What we've been up to

Whew! It's summer time and Sandra and I have been taking full advantage of the the weather to get out and do things with friends and family. Where do I start?

I guess the first thing is visiting family and friends back in Kansas for Memorial Weekend. This is one of my favorite holidays of the year as not only is it a time for barbecue and festivals, but it's also a time of remembrance for those who have served in the armed forces and have now passed on. Each year I try to go and visit my little town's celebration of this holiday. Below is a picture of what this looks like!

We also went to watch the Lenni-Lenape pow-wow that weeken.d What a fun event this is! While I'm only a portion Deleware Indian, it's still a great time to watch a culture get together and celebrate.

On our way back from Kansas we decided to adventurous and we detoured to see the birth place of John Wayne.

Finally, this past weekend was our Anniversary celebration. We decided to celebrate by going to our first ever NASCAR race. Our friend Kevin K. was there along with some of his family. This was simply awesome! We loved the entire experience!!! He had great seats and it ranks very highly among some of the other events that I've gotten to see live. Most events are better on t.v. but I think I would say that NASCAR is much better live. This way you can actually feel the cars when they go by. We had great seats as evidenced by the pictures. Maybe someday I'll have a real camcorder to take cool video with!

Lined up and ready to go!

Not how you win a race :(

Sandy on our way out from the speedway :D

Some pit-stop action!

Kansas the 3rd

We're leaving to back to Kansas in about an hour or so. This will be the 3rd time in past 5 weeks that we've been in Kansas. This time, we're going down to Caney, KS to visit my family. It should be lots of fun as it is Memorial weekend and that means actual things to do while in Caney!
Afterwards I'll be doing an interview in Tonganoxie, KS for a chemistry position. We'll see what happens. It would be great if someone in Michigan would step it up a bit before we end up having to leave. We love it up here and love our church family so very much. We would hate to leave them.
This is the part where trusting that Father is indeed working for those who wait upon Him becomes so important. Whatever He has planned for us, it will be good.
So I need to start packing, clean Clarence's cage, and head South to the land of Sonic. Mmm...slushies!!!

Celebrations, a farewell, and the job search

It's been entirely w-a-a-a-a-y too long since I've last updated. I must apologize for those out there who try to use this vehicle to stay up to date with us, things have been crazy busy lately. With that, an update!



The first round of celebrating came with Pam's senior recital on piano (Pam is Sandy's sister) She did a great job with her performance and received many laughs with her last piece which sported a mix of outtakes from an exercise infomercial. It was great! Pam is done with the academic part of her schooling and will next embark on the wild and exciting ride called student teaching in the fall.

The second round of celebrating was done the following week when I graduated ...again. This time with a Master's!!! All of the pictures and such are regarding this event. Hopefully this will mean more than just an extra line added to my resume :)



In between the two celebrations came a sad farewell. Bev Morton (Sandy's grandfather) passed away at the age of 91. While it was very sad to see him go, we know that his earthly pain has ended. I will forever be thankful for the ease of which he accepted me into the family and they way he took a real interest in what I was doing.



And now comes the job search. There are a few possibilities here in Michigan, but none of them are looking very real strong right now. Obviously that could easily change by simply being granted an interview, but for now we are also looking into schools that are in Kansas. Our target areas are Wichita, Manhattan, and the greater Kansas City area. We really love our church here in Midland so it would take an awesome set up to pull us away. Right now I'm just trying to apply to everything I see and waiting on God to show where to go. To paraphrase Isa 64:4- God works for those who wait on Him. I believe that this is the lesson that I'm currently in the midst of learning, how to wait well. Ps 62 is a beautiful chapter about David waiting on God and trusting in Him to work for us. He says in God alone does my heart silently wait. This is definitely true for us as we wait and see where God leads us.



We would still like to go overseas someday if it is His will and we want to be obedient to His calling so that as we make our plans He can direct our steps. More to come soon!

My cake...via Sandy

Mmm...icing