Revival of the Blog

Hi friends and family,
It is finally time to revive the poor neglected blog.  With the arrival of Facebook, blogging hasn't seemed as much of a priority but I realize that not everyone is on Facebook nor do they want to be and a blog is a nice compromise. 

Since my last update on here we are into our 3rd year of homeschooling and doing great.  The extra time with the boys is such a blessing and you can't beat the flexibility it offers a family.  Josh is the main teacher and I substitute and am on the planning, ciriculum and field trip/social committee.  As you can see we are very serious about what we do.  Caleb is in second grade and trying to master multiplication and writing his own sentances.  Ben is in Kindergarden and learning to read and add.  They are both so smart and really do a great job. 

I am still working in the emergency room at Seton Medical Center.  I really love the people I work with and the teamwork across the board.  I learn new stuff all the time and have had the privledge of orienting new nurses more this year.  It is a new challenge and it is fun to help people gain more confidence.

As I mentioned above, Josh has been the primary teacher for homeschool this year.  It is pretty awesome that the boys get their own certified teacher!  He really is great with them and they have learned so much.  He also has been doing so many projects around the house!  He has finished painting the exterior, painted the kitchen cabinits, fixed leaks, put in a new fence and is currently taking a college course called Perspectives in World Missions.  It is a great course, but there is a ton of reading.  He has also managed to grow a pretty impressive beard and long hair.

In other news, we are considering/praying about/planning for quite a big change for our family.  We have felt the call to missions for a few years now and it seems lately that everything is falling into place.  We are hoping to join a Youth With a Mission training program called Crossroads Discipleship Training School in the very near future.  Maybe as soon as June of this year!  It is a 5 month program broken into a classroom time followed by an outreach time.  Current classes are doing their outreach in India.  You can check it out at  www.ywamtyler.org.

We were able to visit the campus in Tyler, TX on our way to visit family in Oklahoma for Thanksgiving. 

Isn't it beautiful!  The people we met were amazing and we are very excited about this possible new venture.  As you can imagine there is so much to be done to get from here to there.  We are in the process of getting our house ready to sell and have a garage sale and painting party scheduled for February. 

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers and thanks for reading!

Veronica (and Josh, Caleb and Benjamin)