Life with a few adventures!

Life is good and God has truly been so good to us during this season of life. Curtis and I are working hard in our jobs but also taking the opportunities at hand to embrace this season with joy. One day we went to visit DC to see the Cherry blossom trees in bloom and I told Curtis in the car on our way home, "We sure do like to work hard and play hard!" ... He responded with a laugh ... "Yah, and then we go home and sleep hard!" :) So yes, we are working hard, embracing some adventures and sleeping in when we can, since many times we don't go into work until later in the day.

So some quick updates:

- We are almost funded for our mission trip! We are only awaiting the finalization for our airline tickets and then we will know exactly where we stand financially! Any overage in finances that we raise will be used on the field during our trip to bless the children. Thank you so much to everyone who has given to us so far... we are blessed beyond measure for your support!

- It is warming up outside so Curtis & I are on a mission to get back into shape. Winter was cold this year so  it was extremely hard to keep up with exercising. But now the trees are in bloom and the sun is shining enough for us to start walking and jogging again. Curtis specifically wants to get back into shape so that he can go on some backpacking trips on the Appalachian trail! (A dream of his) I will be so glad to see him do that!

- My sister and I went to a ladies tea party at her church and it was so encouraging to my heart. I love women's events like that ... that focus on ministering to the feminine heart and inspiring the woman to use the gifts God has given her to serve others. During the tea party the Executive Director of "Hope Alive" came to speak about their ministry. They reach out to the homeless women and children in the Maryland area, providing them a home to stay in for 2 years as they get back on their feet financially or pursue an education. The work that they do is so inspiring and I am excited to possibly drop off some donations at the house in the near future since the house is only about 10 minutes away from us...

P.U.R.S.E

(Passionately Using Resources to Serve El Shaddai)

My heart is so blessed during this season of life! God continues to pour out His love on my heart and at times I am overwhelmed by His pure goodness! He truly is working in every area of our lives. All of the pain, hurt, troubles and sorrows that we endure during this life can all be turned around for our good with the Lord's work. He is in the business of redeeming, healing, and saving our souls! And His work is beautiful... hard at times, but if we keep enduring it will turn out to be BEAUTIFUL!!!