1 week down...

So the kids had their first week of school this past week. It was full of all kinds of happenings, including a funeral. One of the upcoming Seniors was in a horrible accident last Friday night (I'll explain in just a minute) and his funeral was on the first day of school.

Here are a few pictures of my kids on Monday as they headed off to the glorious first day of school!! (Can't tell I'm a little excited, can you? :) )

Ash, Brad, and Blake

Ash and Tay


Blake and his teacher (he looks happy, eh?!)


Blake in his desk, by his buddy Loughlin

Ashley and Brad, being in middle and high school, have a new stricter dress code this year. They are only allowed to wear collared shirts (either polo type shirts or dress shirts) or t-shirts that are school related, jeans or khakis. So, just in case you're wondering why they're dressed kind of plain, that's why. The only way to "spice" up an outfit is with shoes or jewelry (and the shoes are kind of limited, too). Needless to say, the kids were NOT happy about it. They'll hate it even more next year, though; this is more of a transition year into the new dress code. Next year it's limited to collared shirts that are white, blue, or orange ONLY. *sigh*

So Blake's teacher is wonderful! We met her last Thursday but know her from the community and because her family just joined our church. Last school year, her 2nd child (she has 4 boys) started coming to church and, within a few weeks, had prayed to receive Christ! Then his younger brother (who is Brad's age) followed suit after a baseball game one night (their coach would lead them in prayer before and after the games, offering to talk with anyone at anytime if they had any questions). Then in VBS this summer, the youngest brother who is 8, prayed to receive Christ as well. It was great to watch the Lord work through that family and just goes to show how important it is to reach the youngsters. After all the kids had shown such an interest in going to church, of course Melissa supported that and started coming as well. Praise God!!

I have orientation and a few things to take care of this coming week with regards to Nursing school. I'll ask those friends and family of mine to just pray for me. I'm not going to give specifics but God knows what they are and so I'll leave it at that. :) Nothing major, so no worries, but just some concerns I'd rather not let fester, kwim?