Happy New Year!! 2008

Well, This year is a year of New Beginnings....especially for our family! We started our church out here in Cave Junction in 2000-now 8 years later we are going to be leaving the Illinois Valley....interesting...8 means "new beginnings" in the Bible. We finally got to tell the church on Sun...such a relief. We have been keeping it a secret since last May for the sake of the body. Now with some details finally in place, we felt the freedom to share the neat things the Lord is doing with our little family. We are headed to Bend Oregon. We are excited yet nervous. The thought of starting over all over again is a little nerve wracking...but I know the Lord has great plans for us...Jer. 29:11. I loved the body at The Fellowship at Bend when we met some of them at family camp, so did Jeremy. We both felt very at home there. I pray the Lord sends us "extended family" as he has done here in CJ.

We will be moving most likely in May or June...so please pray for our home to sell and for us to find where the Lord desires for us to be in Bend. Our kids are excited...lots of changes for them too....I am thankful they are still so young in this move. Acacia is excited to be near Ellie her friend who lives there. She plans to read her lots of books! :) So all in all....we face this with joy and excitement mixed with some sorrow to leave behind the people who have become part of us forever......I am glad it is only 3 1/2 hours away from everybody!!!!:) Lots of house guests!~~~ Love you all...thanks for the prayers....Kristal