This has been an exciting month. I guess, they're all exciting, I'm just writing about this one. This month is our 1 year anniversary here in Washington. Can you believe it's been a whole year?
Michele's parents sold their home in Virginia and arrived out here last Wednesday. It's so good to live near them again. They're such a joy to be around and a big help to us. Liberty started rolling over a week ago. She is the sweetest baby. Her personality is great, she laughs a lot and her face lights up whenever she sees you. She is looking so much like Nathan when he was her age, bright blue eyes and blonde hair. Speaking of Nate, he's doing great. He is talking a ton, using two and three word sentences. He's more interested in what other kids are doing now, but he still likes to do his own thing. He loves being outside, he'll play outside all day by himself. Michele is also doing good. She stays busy with the kids, but has lots of friends she is able to hang out with during the week. I've been working a lot. We've had a shutdown out at the paper mill I spend most of my time at. We've been working 7 ten hour shifts a lot. It kind of wears on you, but there's light at the end of the tunnel because I gave my two week notice. I got a new job! I'll be working for the Army Corps of Engineers starting next week. I'll be welding at one of the nearby dams. It's great because I'll be working 4 ten hour shifts and have every Friday through Sunday off. I've been trying to get a federal job since I got out of the Army three years ago. I'm really excited about this change.
Church is going great as well. We are still going to that new church, which is about 5 months old, it's called Crossview Community. I feel like we've really connected there and I've become good friends with the pastor. It's cool because I feel like it's a give and take relationship. He's actually asked me to teach sometime next month. I'll keep you posted on that. He's also asked me to pray about starting a home Bible study. I'm a little reluctant. I know I've been praying about this since we moved here, but I also know how consuming preparing is for me. It's a totally different thing having kids and working a lot and preparing a study and teaching and getting to know all the people who come and spending time with them and my wife and still trying to find time to mow the lawn and maybe even go fishing now and then. See what I mean? I think Michele is wondering why I'm procrastinating in this area and I don't blame her for wondering. I guess I'm just scared to lose our family time and some of my freedom. Is this selfishness or wisdom or what? I guess I'm still sorting it out. On a slightly different note, their is a big Mormon population here. About 6 months ago, a pair of them knocked on our door. Since then, Mormon missionaries have been coming over almost weekly. We've had probably 15 different Mormons in our home over the past 6 months. I proclaim the true gospel to them and give them evidence for the Bible and present to them a lack of evidence for the book of Mormon and they keep coming back. Sometimes they bring other leaders from their church to back them up, but they keep coming back and bringing more people. I haven't had any noticeable breakthroughs with them, but I hope seeds are being planted and at the least I know that their not at someone else's house when they're at mine. Please pray for them and what seems to be my ministry to them.
Anyway, that's most of the big stuff I think. I'll try and post some more pictures soon, I just don't have them on this computer.
Peace,
Harold
Churc
Sunday, May 20, 2007
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