Christmas pictures

We had family pictures taken for our Christmas cards and they turned out wonderful!  Mostly because the photographer was fabulous! (Suzanna VanDyke)  Here are just a few.  Enjoy :)  

Pastor Gillespie

We are 3 weeks away from Jason's completion of seminary training!  Four and a half years ago this day seemed so far away and almost unreachable but here we are at the end.  We are currently seeking out where the Lord would place us in ministry.  Please pray for our family as we candidate and prepare to transition into a new ministry role.  Our dear friend, Wendy, made Jason a web-site in order to better communicate with any church interested in him.  I thought you might want to check it out. 

http://www.pastorgillespie.com/

Dancing in the Minefields

Jason and I love this song by Andrew Peterson.  We had never heard of him until my friend Jody Sauder posted this video on her blog.  We are fans now :)  For all my friends who love their marriage and consider the costs...

I was nineteen, you were twenty-one

The year we got engaged
Everyone said we were much too young
But we did it anyway

We bought our rings for forty each
From a pawn shop down the road
We made our vows and took the leap
Now fifteen years ago

We went dancing in the minefields
We went sailing in the storm
And it was harder than we dreamed
But I believe that's what the promise is for

"I do" are the two most famous last words
The beginning of the end
But to lose your life for another I've heard
Is a good place to begin

'Cause the only way to find your life
Is to lay your own life down
And I believe it's an easy price
For the life that we have found

And we're dancing in the minefields
We're sailing in the storm
This is harder than we dreamed
But I believe that's what the promise is for

So when I lose my way, find me
When I loose love's chains, bind me
At the end of all my faith, till the end of all my days
When I forget my name, remind me

'Cause we bear the light of the Son of Man
So there's nothing left to fear
So I'll walk with you in the shadowlands
Till the shadows disappear

'Cause he promised not to leave us
And his promises are true
So in the face of all this chaos, baby,

I can dance with you 

I'm a football mom!!

Noah has tried a few different sports over the past few years and has enjoyed them but had not found a sport that he loved... until now.  He began playing tackle football this year and he is in love with this sport!!  At first, I was very worried that my baby would be hurt and that I might not be able to watch him play.  After the first game my fears were turned into cheers!! We all had such a blast at the game!  I think Jason and I are some of the loudest parents in the stands!  We thoroughly enjoy the games especially since Noah has a passion and excitement for football that we've never seen in him before. He plays for the Canyon Country Outlaws.  He is #71, plays offense and defense!  Here are a few football pictures!

He is so cute!!

I love the view!  The mountains are beautiful in California :) 

Do you see #71?

Great tackle!

He took that kid down!! Great job Noah! 

They won this game!!!  Great job guys! 

He looks like a professional!!  I had such a hard time choosing these pictures to post out of 680 taken.  The team has one game left in this season.  They are currently 2 for 8 but the boys have had such a great time and have learned much about the game, working as a team and good sportsmanship.

I love being a football mom but more than that is the blessing of being Noah's mom!