Work...

Well...can I just tell you how much I love my new job!?!?!?! It is so nice to be able to use my talents and be appreciated for the work that I do. This past week I created a new bulletin format for our church and our Pastor LOVED it!! We had VBS all week last week at church. It was fun to be with kids again. It was also good for me to see their enthusiasim for God and their love for Him. It was also humbling to see them worship with each other. They don't care about what their peers think about them....they are dancing in the aisles, clapping, yelling etc. I wish I could be more like that. Wow, that was a bit too deep for a Blog entry. Anyways, this past weekend was good. Hefty and I went to Target (bad idea) Saturday am and purchased a bookcase for the condo. It only took us like 3 hrs to put it together---at least we didn't kill each other. Sunday we went to my mom's house for lunch along w/ the rest of the family. It was nice to be with the whole gang again. I really miss them when I don't see them. In the meantime, we are still "struggling" with the adoption process. I guess we are wondering when we should start the whole process....are we ready? can we afford it? can we make it as parents? That is my biggest fear---I have this little life dependent on me!! Am I really ready for that??!! It is something to be praying about. I also have picked up a few more hours at Family Fare now because I have Monday pm off at church, so I figured that I might as well. There really isn't too much other "stuff" going on in our lives. Hefty has been working alot of nights lately, which isn't fun at all. I don't like to be alone and I get BORED! Well, I hope that you all have a good night!!

This week

Well, it's been kind of an emotional week for us. Their has been a lot of stuff going on at our church with the DeKleine trial. I feel for the kids most importantly! We are continually praying for them, although we may not know how to pray for this sort of situation. We just pray that God would give them what they need.....and He knows :-) That's what is so cool about God....He knows what we are feeling and what we need. I ask that you be in prayer for the whole family as well as this trial continues.
On a much happier note, it was my birthday on Tuesday! I am now a "quarter of a century old" as my husband likes to remind me. I had to work all day, kindda a bummer, but then we went to Applebees for dinner. That is one of my favorite places to eat! Then we went home and relaxed for the night....it was nice not to be busy. Tonight I am going to eat some pizza with my dad, stepmom and sibs for my bday. It should be fun. I think that it is so weird how as you get older, birthdays don't seem to mean as much. Once you pass 21, there really isn't alot to be excited about. We have vacation Bible school next week at church! That should be a great time! I am excited to see all the little kids there.
Meanwhile, Hefty has been working A TON lately. He has been working alot of nights lately, which I don't like really. I work during the day, so sometimes, we don't see each other until 11:30 at night, and by then, I am asleep. Well, anyways, I should get going. I hope all is well with you! Megan

We have returned!!

Well, we are back!! We returned from Colorado Sunday afternoon about 3:30. It was a AWESOME time! The youth groupies had a great time and all got along well, which was suprising. The trip really went well with no major inncidents. We went rafting on class 4 rapids (the highest is a 6 which is basically a waterfall).....so they were pretty intense. It was fun to see the kids grow in there relationship with Christ. So many of the girls are struggling with things that I can't imagine going through. It's amazing how different things are for a teenager than when I was a teenager (which wasn't that long ago).....Many of them were dealing w/ issues with their parents, which I never dealt with. I ask for prayers for the girls, that the would become closer w/ God and w/ their family.

At any rate, it was back to the grind today. It's a good thing that Monday is a half day of work because I was pretty tired this morning. Hefty had to work 3-11 so he got to sleep in. We did 5 loads of laundry after the trip, which I finished today. I also cleaned a bit in the house. Last night we went to my mom's house for a bon-fire/cookout. It was nice to be w/ the family after a week away. My sister-in-law got a job at Family Fare too now! She is working at the QuickStop. It's truly a "family affair" their. Hefty, Tracy, Kyle and myself work there, which is pretty cool. I am excited about the holiday weekend! Hefty and I will most likely go to the fireworks and hang out in the park for the evening. We also are seriously going to plan this trip to California to visit our friends hopefully this week. We miss them alot!!

Amy (a fellow Youth Leader) and myself are hoping to start a girls Bible Study over the summer. We feel like they need it. I also need it. I need to be more accountable to read my Bible and to grow deeper in my faith. Hopefully it all pans out!! Well, I think that's about it!!

In HIM, Megan

This weekend....

Another weekend come and gone. They go way way too fast!! Hefty and I had Saturday off from work so we spent some time together. We went to lunch and then went to his moms just to say hi. She was happy to see us. Then we made the rounds and went to my mom and Larry's house. At night we went to Freddie's (Hefty's brother) and ate and watched The Bucket List. It was a really good movie. It made me think a lot about the way I want to live my life. I didn't even get to see my dad on Father's Day because we were at church in the morning and then in the early afternoon we had a wedding to go to. I know it seems a bit odd, but they had a wedding on Sunday. It was a really nice wedding and it was good to be with friends again. This morning we both worked, which was ok. We went to my mom's for dinner tonight so that was nice. We are getting ready for CO! I went a bought us some sleeping bags today....fun fun! Well, I think that's all. Have a nice week!!
Megan

A day off....

So with my new job, comes a new schedule. On Mondays, I work only til 12:30, so it seems like a day off to me. It was nice to come home and be able to do a few things around the house. I vaccumed, finished my laundry and made dinner. I also actually went to the library and got some books!! It was nice to be able to spend some time to myself too. Hefty is working again tonite....YUCK!! I am at home watching The Bachlorette. I love that show! It's great! Well, tomorrow is another work day. Hopefully it will go well again. That's about it really. Have a good week! Megan

Rain Rain Go AWAY!!

Well, as most of you know, we had a ton of rain last night. It was really hard to sleep with all of the thunder and lightning going on. Lucky for us, our basement isn't too bad at all. There was a tiny but of water in it, but nothing major. I was suprised because we always have water in it when it rains, and it rained more than ever last night. Anyways, I hope that we don't get too much more rain. We went to church this morning and had a parent meeting for our CO trip. It went well. Hefty has to work tonite. YUCK! I hate it when he works because then I am alone. It gets boring. Oh well. At least we have jobs right? Last night we went to a "housewarming" party for our friends, Matt and Nicole. It was good to see all of our friends again. Well, I think that's about it really. Another week begins......

A fresh start!

A new week....a new job. It was my first day on my new job! It went really well. It was only a half day today because our church office is only open til 12:30, so that was a easy, nice way to ease into things. I think that I am really going to like it! It is alot more laid back and much less stressful than the daycare. We shall see what happens the rest of the week.





This weekend I was a bit under the weather, however went to work Saturday night. Hefty went to his niece's ballet recital on Saturday evening. I was kindda bummed to miss it, but they took lots of pictures. I am going to go see a movie tonight with my Melanie, so that should be some good "girl time". I think that's about it for now.....hope all is well!!