Andi's Baby Shower

The first weekend of March, Meg traveled to Raleigh to work and help with Andi's shower. Andrea and her husband Nathan are some of our friends from Georgia. Page (GA), Jordan (GA), and Steph (GA) were all there! Meg would be what we consider a "married into Georgia girl" though she still loves the North!

It was a wonderful to pray over Judah, his parents and dedicate his life to the Lord. Their prayer for him is Hannah's prayer from I Samuel "I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD...".

The spread!

Steph's masterpiece of a fruit salad!

Favors: A prayer card with baseball sugar cookies. Judah's nursery is done in a baseball theme.

The planning committee with the soon to be mommy!
Page, Jordan (with child), Andi (with child), Steph, and Me.

Brandi (my roomie before Nick ;-) and me enjoying the shower!

House Set Up!

The kitchen! We knew that you would want to see the carpet color and tile! ;-)

Isn't this the most darling arch!



Sooooooooooooo...this is our home set up! We are in the process of painting, making window treatments and hanging pictures!

Youth Trip to Jellybeans!

Here we all are (clockwise)...Pastor, Quentin, Thomas, Matt, Katelyn, Meg, Nick, Ellie, Anna, Olivia, Andrew & Jillian

Enjoying the snack bar,

Getting our skates!

Pastor Donnie Lovette & his son, Quentin

Olivia, Anna, & Katelyn

Anna & Jillian

For all who grew up roller skating...here is our church youth group trip to Jellybeans. We were told by the youth that roller skating is not cool, but it didn't seem to matter if it was cool or not once we were there. We all had a great time and had few falls.

Nick's Ordination

Nick was ordained on Sunday, January 27th! Pastor Lovette gave Nick's charge and the deacons filed to the front to pray over him. The memorable event was followed by a beautiful reception in the fellowship hall.

It was a sobering day for us as we were reminded of the integrity, challenges, and heart that is to be marked of a family that vocationally represents Christ! We are humbled by the pastorate and grateful for His grace in granting us such a

gracious congregation.

FLU!

If we have ever felt like dying - this would be the week! We both ran a fever and felt horrible. You should be grateful that we didn't take any pictures, but this one of all the medicine. Hope that none of you get it. We are well now...thanks for all of your prayers and concern!

NC Aquarium & Fort Fisher

For Nick's day off, we went to the aquarium and Fort Fisher. We went with the Garris family from our church and had a great time seeing the sites.

We could not believe how close you can get the to alligators in the tank. They are native here and you can see them from the bridges in the harbor. Yikes. I have forbidden Nick to kayak in those waterways. Can you imagine one of those coming up to your little kayak? These litttle tree frogs were the highlight. As you can see the top one was trying to get as close to the heat as possible by climbing on his friend. He kept re-adjusting himself to get comfortable. It reminds us of trying to both fit on our couch. We fit together, but barely and one is always uncomfortable.
Cheese!

Jellyfish

Shark tank

A gigantic crab

The famous clownfish

Fort Fisher:

Nick & I dressed in traditional Civil War attire.

Our New Home!

This is our new abode as of February 14th. Please pray for the final paperwork! May He be glorified in this new place as we serve HIM! We have tons of space and expect visitors!

For all who want to see the layout of our brand new home! Here it is!

http://www.windsorparknc.com/home-plans/plans/BURLINGTON.pdf

It is so much more than we thought we would be able to afford. God is so generous to us! It has many perks including a community pool, clubhouse, lake, playing field and grills. The kitchen cabinets are solid maple. It has a two car garage and one of those half moon windows above the office window. A linen, coat, cleaning closet and pantry.

Welcome to Calvary!

These are our huge smiles after being voted in to serve Calvary as both Associate Pastor and Administrator. We were humbled and over joyed. We are confident in our calling here and excited to see all that He has in store. We are enjoying Wilmington and are thankful for all who are praying for our continued transition.

Trenton Baptist Winter Retreat

This past weekend, we headed to Pigeon Forge, TN to do a youth retreat. Jonathan, the youth pastor, (middle on the right) is Nick's best friend from college. Katie, his wife, is beside him and our friend Adam came as a chaperone. Jonathan and Katie have poured countless hours into these youth and we are encouraged by their faithful service. One of our prayer requests upon moving has been for more opportunites for Nick to preach and teach. Last week he was able to study and teach His Word almost more than he had time to prepare. We are grateful for our friendship with Jonathan and Katie and for the opportunity they granted Nick. It was a great weekend and we are prayerful for Trenton's youth that they might remain faithful as many of them head to college in the fall.

A Sweet Visit from Dad!

My Dad came down to visit and we had a wonderful time shopping, touring art museums, walking on the beach, and eating together. He was very generous and treated us far beyond our normal budget restraints. Dad, thank you so much for your generousity. We thoroughly enjoyed your visit.

We were able to enjoy New Year's Day with him and the pastor's family. For all those beach lovers, we live only 15 minutes from the beach. Any body want to come visit? Don't be envious of this particular day, because it was 29 degrees and the wind coming of the ocean was bitter.