Personally Speaking

It has been awhile since giving you an update of all that's going on with our family personally.   Thought I would bring back the list to catch you up.

1.  There is a birthday coming up on September the 27th that will be celebrated with food, books and relaxation.  Be sure to email or facebook Diana on Friday.

2. We are planning a short trip to Tennessee in October to visit with family and see the autumn leaves of the Smokies.  Hoping to get to the Candy Kitchen and Friars Donut Shoppe, too!

3.  Daniel will be moving next week to a small town outside of Seattle where he will work with a friend at a College/Camp and continue his on-line studies.

4.  Continuing to have young adults in our home to share Christian community together.  China, Philippines, Argentina, El Salvador, New York, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio give us a good national and international representation.  We have been rearranging our basement to accommodate them.

5.  Maybe sometime the door of opportunity will open to focus on this in a vocational ministry setting.  Who knows?

6.  Our home continues to be a settling spot and launching place for our own young adult children...Maria in particular. 

7.  Personally speaking I am currently interested in….the Denver Broncos, Your Grace Finds Me by Matt Redman, creative photography, Christian Creeds, Mission Impossible, baseball playoffs….

8. Classical Conversations is taking much of Christina and Diana's time as they not only study the normal subjects but also work on Latin and formal Debate.  Christina just finished reading The Taming of the Shrew and is working on Tom Sawyer. 

9. I continue to work at a Center for Independent Living which seeks to improve the lives of those with disabilities. 

10.  Currently reading: The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy and Kathy Keller; The Writing Life by Annie Dillard; Between Heaven and Earth by Ken Gire