. . . a glimpse into my heart.

So, I googled my name yesterday and found my old Live Journal . My last entry was January 1st 2006. I blogged fairly regularly for a whole year. It's so interesting to read about that year of our life. I started the blog right after I had my surgery on my right elbow and was out of work for awhile. I was just getting into watching Season 1 of 24. Dave went to Seattle for his buddy's wedding and Nicki Loomis and Melissa Cramer (now Meyer) kept me company. We blogged about our fun adventures living in Dubuque and what newly wed life was like. I look back with such fondness although when I read some of my entries, I remember some of the very difficult things we went through. We had a wonderful, solid marriage but we went through a lot together. The blog begins in IA with Dave attending Emmaus Bible College. Dave graduated, we moved all our belongings to CO, we moved into my parents basement, we spent the summer at camp on Whidbey Island as Staff Directors for our 2nd summer in a r...

We've been here at Yakima Alliance Church for 5 weeks (that's from Dave's first day in the office up until now). Things are going wonderfully! We love the youth and the leaders and are feeling so cared for in the church body and truly feel like a part of a family. But I am not sure where my place is yet. Dave and I both know I am just as called to Youth ministry as he is but he's the one who's being paid and has expectations placed on him. I'm kind of on my own as far as what I want to be doing. At River of Life in CO I only ever worked with the high school group. I always felt a connection with the girls in that age group and it came naturally to me. Now, 8 years after we first jumped into youth min as a couple and 4 years after our start at ROL we are both feeling like we have a ministry to leaders in the ministry. There are some young ladies here who are working with the high school and jr. high who might benefit from my experience and guidance. I only want t...

Yesterday was our last Sunday at River of Life and Dave preached his last sermon there. It was a great message and I hoped it brought some people to a more real place in their relationship with Christ. Yesterday's sermon isn't online yet but here's his sermon from last week: The Narrow Road It was bittersweet. I am excited to be moving on to new things but we are really going to miss our small group and the youth of River of Life and others. We've made a lot of great friends and it's hard to leave relationships behind. But knowing God is in this brings me peace. Tonight was our last night with our small group and we realized how much we are really going to miss them all. They're such wonderful, supportive friends and have walked with us through hard times and praise God with us in the great times. They've made us feel special and loved. If you're reading this, you know who you are, thanks!