13 Years

Thirteen years ago, I said "I do" to you, my best friend.

Thank you Lord for being the author of my life.

We have been through so much the past couple of years and by God's grace and mercy, we stood together and became stronger.

You held my hand me when I needed you most.

You make me laugh all the time and you know that is one of my favorite things about you.

Thank you for being an amazing provider and stepping out in faith so that I could stay home with Matt.

There were many times this week in Haiti when I would stand back and watch you. I was overwhelmed by what I saw; the compassion for others and eagerness to do what God asked.

Thank you for being the father, husband, and man of God you are.

I am blessed and honored to be called your wife

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One More Day

We just left Matt with his grandparents for the week. That's always hard, but especially since we are going out of the country. Tomorrow is the day! This time tomorrow we will be back in Haiti and I am so excited. I can't wait to see and experience what God has planned and to be used by Him. Please keep us and our group in your prayers.

I have been recovering from a stomach virus this week and I am hoping that will be it for me and my immune system isn't too out of wack. Last year, I landed in the airplane bathroom and I am praying that doesn't happen again. Thankfully, Richard and Matt did not catch it; I have been very worried about them. Richard credits his awesome immune system to running. I had a few comments to make when he said that :)

We also learned a cool packing trick from a friend. They gave us a couple of clear industrial strength trash bags to put our clothes in. What makes it cool is you use a vacuum hose to suck the air out and you have a space saver bag for just pennies. We did this because last year our luggage was rained on and all of our stuff was soaked. I'm not sure it ever dried out.

Anyways, this post has been a bit random. If time and Internet access allows, I will try to post during the week.


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July 4th Fun

On July 4, we were all up by 6 a.m. because Richard was running in his first race! The "Beat the Heat Wave" 5 mile run. Rich was up before 5, I was up by 5:30 and Matt was the last. The above photo was taken around 6:45, that's why they look so droopy.

I have never been to a "real" race/running event. It's a fantastic people watching opportunity! I loved checking out the running "ensembles" and watching the hard core runners warm up. As my friend noted, there were a few older men who needed some larger shorts!

The kids passed the time by drawing posters for their dads and just chilling out.

The finish line and if you look closely, Richard is behind the guy in the blue shirt.

Go Richie!!!!! I was so proud of him. 5 miles in 50 minutes!

Matt was a little afraid to touch dad because he was dripping in sweat!

Once the runners crossed the finished line, they were treated to a smorgasbord of fruit, sausage, beer, water, Popsicles, and other treats. It was a great morning. Hopefully next year I will be running with him. (Also, Richard signed up to run the White Rock 1/2 marathon in Dallas in December! )

After the race we spent the afternoon swimming with our small group friends. We finally came home around 4 and pretty much crashed. I think we might of all been asleep by the time the local firework shows began.

Something New

I am testing a new app. If this works, I may actually blog more than once in a blue moon.


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