The Good and the Bad

Good News:

My dad made it home safely from Kazakstan on Tuesday night. We have enjoyed spending some time with him the last couple days. Mia got on this kick of wanting a fishing pole, so the first thing she asked "Da-daddy" to do was take her to buy one. And then she said "can you please buy Averi one too so that we can both have one?"

So yesterday morning he took us to McDonald's for breakfast and then headed to Wal-Mart to buy them their Dora fishing poles:) They are so excited - not that Averi even knows what it is but she likes it because Mia likes it:) Now Mia keeps asking when they can go fishing...I told her maybe in the next couple weeks if it warms up. My dad loves to fish...He used to take us all the time when we were little so now it'll be a fun little tradition for him to start with the girls.

Bad News:

My grandmother who has had breast cancer in the past and has been in remission for the past few years just found a lump on her breast. We do not know anything yet but it's obviously very scary for her and all of us. She is actually moving down here to live with my parents for a while so that she can get back surgery, and now they will be getting this checked into ASAP as well. She lives in MI so my mom and dad will be heading up there to move her down in the next couple weeks. Please pray for that situation if you think about it.

My dad has been experiencing some numbness in his legs. He was hoping it was a pinched nerve, but they have ruled that out. So he is going to be seeing a neurologist to have some tests run. Please pray it's nothing serious.

Also, I don't know if you remember me mentioning that Jon & I are taking some of the girls on our soccer team on a missions trip this summer. We were originally planning to go to Brazil, but have just gotten word that they are having some staff issues at Campus Outreach where we were planning to hold the soccer camp. So we will not be able to go to Brazil. Our next option is Brisbane, Australia. Our DOC is talking with the missionary over there and trying to see if we can get that set up. Please be in prayer with us as all the details for the trip come together. We are very excited about it and know that God already has a perfect plan for the trip so we look forward to seeing how it all unfolds.