Our Journey in 2012

I guess this is a record for me..... well over a month since I have posted anything. Blogging just doesn't seem to be in my blood these days. But Emily has this as her home page and she is very disappointed that I refuse to update. So, I will update just a bit. If I tried to catch everyone up on our past month, it would be a forever blog and all would be bored by the end. Much has happened but far too much to write in a simple blog. Here is a short, but simple run down of the kids. Emily is doing great. She is dating a wonderful young man. They will be working together this summer. She is exhausted beyond belief. Skyview has taught her a lot about life and more then she cares to know about hard work and long days. She has an amazing attitude. If all works out, she will be living at home for her final year at BBC. She is able (we think) to do all the rest of her courses online. That is our prayer anyways. Erin is doing fantastic in school. She is wiped out and on overdrive with homework and courses. She will be finishing up in the next few weeks. She heads to Equador May 17th for a 3 week course/mission trip. She and Jacob (her boyfriend) are far more mature then most kids their age. They are taking time to focus on growing in the Lord and learning how to become the man and woman that God desires them to be. They are stretching their relationship and molding it to be as Christ like as they can; praying for God's direction in both of their lives. Erin will be working at Skyview in the kitchen this summer; praying for it to open into a counseling position. She is willing to take whatever God gives her, but really needs to make more money then what she will as a kitchen staff. She is trusting God. Sam is growing leaps and bounds in his spiritual life. God has been stretching he further then any of us could have imagined. He still does not know where God will have him to go to school. At this point, it is between Toledo University, OSU, and the Naval Academy. He is leaning on Toledo right now. We visited last week and he absolutely loved it. OSU is a bit out of his economic range, but still a desire of his heart. The Naval Academy has placed him on a wait list. That means he was in the top 1400 of the 20500 applicants, but not in the top 1300. The first 1300 are offered an appointment, after they have accepted or denied it, the board reviews how many positions are available and then begins on the wait list. He will not know until at the earliest, Mid-May clear until Mid-June. If he is appointed and accepts, he would report on June 28th. He is really just seeking God's will for his life. Both boys will be heading to Peru at the end of June (unless Sam is in the academy). They are in the midst of working for the final amount needed for the trip and are taking on odd jobs and such. Ri is doing amazing after his surgery. He is so much stronger that we can hardly believe it. He is an AMAZING kid! Elizabeth is doing great as well. I would go into more details, but I really need to finish the cleaning that I have begun. Between work and VBS and kids... I just do not get the time to do all that needs to be done around our home.