11.27.2006
I'm sorry for the trouble
So it has been 45 minutes since I wrote the last post and have already received several comments on my writing style or lack of writing style. I am sorry that this is difficult to read, I suppose all my GOOD friends will look past this HUGE flaw in my skill set and continue to be my friend anyway. As Peter says, that despite the poor readability of my last blog "... We STILL love you two." You can't put any of the blame for my poor written communication on my husband either, he encouraged my to continue stating "it's not a research paper" Love you, bye.
Moving to the sun
Hello. I truly hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Dillon and I had a wonderful time with family and friends. We got to spend a day with Dillon's mom and step dad. She made a wonderful ham dinner that I am sad to say I missed. I had to drop little Meg off at my life saving Aunt's house. My aunt is some kind of Cat genius and offered to watch our little devil for the few weeks while we are getting settled and moved to California. Meg has already forgotten us. She did not even bother to get down from the bed when we came to visit, little stinker. Now that we are home, I really miss her little fuzzy butt but am happy she is with someone who is taking such good care of her.We ate wonderful, as always, Thanksgiving dinner that my mother and aunt prepared, drank wine and held my nephew. He is soooo cute, he is the screaming one in the picture. The Raiders fan would be my brother, I'm sorry. I can't wait to watch him grow, my nephew that is, as you can see my brother is already grown. Today he has his first set of shots :( Saturday we drove up and spent the night with wonderful friends along the Trinity River, one of the most beautiful places I have seen in a while. All the way back to the freeway we mused about how rich we are in the friends the Lord has blessed us with. I can't say much more as the tears of love, gratitude and wonderment blur the keys. If you are reading this I hope you feel a warm hug from Dillon and I as we love you and value you as the source of the richness we have in life and are forever indebted to you for your love and friendship. A sincere and heart felt Thank You So Much to Jen and Steve. You are both a blessing.
We found a great little basement (basement in that it is under the main house but is, in no other way, a basement) apartment in Loomis. We will be living with or under rather, a man named Cal who has 4 sheep and 2 Llamas and like a million feet of land to play on. It is a beautiful property and is close to many things, Dillon says, but far from everything. I'm still not certain how to get there but I do know my address so I can give that to the police when they find me lost in a few weeks. It is quiet and wonderful. I thought about posting a picture but would rather you come and visit instead. So give me a call and we can set up a date. Here is Dillon and I looking very happy on the property, near where I get to have a garden, of our new home, for a
while. This week we are back in Portland packing and having dinner with several wonderful friends and hoping to miss the next storm coming over the pass next weekend. Love you all.
11.19.2006
It's almost time
Today is almost the day. Today we are packing up Dillon's shop and sail boat to take to his moms house for storage for a while. We will be in Placerville for a while and eat some Turkey and then back to Portland for the big move. The final move date is December 3rd...or terd as some dear friends in Portland like to call it. Love you Margaret :) So our house is in complete disarray, we have a "for rent" sign up in front and I am continuing in denial. I suppose that is how I work, I will come to realize the impact of our move about a week after we arrive, maybe after the kitchen in unpacked.
Today it is raining, surprised? You shouldn't be, we live in PORTLAND! But not for long. If you are inclined please pray for us this next week, we are looking for a place to live and Dillon is going to follow up on a job possibility, not a ministry one but a job none the less. It is astounding to me how I can be so sad to leave but so sure it is the "right" thing to do....oh, well, another mystery for another time. Love you all, here is another picture of my nephew just because.
Today it is raining, surprised? You shouldn't be, we live in PORTLAND! But not for long. If you are inclined please pray for us this next week, we are looking for a place to live and Dillon is going to follow up on a job possibility, not a ministry one but a job none the less. It is astounding to me how I can be so sad to leave but so sure it is the "right" thing to do....oh, well, another mystery for another time. Love you all, here is another picture of my nephew just because.
11.05.2006
Long time
So, it's been a while since we posted anything here, but I am fairly certain my mom is the only person who checks but just in case. This summer, which is long gone judging by the cold wet weather outside my Portland window, has been an adventurous and life changing one. I say that not because anything super duper has happened that changed our live view but rather because we are having to make some "grown up" decisions.
I am an AUNT--now I know that is not about me, but it sure is fun. My little nephue was born last month and he is the sweetest thing ever. I don't have any super recent pics but here is one. His name is Noah and Congratulations to momma Angie and daddy Brandon. Love you guys.
We had a great 2 weeks traveling around Montana with friends T
ony and Megan Stover. We spent time in BEAUTIFUL Glacier National Park which I would recommend to any one who wanted a beautiful vacation spot, as well as a day at Yellow stone which was subsequently disappointing after marveling in God's Glory at Glacier. If anyone wants to go to Glacier any time we are already looking forward to another trip.
Dillon has started and is well on his way to completing his work of genius (his Thesis). It is exciting for me to watch him talk to others about the topic. He is looking into the historical significance of the social gospel as value in the emerging church movement....or something like that. It seem to have struck a cord with a lot of people. Pray for him as he ties up the loose ends.
Lastly and largestly we are moving from Portland. This is a hard decision for me and for us a long time coming. I have to purpose not to cry as I write about the move. It is definitely a good thing. We have identified a few areas in our lives where God is at work and they are pulling us back home. We have looked into several job options here in Portland and nothing has been in God's will for us. We are looking to move to the Auburn area as it and the surrounding areas are huge areas of growth as would likely have many options (when compared to other areas) for construction and new growing churches to plug into. We are very excited about this opportunity, however, my heart is aching. I have had a few sweet relationships here and am heart broken to have to change those to long distance ones. Please be praying for us in this move which we have slated to happen at the end of November or first of December. Thank you so much for all your support and love.
xoxooo
KB
I am an AUNT--now I know that is not about me, but it sure is fun. My little nephue was born last month and he is the sweetest thing ever. I don't have any super recent pics but here is one. His name is Noah and Congratulations to momma Angie and daddy Brandon. Love you guys.
We had a great 2 weeks traveling around Montana with friends T
ony and Megan Stover. We spent time in BEAUTIFUL Glacier National Park which I would recommend to any one who wanted a beautiful vacation spot, as well as a day at Yellow stone which was subsequently disappointing after marveling in God's Glory at Glacier. If anyone wants to go to Glacier any time we are already looking forward to another trip.Dillon has started and is well on his way to completing his work of genius (his Thesis). It is exciting for me to watch him talk to others about the topic. He is looking into the historical significance of the social gospel as value in the emerging church movement....or something like that. It seem to have struck a cord with a lot of people. Pray for him as he ties up the loose ends.
Lastly and largestly we are moving from Portland. This is a hard decision for me and for us a long time coming. I have to purpose not to cry as I write about the move. It is definitely a good thing. We have identified a few areas in our lives where God is at work and they are pulling us back home. We have looked into several job options here in Portland and nothing has been in God's will for us. We are looking to move to the Auburn area as it and the surrounding areas are huge areas of growth as would likely have many options (when compared to other areas) for construction and new growing churches to plug into. We are very excited about this opportunity, however, my heart is aching. I have had a few sweet relationships here and am heart broken to have to change those to long distance ones. Please be praying for us in this move which we have slated to happen at the end of November or first of December. Thank you so much for all your support and love.
xoxooo
KB
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