The quietness on our blog has been by no means because of quietness in our lives. On the contrary, it has been quite busy around here. Many events have happened that have been delightful and exciting while others have been... maybe not so delightful to say the least. One thing is for sure, God is busy refining and purifying our hearts and minds and that is very painful but then again, the outcome is beautiful fruit . This life here on earth is a vapor (James 4:14) and we continually need to be reminded of eternity.
Well, on to a few of the highlights in the weeks past:
The first of January we enjoyed wonderful fellowship at the Clark's home with, I'm guessing, 200+ people. What a wonderful day of fellowship, food, and fun! We have been blessed tremendously by God to have known so many believers that are endeavoring to follow Christ in all of their lives. What a privilege to have such a network of Christians. We spent the day sharing one another's burdens, praying together, playing volleyball, football, basketball, board games and the littlest ones enjoyed all of Jacqueline's play horses for hours. (sorry no pics, forgot the camera)
The next "big" event was having a group of eleven come from Illinois for a week to do the sound for the SA Christian Film Festival. Of course this was not just "any" group, it was a very special group of friends from our church in IL. We have cultivated very close friends over the years and truly count it a privilege any time we are able to spend time with them :) We also enjoyed the company of Mark Inyart for an evening from Houston. We also enjoyed a visit from the Zes family the following week. It was great to see you all!
The week started with lots of food preparation with the girls and then had some memorable times touring San Antonio for an afternoon, late night chats, football, and scrapbooking for Brandon's senior football album. What fun that was as we ALL sat around the 10 foot table with different "jobs". Sweet memories!! Thanks everyone. The album turned out awesome.
Mom's birthday just happened to be right in the middle of the busy week :) Anthony and I had a house to clean in Boerne (on mom's b'day) somehow we convinced Ethan and Anna to come along with us for the job. We cleaned for a good 4 hours and then decided we were going to reward ourselves with a couple volleyball games in the sand court next door ... IF the owners of the court would allow us...and they so graciously did! :) We were pretty funny out there to say the least. After a few games, we went to get a bite to eat and on our trip home we decided at the last minute to watch a "deep sea" creature film at the IMAX. I think I laughed too hard that day! Thanks Ethan and Anna for coming along, even though you probably didn't have cleaning on your list to do on vacation! :) When we arrived home there was a nice, special dinner all ready for mom's b'day celebration. The table was decorated and a yummy cake. Thank you Kristalyn, Jessica, Joanna, and Elizabeth for all the work you did to make Mom's day special. It was a wonderful feeling knowing everything was taken care of at the house (kids included) :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! Hope you had a good day, aside from the busyness of the day. WE LOVE YOU! :)
A special thank you to John and Mary Ellen Long for the birthday hat that started a new family tradition, I, (Katherine) hope that it gets lost before my birthday :) Otherwise, I am seriously thinking about hiding it !!
That's it for this post! Stay tuned, because there is more to come. :)
