Date Night :)

Let us love one another, for love is from God;

and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

1 John 4:7

9 1/2 months...we are so blessed.

Steamboat with Jana

I got to spend some priceless time with one of my favorite friends and her kiddos this past weekend in Steamboat. Of course I didn't take any pictures of the beautiful scenery, but the ones I did take seem better to me. I can see breathtaking mountain views anytime I'd like, but it has been far too long since the last time I saw these views.

We watched cartoons, went on runs, shopped, played Twister, took walks, snuggled, danced, laughed, sat, prayed and ate lots of ice cream!

On top of all that, The Lord taught me about Himself in new ways. I got to spend time with a women who knows who God is, understands who she is in relationship with Him and lives a life so beautifully led by Him alone. No matter what trials come her way, she trusts Him, her steps are obedient and her heart is tender and kind. She is an extremely beautiful woman.

I feel blessed to know her. Jana is the same woman I wrote about a few months ago, who taught me about faith and cared for my heart when Kelli was sick. The Lord continues to reveal Himself to me through our friendship and for that I am so very thankful. I am so blessed by the truly wonderful relationships in my life and often I go too long with out taking the time to thank God for them.

Silly faces with Lane

Laughing :)

tickling :)

sweet Josie girl

Easton...or Duke, depends who ya ask :)

Family Twister!

pretty josie with her blue eyed baby Dukey :)
"Dukey is my best friend."-Josie I wanted to take her home with me, seriously.

Girls shopping outing...
beautiful Jana...come back?

But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
2 Corinthians 3:16-18

posted on heaveninmotion.blogspot.com

It's official...

Drew and I are training for a race :) We don't really like to run...lets be honest. BUT we thought it would be cool to do something that we never thought we'd do, that is going to take a lot of self discipline, and something to work towards together.

So, here we go...

Drew will be running the Steamboat Springs Half Marathon (13.1mi) and I will be running the Steamboat Springs 10k (6.2mi) The Race is June 7th so we have plenty of time and
are in week 2 of our training schedules :)

We will probably make a fun weekend out of it with some friends and
are really looking forward to it!

We chose this race for a few reasons. It's close enough to drive up for a weekend, it is in June so we'd have enough time to actually run it, and last but not least this little guy was born just a few days later on June 10th, 2006.

We are running in memory of Noah.
His story brings us hope and peace.
I have learned about The Lord in deeper ways because
of this sweet little face and the beautiful faith of his Mommy.
Those being just a few reasons we are dedicating our first race to Noah Steven Graves.

(The same little guy and in love Mommy from this picture that I posted a couple weeks ago...)
Noahsteven.blogspot.com

We will let you know how our training is coming along... :)

Introducing Jumanne :)

Jumanne Ramadhani Unyamikumbi
Birthday: November 16, 1993
Region: Africa
Country: Tanzania

Jumanne lives with his mother. His duties at home include carrying water, washing clothes and helping in the kitchen. There are 4 children in the family. His mother is sometimes employed as a laborer. Soccer, singing and telling stories are Jumanne's favorite activities. In middle school his performance is average and he also regularly attends church activities, Bible class and choir.

I think he is handsome :)