Ordination Exams...CHECK!

Wearing an almond box and hiding from the camera...future barrel woman?

Disneyland Thursdays! 

Special In N Out treat at one of our favorite parks nearby!

Esther is getting awesome at riding her bike!

Sorry that I haven't written in so long!  Maybe you can tell that the pace of school has really picked up, so blog-update time has been squeezed out.  Here are a couple brief highlights...

*Esther and Bella continue to do really well out here.  They love preschool and love having Dadda around more than he used to be. 

*Janelle is starting to feel a little better - we are hoping the first trimester sickness will really halt in the next week or so.

*I am working hard at school.  I'm really enjoying my classes.  I have learned that one of the lessons from this quarter (or maybe year) will be how to study in the Humanities - reading and writing all the time isn't exactly what they taught us at old Colorado School of Mines!  (Go Orediggers!)

*I recently received the news that I passed all 4 of my Presbyterian Ordination Exams!  Most people don't pass all 4 on the first try, so I am very thankful to have successfully completed the biggest hurdle to ordination left for me (besides graduating with my MDiv from Fuller).  It looks like I'll be ready for ordination when I graduate in June; it will be interesting to see where God takes us!

*We are open to pastor jobs, but we are currently pursuing PhD studies starting next Fall to dive further into the amazing reality of who God is as Father-Son-Holy Spirit (Trinity) and how we can share in the life of God through Jesus.  We'll see.  Somehow I have to find time to actually do the applying in the midst of a very full school load.  I trust You God.

I hope you are well!  If you are reading this, it would be great to hear how you are doing too! 

God's blessing and joy in Christ to you today!