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Monday, April 06, 2009

9 months old!!!

My niece is 9 months old TODAY!


She LOVES bath time!

Look at that big belly!

What a smile!


She loves hats!

Look how big she is!!


She's ready for family vacation in Florida!!


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To the snow bird...

Keetha, this is for you!  I'm sorry your pedicure missed the April 6th snowfall!  The sand between your toes just isn't quite the same...


Baby Jack @ 3-weeks old!

Last Thursday I had the wonderful privilege of watching baby Jack. His mom, Anna, was one of my best friends in high school, and I have also been good friends with his dad for quite a few years. I can't believe my friends are having babies!! I had him in my dorm for three hours, and while he slept at least two hours, I had so much fun with his cute little self!  I can't wait to watch him again soon!

Sleepy baby.

Craig & Anna

Sunday, April 05, 2009

Team Retreat

Friday at 4, me and five of the six girls on my Cambodia team went on a little weekend retreat to the Philemon Center in Warsaw, IN.  There is a girl on my team who is a member of the Community Grace Brethren Church in Warsaw, and her church (or denomination or district..) owns a little house in the woods where we were able to stay for free.  It was so nice and we had so much fun.  Before this weekend, we hadn't spent any time bonding together outside of team meetings and fundraising activities.  We stopped for Subway for din din, and one mom graciously bought us lots of snacks and cereal for breakfast.  We crafted, told stories, laughed, shared our testimonies, played games, and went to bed after 2:00.



Height comparison -- Aimee & Angela

I LOVE THESE GIRLS!
Clockwise:: Myself, Aimee, Ashton, Loren, Hannah, & Angela

Hannah and Loren

Even if they're mean & threaten to do horrible things to me while I sleep..

Crafting!!  We printed 50 team pictures and scrapbook'ed each one as creative gifts for the friends we make in Cambodia.

Thursday, April 02, 2009

What do these have in common?

What do these countries have in common??

Mozambique

Portugal

Kyrgyzstan

Fiji

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

10 fingers, 10 toes...

and 1 tooth!


My niece Leah::

Baby face, you've got the cutest little baby face!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

A Journey..

Last Saturday morning, 500+ IWU students and faculty/staff met in the early morning to walk 3.5 miles to the downtown Marion square, praying with each step.  I prayed for the economy of Marion, for boldness in the Christian community, for the arms of IWU to reach far into every street, for the churches to be open and loving, and for the hurts and needs of our community.  I prayed for organizations like Marion Inner City Outreach, the Grant County Rescue Mission, the YMCA, St. Martin's Community Center, the Boys and Girls Club, Family Services... 

Everyone was encouraged to donate $20, and we made over $12,000!

It was so awesome to walk and pray with so many people!  It was so bitter cold too!  We were escorted by Marion police officers, and traffic was stopped at each intersection.  I just wonder what people were thinking when they saw us!



Monday, March 30, 2009

David After Dentist

This is really really funny...




I don't think my sister would mind me telling this story (isn't that a great way to open a story?!  haha!)  But a few years ago, Jessie had her wisdom teeth removed.  That afternoon I was taking a shower, and Jessie had to desperately use the restroom.  I wouldn't normally let anyone into the bathroom while I'm showering, but I made an exception for the girl, just this one time.  Well as she was standing at the sink, she fainted.  I was naked and wet in the shower, and wasn't sure what to do?  Splash water on her?  I don't know!  My mom was waiting in the hall and was yelling at me to make sure she was ok.  I wasn't naked in the shower!  On no condition would I come out!  You see Jessie had fainted against the door, therefore my parents couldn't get in.  Well Jessie finally came to enough to skooch herself away from the door, and my mom got her into the hallway - where Jessie promptly fainted again!  Oh boy.  Mom yelled for Dad to carry her back to the couch, (he was mowing the yard, and I'm sure he smelled like quite the treat for Jessie.)  End of story.  =)