Birthday Time

It's still so weird to me that we live in Louisville, KY. But I'm really starting to love this place and all the wonderful friends we've met. We lost power for several days, and we stayed over at The Smith's house. They were so gracious to let us stay with them! It was really quite fun, but it was nice to get power back so I could work on the magazine and send it to press!

Last week, Andrew and I went out and bought a new couch and loveseat....finally. I had the hardest time picking out something that I liked. I've been so indecisive (a problem I struggle with all the time) but finally found a set I was happy with. I'm glad Andrew convinced me to go ahead and buy them. After lots of struggling and lots of stopping, Andrew and I managed to get the loveseat up the stairs and into our condo, but there was no way I could get the couch. My guns just aren't quite big enough! But our friend Tom, one of the pastors at Fellowship, came and helped us. He and Andrew had the couch upstairs in like a minute!!

Last night, we had a birthday celebration for Andrew and our friend Ashley. It was lots of fun. I really enjoyed getting to hang out with some friends! And it was a good excuse to cook. I just really like to be in the kitchen and wish I had more time for it.

I went up to the seminary today to go to a chapel service with Andrew. I love being able to do that. I hope that I can continue to go to more of them in the future. I'm staying busy with my Seminary Wives classes, my Philippians Bible study through church and my discipleship group. I know these next few years are really going to be a great time of growth for both me and Andrew. Andrew's workload is quite a bit more intense than mine, but I feel very blessed to have all these opportunities to study God's Word and learn more about his awesome wonder!

It's hard to believe it's almost October! I love the fall. I love love love being able to wear sweatshirts and jeans and sip on hot chocolate, and of course, watch football. Andrew and I have a trip to Oklahoma planned during his fall break. I'm really looking forward to seeing all my grandparents and extended family. It is long overdue trip! It will be a great time. In the meantime, we'll just stay busy with studies and work!

It's Electric!

We're back in business! The electricity came back on last night about 8 o'clock, and we came home this morning. Kolby will be setting her office back up and trying to get her magazine finished. It's great to be home!

Weathering the Storm

We are 1 of 300,000 homes in Kentucky and Southern Indiana and 1.5 million in the midwest region who lost power Sunday. Hurricane Ike caused a windstorm that hit the midwest late morning Sunday and lasted all afternoon. Winds blew at speeds of around 50 mph with gusts up to 75 mph. As of tonight our power has been out for almost 36 hours. We are blessed to have great friends who have power that we are staying with, as we hope and pray our power is restored. They are saying it could be up to two weeks before they finish restoring the power.
We are grateful that we were kept safe from the storm and our home was not damaged. We know there are many both here and in Texas who were not so fortunate.

Listen to This Message

This is from chapel today. Dr. David Platt from Brook Hills Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was preaching this week. He preached from Romans 9 and all Scripture he recited from memory. I pray your soul is blessed by this as mine was.

The Authority of Christ in the Great Commission