Thanking God for friends

This week has been full of trails & blessings! God did some special things for us yesterday! First, Friday afternoon we realized the rotors on the truck breaks were going bad. (Sorry if that doesn't make sense, I'm not a mechanic...just thankful I'm married to one!) And another part was bad too. So, we were expecting to pay almost $200-$300 to fix this problem...God worked and it ended up only costing around a little over $200!!

Then we had a great help in Joshua V! He came & just did all kinds of stuff...babysat kids, mowed & weedeated the yard, picked oranges off the tree, and tons of other things!!

Around 12:00 my mother in law called me (they are here visiting) and offered to keep the kids for a few hours! That was a huge blessing!! She bathed them & everything. And of course I got tons of things done!!

I just got back from taking the kids to her house when our good friend Jennie called...her & her husband Mike & little man, James were on their way to our house to help us!!! They were a HUGE help! Jennie helped me in the kitchen, with laundry, and just talking to make the time go so much faster & more fun!! Mike was a big help to Jonathan in the sames ways! They put the tint on the truck and also took some stuff to the garage to have in our 'pack pile'.

We were able to get about 90% of the packing done and stuff in the truck. Just a few things left to do in the morning quick!

Mike & Jonathan working on the tint

Jennie reading the kids a book after she got them dressed for bed!

James & Kamryn ~ bottle buddies! James is just a little over 2 months older than Kamryn.

We are looking forward to a good Sunday! Which includes dinner with my in-laws and fellowship after church tonight with our church family!

Prayer Request & Praise!

This morning Jonathan had a little 'adventure' going to Corpus Christi. They were transporting a 8 year old pediatric patient with Spinal Bifita to have surgery up there. If you've ever been down here you know that part way up there is a US Border Patrol check point. Its nothing major, they just ask if you are a US Citizen. Well, when Jonathan stopped, they asked him, and he said "yes'. Then they ask if he had a passenger. He said yes, and his medic was back there too, and the patients mom. The agent asked to talk with them...the mother of the patient was not a legal resident. Thankfully, Jonathan nor his partner knew that. (They both said they would not have done the call if they knew.) And she said she didn't tell them on purpose. Anyway -- they had a Border Patrol escort part of the way after that to meet another agent that followed them clear to the hospital. They still made it on time for the little boy to have his surgery. My heart aches for this family. Personally, I don't think they would deport her since the boy is a US Citizen, but I don't know. I can't imagine going though all that right before my son had surgery. And then not knowing what was going to happen after that, and wondering if I would be able to continue to get the medical care for my child. I know its not right what she did, but please pray for her. I'm sure we'll never hear the 'end of the story'. I also want to thank God that they didn't try to give Jonathan & the other medic trouble or accuse them of smuggling. It could have turned out to be a lot of problems.

On another note, we want to thank the Lord for his help yesterday, we were able to get the insurance for our 5th Wheel and it was cheaper than what we thought it would be!

I must get this day started! I have lots of packing to do today & tomorrow! Monday morning will be here before I know it!

A Bitter-sweet day

Yesterday was Jonathan's last real day at work. He's doing a long distance transfer during the night tonight, but we had to take some pictures of him & his favorite partner, Ron Junod. These two are crazy together and it shows! I wanted to get some pictures of the kids with him & the unit but maybe tomorrow morning when he gets back we can do that! We're thinking of leaving a day early next week...so I'm pretty sure this blog will be silent for a while!

God's answering!

I just wanted to update that God is answering prayer for us! Jonathan came home from work looking much better than he has in days!! And one of the other requests is more/less taken care of! The situation wasn't as bad as I imagined.

...now, I'm off to bed - hopefully for a good night's sleep!

Prayer Request

I am asking you all to pray for our family this week. We have been sick and have a really long list to finish before we leave next Tuesday to start our deputation tour to raise the support we need to be in Mexico. Jonathan is the worst right now, and that's the worst since he has the longest list to do! Korey & Kamryn both are coughing. We had a very rough night last night that I do not want to repeat! I'm feeling much better today and am thanking God for that!

We also have a few unspoken requests that need God's divine intervention in! I know He's able to take care of all the problems we have and I'm trying to trust Him! He did give us an extra BIG blessing this week, that we do not want to fail to praise Him for!! He's always right on time!!

