Quick Update

Chris was telling me yesterday that I need to blog. I haven't been lately because I have been super busy. We not even three months into the year and already my life has changed so much.

Chris and I have taken "non-relative placement" of a 15 year old girl in our youth group. I have a hard time explaining this to people at work. It's not really foster care and I'm not sure if it is even considered legal guardianship, however we are state approved to take care of her until she can move back in with her mom.

An extra person in the house always makes schedules more involved. She attends the high school and has physical therapy twice a week as well as hanging out with friends on what seems like a daily basis. Oh to be a teenager again!

As well as working full time, I was asked to direct our church's annual ladies retreat this year. There is an amazing group of ladies working on this project with me and I am so amazed at how God has taken an idea of mine and made it His own. I do need prayer in this area because I lack certain organizational skills (and time) it takes to run this type of retreat. Other possible ministries to be started in 2009 are a women of the bible class for teen girls and a mentorship partnering program for ladies in the church. God is doing some great things in our new women's ministries thanks to Josie and Jan.

Lastly, and I wasn't going to mention this (because certain family members haven't been told yet)...I am two months pregnant! Dad, if by some chance you read this I wanted to tell you in person, so next month when I come down there, act surprised.

I think that is it for now. I hope to post some pictures of my artwork up this weekend...things have been really busy at work.