AJ

AJ has had a wonderful year as a first grader! She has worked very hard to acheive grade level reading status and continues to learn new things everyday. She has many great friends and is such a prized companion! All her classmates begged for playdates with her on a regular basis. We tell her often what a great strength it is to know how to be such a fun loving and caring friend. She is keeping busy this summer with lots of playdates and swims almost daily with our wonderful neighbors. Her birthday is fast approaching and we are surprising her with a long awaited session of gymnastics classes! Her party will be a small gathering of some neighbors and classmates at the pool. She is excited about enjoying my "pigs in a blanket" and her all time favorite...CAKE! We feel so blessed to be the parents of such a beautiful, fun-loving girl and look forward to watching her grow. She made a public commitment to accept Christ...she prayed with us when she was very young to ask the Lord into her heart...but Wednesday, July 2nd at church she really was touched in worship, knelt on her own, and raised her hands in worship without any cue from me. Pastor gave an alter call and she nearly bolted down front to my heart's delight! In the prayer room she asked the woman counselor to pray for her Papa Phil and Uncle Phil that they might come to accept Christ someday as well. It was the same request I had as well when I gave my heart to Jesus when I was also 7. That has been the most special news we can share about our special daughter! I look forward to continuing to keep family and friends updated with all our family news! Thanks for reading...remember..."the Lord will perfect that which concerns me" (Ps. 138:8). We have been praying this over our lives for over a year now and are watching God do really neat things daily. Praise the Lord...my business is growing...3 new clients this week! Sorry so random and fragmented but that is my brain at this late hour...almost midnight right now! Check back soon for more fun stories from the chronicles of our lives!