What's New?

As you can see, I've been too busy (my curse) to blog.  Here's a brief update on my life since my last post which was in May....sheesh.

June:

• My mom had her first chemo treatment that had me taking her to the emergency room for a 5-6 day hospital stay.
• I went to the National Worship Leaders Conference which was amazing, so thankful for the opportunity.

July:

• A tornado or tornado-like-winds blew through our neck of the woods resulting in lots of damage in my yard, to our shed, my car...we now have a new roof too.  Craziness!
• Our Worship Team did "Praise in the Park" in Laurie, MO.

August:

• This is a big one...I enrolled at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Wake Forest, NC) to take online classes for a Worship Ministry Certificate.  I am taking two classes this semester and it has been quite the learning process, like I don't have enough to do or something!
• Cameron decided to go to State Fair Community College, he got a scholarship and is a Music major on his way to becoming a music teacher.  He is just the coolest.
• Moberly Prison Concert - awesome! Every time our band goes to lead these men in worship and into the presence of God is an incredible experience.  Overwhelmed!

September:

• Lots of Worship opportunities - leading CR, the band leading at the City Union Mission Retreat, and I went to Pettis County Jail to lead on Labor Day weekend instead of the 5th Sunday in August.
• James preached at a little church, he did great and is looking for more opportunities.
• On the last day of September my mom called me in the middle of the night and said she thought she needed to go to the hospital. She had a perforated ulcer along with another ulcer which was repaired along with removing her gall bladder.  A 7 day hospital stay in which I stayed almost the entire time, my poor mama is one tough cookie.  It was an amazingly speedy recovery which God receives the glory for, only Him!

October:

• Cameron turned 19!
• I took mom home from the hospital on October 7th.
• Saturday, October 10th - Prison Concert in St. Joe.  Uh-mazing!
• Cameron had his first college concert; we took a good friend of ours (Cameron's boss), Johnny, with us to experience some musical culture.
• More dr appointments with mom but she is doing great, praise the Lord!

Sean couldn't go so I photoshopped him in...

November:

• Christian turned 21 on the 2nd!
• So much more happening this month.

It's been a wild Summer and Fall but I'm glad to have been there for my mom, witness the spiritual growth of my family, especially my boys. God is really working on them and they are coming around, He is so good to me.  I am grateful for the people He has brought into my life and theirs to bring them along.  We have spent the last 3 Friday nights with Christian and his girlfriend, Sydney.  Or they with us, but we so enjoyed having them around.  Later this month I will be going to prison to share my gift of music and the love of Jesus.  James is going with me and we are hoping that this will be the start of a ministry we can do together.  We are so excited to see what God has in store for us!