| So here is the long overdue update. The past couple of semesters of classes have been busy, but I'm finished with my "book-work"! All that it left is my semester of Student-Teaching. The Education Department has been wonderful, and it has been arranged for me to be able to do my Student-teaching in Arkansas. Which leads to the next bit of news... The wedding has been moved up!  In Ten days, I'll be getting married to a wonderful guy! In some ways, it's hard to believe. I'm getting married... I really am! The wedding is mostly planned, with mainly last minute details to finish. The ceremony is going to be held at my Grandmother's church, a little church out in the country. My great-great-grandparents helped to start the church... many years ago. I have three wonderful bridesmaids, wonderful sisters, wonderful parents, wonderful soon to be parent-in-laws... have I mentioned that everyone is wonderful? Including my fiance'? He's wonderful too! So in two weeks, I'll be on my honeymoon! :) Two weeks ago today, I was flying into the KC airport... Coming back from India! Yep! Some of you might not have known/realized, but I spent two weeks in India, the state of Andhra Pradesh. I am so glad that I had that experience! There is so much I could tell you (for a few stories, visit the team's blog here)... So many pictures I could show (you actually can see those, if you so desire, here). I was part of a great team. We were so privileged to work with a great organization while in India. We were able to participate in two village outreach services, several other services, and visit several children's homes. When we went to the Church Children's Homes and the Hope Child Development Centres, we played games, sang silly songs, sang Bible songs, told and acted out Bible stories, prayed for the children, and just enjoyed being with them. We also visited both sites of Sarah's Covenant Homes. These are homes for mentally and physically handicapped children who (in India) are not valued by the culture at large and are typically abandoned and/or institutionalized. However, at SCH they are given good meals, education, physical therapy, needed surgeries and medications, and most importantly, lots of love. I absolutely loved the dear brothers and sisters I met while in India, and thoroughly enjoyed my time there. My family has also had some major changes... At Christmas, My sister C and brother-in-law announced that my parent's first grandchild will arrive the beginning of August! Exciting News! (I haven't seen my oldest sister since Christmas time, so I'm having a hard time imagining her pregnant!) On Good Friday, my grandmother moved into my family's home. She had lived by herself out on the farm until she had a couple of "spells" in October and November. In December, she temporarily moved into an apartment at the local assisted living facility. She has continued to go downhill and the doctors have not been able to figure out what is wrong. Please pray for her and my parents. It's primarily my mother's job to take care of her, with my aunt coming in to help with the bedtime routine. The other exciting news! My sister D is engaged! She and her fiance' are planning a November wedding! (She had the audacity to go and get engaged while I was in India!) I have yet to actually meet this guy, but from what I understand, he will take good care of her. I do get to meet him... at my wedding That is a (very) brief synopsis of my life at the current time. God has been (and continues to be) so good to me and my family. |
