Ellie Peck

So, these are just hilarious pictures....Think of your own commentary...

This is Wesleygrant's friend, Ellie Peck. These two couldn't even talk when we first moved here almost 2 yrs ago...and now they have "adult" conversations...it is so cute....My favorite thing was when Wesleygrant went up to Ellie at church and said, "Ellie, what a beautiful dress you have on today..." and "Ellie swung her dress like the girliest of girls and said with a smile, "Yeah.." Ellie has taught Wesleygrant songs, like "Jesus loves the little children". We are thankful for Ellie Peck...she and her sister, Halle will keep Wesleygrant and all the little boys in line for sure! We love the Peck family!

Family

Wesleygrant in Johnathan's gear...he is "buzz light year", he says....


Mercy Ministry serves us in our home and challenges us to live out mercy within our neighborhood....

Happy Birthday, Christel! Who will be living with us this summer! yeah!


Our missional community on Thursday nights
Our lives and weeks continue to be filled with Community....and this community has become like family. We are being the church together within our neighborhood and extending overseas as many will be specifically using what we have been learning over this Spring in parts of Africa. These pictures involve a lot of different people, but we are all "on mission" together in our city. We are continually challenged by the word of God and prayer. We are seeing what it means to live in obedience to the word, rather than walk with knowledge of the word. It has changed all of us! Stew and I never could have dreamed of people like this in our lives.

Quick Dinners!

Two other moms and I got together Friday to prepare meals for each other to fill our freezer...We prepared two before hand and then each cooked one meal. It was fabulous!! We all now have 9 meals in our freezer ready to go! A great idea!! We will be doing it again for sure!

Kings and Princesses

So, King and Princess is regular in our vocabulary at home...Wesleygrant believes that all boys are kings and girls are princesses. He will see a woman any age in the store and say, mommy, she is a princess...and vice versa with boys...I love how this has evolved in our home...it continually speaks to me the gospel and the way God views us. Today they decided to chase each other around the halls....but of course, they had to get their crowns on...what a picture to me of how God looks down on his children and sees us, even when we are not fully "grown". Kids are great for endless lessons!

A Hope for our Children

And the little ones that you said would be taken captive, your children who do not yet know good from bad—they will enter the land. I will give it to them and they will take possession of it.

Deutoronomy 1:39

The Video is with sally and our friends and neighbors, Jonathan and Lauren Ramirez. This is fun to see Sally trying to walk to rope, but to me it is such a picture of how community has given me so much encouragement as a mom.

There have been many (a lot of them 10 yrs younger than stew and I) come along our family and into our life. These people have hearts that burn to know and spread Jesus all the days of their lives. They have given me so much hope for my children's generation and are coming along side of Stew and I to mentor and confirm what we are teaching our children of the Lord. When I see the Ramirezs helping Sally across the rope and cheering her on and reaching out to her and celebrating with her, I find so much more...I find hope for my daughter... daughters.... son... children.... that there will be many beside them after I am long gone to continue to help them walk with Christ. We love you Ramirezs! And so many many who surround our lives right now.....we are so overwhelmed at all of you! You help us raise our faces to the King and keep on. thank you...

We will not fear for our children but pray them into the hands of our Mighty God and King and trust that He will lead them into His kingdom and purposes....you, precious believers give us hope of that....

Happy Spring and a Great Easter!

We enjoyed an easter egg hunt last saturday downtown at our old favorite park...Zilker! And this year WesleyGrant really got into the "Jesus is risen" thing. Though i couldn't find my "tomb recipe", so we had to use playdough. This Easter morning was truly filled with a sense of praise that our King was alive! It has set us in to spring here in Austin! Easter day was full of fun times with neighbors, friends and family over for Easter dinner...GREEK food! so fun!

Family is so fun!!

Uncle Kevin and Pa along with Sandy, Alyx and Cassie came down to visit us Easter weekend!! We had such a blast! And got to celebrate Kevin's birthday again with Tres Leche Cake and TexMex Food!!! YUM! and FUN!
We love you all and had so much fun with you!! We can't wait to come visit you and the bluebonnets!! We miss all of you! Thank you for every way you brightened our weekend!!