God is so good

Hello all--
I just wanted to tell you a awesome God story. Well, this past weekend, we found out that Hefty's cousin was in the hospital with a coma. It's a long story as to how he got into the coma, and I will not go there b/c that is not important. Anyhow, the situation was looking pretty dire and depressing. He was on oxygen and not doing well at all. We went there Tuesday to say our good-byes. They were going to pull the plug this coming Monday if he didn't improve. Well, we got a call today that HE WOKE UP!! He had woken up this morning! He still wasn't talking or eating, but he was responding to people and opening his eyes on command. What a miracle this is! Please pray that he would fully recover and this would be an eye-opening expierience for him! We don't know the extent of his "brain damage" yet or how much additional help he will need, but he is alive and breathing on his own! PRAISE GOD!

What's New????

I figured it was about time to update our blog again---we have been doing very well. Hefty has been subbing a lot the past couple of weeks. He really seems to enjoy it. He has been going to Holland and West Ottawa mostly. We just wish that he could get a fulltime teaching job. Oh well, I have been working a lot at church and also at Family Fare. It is pretty fun to stay busy and to have a variety of work available to me. We started our youth group season off this past weekend. It is was a blast!! We played a "Which Leader Is It?" game. They had to guess what leader the question/fact applied to. We also had the wedding of some good friends last weekend! It was fun! It was nice to be w/ our friends again. The adoption process is kind of on hold for now. We both really want children, but, want to do it at the right time. We also celebrated Hefty's birthday this past weekend. We went to my mom's Sunday am for lunch and then we went to Hefty's mom Sunday pm for some cake and ice cream. It was nice to be w/ our family again too. I have been asked to teach Children's Worship at church, so I started that last week also. It is fun to be w/ the little kids again, although, I like my teenagers too. I think my passion in life has switched from little ones to teens. Kinnda weird....well, that's about it for now.


Hope all is well,
Megan

FOOTBALL SEASON IS HERE!!

I have been told that I need to create a new blog entry by a couple people. Well, its fall and school has started, so what else should I talk about...... the football. I am excited about every kind of football starting. With Holland and Holland Christian's varsity team winning last Friday, what better way to start off the football season. This Saturday is also the start of the Grand Valley football season and I will once again be working at some of the games. Also, the Detroit Lions were 4-0 this post season, so could this be the year? Maybe or maybe not! The one downer so far has been the start of the University of Michigan's football season. This is definitly a rebuilding year for U. of M.

With the start of the football season, also comes fantasy football. We had our EDGE youth group draft on Wednesday evening. It was an exciting time. My big pick (1st round pick) was Adrian Peterson of the Minn. Vikings. Hopefully he will have as good as a year as last year.

Besides football, I have been busy with work and church stuff. My boss at Family Fare left our store I have had a ton of extra responsiblity given to me and that has taken up some time. It has also given me alot more nights working then before. It is definitely a change for me. With the school year starting I am slso exicted to start subbing again. I might even be subbing for a close friend of mine this year, who got a teaching job at Wavecrest just before school starting. That was definitely exciting to hear! Congrats again Nick. I am proud and excited for you, but a little jealous at the same time! Not much else is going on....

Hefty

Belated Post

Well, we must be really BORING because there really isn't much new in our lives. We have both been busy working, keeping the house clean and such. We are both loving our jobs, but we are still hoping for a teaching job for Hefty, although we just have rely on God and trust HIM! We heard an awesome sermon the other week about trusting God and not making our own plans. It really hit home for me! Sometimes I feel like we try to "create" or "manage" our own life. We need to put our lives in God's hands and He will take care of us....as He has been all along. We are anxious and eager to start EDGE up again!! We miss all of the Youth Group kids!! It has been a good summer!! We are also taking a trip to California this October, so we are geeked about that! Well, I guess that's all for now.....God Bless!

What a day!

Well, today was a very interesting day. It started out well. Hefty and I slept til 11:30!!! We were very tired I guess. We had a fun night the night before with some friends who were here from Virginia. We laid around most of the day, watching movies, having lunch together....relaxing. I then had to work at 3:00 this afternoon. I was at work for about 5 minutes when I heard "Megan, telephone line 1". This is not unusual as we get calls frequently on the front end for people calling in, etc. I picked it up as normal, and on the other line was my husband in a complete panic. All he said was that I needed to leave, that his mom was in a car accident and she was getting hospital by ambulance. The ironic thing is that on my way to work, I had seen an accident in front of our store with a car that looked simillar to the car his mom drives. I didn't think much of it at the time. Well, it was them in the car. It turns out that no one was seriously hurt (thank God) but they are all exteremly sore and bruised up. Luckilly, it wasn't Dan's brothers (Shawn) fault. They were sideswiped by a 16 year old kid who just got his license and was on his way home from getting his car. He totally ran a red light and smashed right into the side of them. So, anyways, I left work and went to the hospital with them and sat there for her to get x-rays taken. Thankfully, nobody is hurt too badly (except the car) and Shawn didn't get a ticket. What an eventful afternoon!!

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