Mountain Life

Our kids had a wonderful time this weekend in the mountains of Mexico. One day, I found Korey outside the fence just walking down the road with 2 sheep! He was having a blast! I guess I should tell you a little more about what its like out there. In the previous post there is a few pictures of the road. Yes, its really that bad! There is one place where we saw the road caving in. Also there is no electricity! No running water! (They have it fixed so it pipes in from a spring but only to a barrel in the yard.) All the water for laundry, bathes, dishes, cooking & drinking has to be carried from that barrel! They do have a gas stove and fridge but we used the fireplace for heating water and cooking beans. We stayed in a tent all weekend. That was a new experience for me but it was good!

Mexico 3/2009

We went to visit some fellow missionaries who are interested in us coming to their village and surrounding ones in the mountains to do medical work. We were also able to leave some medical supplies with them! They were so excited for these!

Jonathan was very busy while we were there! He helped deliever a calf, (it died but we praise the Lord they were able to save the mama!) It was the last cow the family had. He also preached Sunday. I only wish I could have understood him! He also fixed a few chain saws and a generator. I didn't feel to helpful, but I was taking care of the kids and helped in the kitchen some. Its a lot of work to cook and clean up for 10 kids & 5 adults! =) Again, I was amazzed at God's help He gives to this 'city girl'! Some things in life are easy & can be joyfully done when you are in the center of His will!

We're still here...

in case you thought I disappeared, well, I did for the weekend. We were able to take a last minute trip into Mexico. We had a wonderful time and God helped the whole time. Pictures will be coming soon! I promise!

Fun days + tired mommy = no pictures!

Sorry for the lack of pictures lately! Right at this moment, I don't even know where our camera is! Jonathan took it to work for a project and I'm sure he brought it home but I can't find it! We've had some fun days lately.

~ On Saturday our friend Jennie came to see us with her darling little man, James! We were sorry her husband Mike had to work so he couldn't come, but we had a fun time, cleaning, packing & sorting our stuff in the garage! I'm happy to report we have it all organized!

~ Tuesday, our family took advantage of the deal at Jack in the Box restruants that was giving each person free drink & fries with a coupon! Our whole family ate lunch for $3.44!! It was very fun! It helped break up Jonathan's very long work day and the kids were delighted to see him!

~ Today, on Jonathan's break I went & picked him up for another family outing! We went to the outlets in search of an Easter outfit for Kylie! We found one for a good price and daddy also bought all 3 of them a pair of crocs! We'll for sure have to get some pictures of those! Kylie calls them her 'pink shoes' since her pair last summer was pink. We'll have to work on purple! =)

~ Kylie has added another 'member' to our family! She was in the bathroom, (don't ask -- she loves to play in there) and said, "Pointka, you stay there!" So, I questioned her who she was talking to, and she replied like I was to already know all about it, "Pointka." I said, "Who's that?" She said, "he's in the bathroom." Thoughout the day we found out that Pointka doesn't sleep, he just stays in the bathroom all the time! She's sorta forgotten about him unless we ask her, but it'll be fun to see what happens if she starts remembering him! And the name -- that's what makes us laugh the most!! Maybe I'll have to start incorporating him into my potty training routines! =)

~ Can you believe that on Saturday Kamryn will be 8 months old????!!! Where has the time gone?? She's doing great with eating and not throwing up anymore at all! She's a much happier baby now! She has 3 teeth on the bottom, and is starting to like to eat some cereal and small pieces of food. Oh, her favorite past time is to eat the crumbs from Korey! =)

~ And Korey -- I don't even know what to say about him. He's such a doll! Last night Kylie fell asleep in her high chair after supper (it was a late one) and he was a mess so I gave him a bath. I dressed him in my room, where Jonathan was just getting ready to go to bed since he had to be up at 2:30am. Korey gave him kisses and then just laid down right beside him, pulled the covers over himself and said, 'night, night'! The little sneak! But of course, his daddy was thrilled, so by the time I went & hung the clothes outside and came in they were both sleeping! He's talking lots and loves to repeat what you say! Especially Kylie. He's learning to sing some songs and we're hoping that we can get them to learn one to sing during our deputation services.