had one last get together with the gang a couple weeks ago and we took a group photo to remember everyone by. We'll miss each of you so much! Thanks for the wonderful memories. LtoR: Steve, Teri, Heath, Mikaela, Judah, Dillon, Hanna, Michael, Christa

Lake Pyramid

Sorry it's been so long since my last post. The big move from Reno to Illinois happens in just over 3 weeks and my days seem to be filled with packing and move preparation. Hope you enjoy the video of our day at Lake Pyramid (a big lake in the middle of nowhere where you can see pelicans and dry, arrid mountains all around you--all on a Paiute Indian Reservation just north of Reno).