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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

YES WE ARE ALIVE.....

we just aren't very good at blogging these days!! Don't ask me why..maybe it's easier to NOT blog at all than to try to figure out how and what to put into words. So..I'll be brief!!

David is back in school on Wednessdays & Thursdays. This is the first semester that I heard him repeatedly ask "Why am I doing this again?" ....so, I'm praying he'll hang in there and stick it out. I am hoping it's just a tough semester of classes.

I started this Fall as the Director of Carrollton WyldLife...WOW!! Who knew Jr. High students had THAT much energy??? It has been an absolutle blast! I am up to 16 leaders, which is HUGE from what they had last year! AND I LOVE MY LEADERS...they really are amazing and keep me thankful that they are serving beside me!! We are working on getting our numbers up, would love to see averging around 75 -80. We have about 45-60 right now. There are also a few Jr Highs that we don't have a real presence in yet, so I'm working on making connections in these schools this semester!!

We have taken a break from the "baby stuff"..... The family with the pregnant teen decided to handle the situation within their family. They were really nice about it, they just decided that they preferred that David & I not get involved. Funny how God shuts doors as quickly as they were opened. We would LOVE LOVE to adopt, but feel that we would rather stay open to an adoption opportunity from within our community rather than through an adoption agency. Then again, I'm about convinced that I would just rather travel and buy a horse farm and ride 4 wheelers for the rest of my life instead of have a family!!

I have lots of pictures from this summer's camps..you know I went to 3 younglife camps during the course of the summer. Lots of stories.... I need to get them up. I won't wait so long to right next time. PROMISE...love you all, Kel