March 2013

I can’t believe that March has come and gone. I’m sitting here writing this and realizing that I haven’t even started on the 2012 scrapbook, ahhhhh!! So far behind!!!

March has been a great month. I have been settling into my new position at StartCHURCH and I am really enjoying it. The people are so nice and I’m learning a lot.

We took Aly to her first circus this past month. Actually it was JV and my first one too. It was the “tail of the dragon” and we all loved it. We didn’t tell Aly till the morning of the circus, but she was super excited. It was a great show; she loved the Elephants the most. Personally I love the lions and tigers.

Sunday the 24^th was our 6^th year anniversary!! I can’t believe it!! Its been an amazing 6 years and I can’t wait to see what the Lord has in store for us for the next 60!! Shannon kept aly for the afternoon and evening for us. We got tickets to go see Jase Roberston (from Duck Dynasty) at Hebron church. It was really cool. He was a great speaker and spoke from his heart about the Lord. After that we went to dinner at Outback (we had several gift cards, so we went a little crazy!!) and headed home. It was a great day!!!

We celebrated Easter this past Sunday. We went to church and then to Melissa’s for lunch/dinner. It was a great meal with great company. JV’s Uncle John and Aunt Deb were here from California so it was great to spend Easter with them.  It was raining most of the morning so we had to fit the egg hunt in when we could. Aly had fun, her cousins were really good about helping her too. She got tons of goodies from the Easter bunny, then the egg hunt, then Dad brought over peeps and then Aunt Cheryl sent Aly a Waster package!!! She is a loved little girl!!!

Well there isn’t much more to tell about us this time around. JV and his family are currently in the Dominican Republic on their mission trip, they come back on Tuesday night so we are looking forward to them coming home safely.

 



 

Feb. 2013

February has been an interesting month.  Dad decided that the shop in PCB wasn’t working out like he wanted so he decided to come home. So this meant that he was coming back to the shop. Business at the shop hasn’t been great and getting paychecks was tough some weeks, so Dad and I decided that it would be best if he came back to work at the shop and I would move on. This was a tough decision but we all felt it was the right thing to do.

That weekend Paige called me and told me that her sister in law’s company was hiring and they said I should apply, so on Monday morning I did. I heard back from them and had an interview the following Wednesday. I went for the interview and felt like it went well. It was with April (my brother in law’s sister) and Carrie (Brandt’s mom). Feeling pretty good, they told me that they were looking to hire people in the next month or 2 to get a group ready for training. I left with that in my mind, but I got a phone call about 2 hours after I left and Carrie offered me the job. There was a catch; I had to start training on Monday (4 days later!!!) While I was blown away that I was offered the job there were several questions and things that had to fall into place to make it work. I called Dad to see if he could be here in that time and he told me to do what ever I felt was the right thing for me and my family, so I took the job.

It’s a company called StartCHURCH, and that’s exactly what we do. We worth with Churches mostly, but other non profit organizations and we complete their State and Federal level paperwork to get them and keep them compliant.  I am working with the Phase 1 team doing the state paperwork. While I have no experience with this, they had a extensive 2 week training class that we went through and they are continuing the training even now that we are working in our positions. I think this is going to be a great move for me. My hours are 9-5 and we have insurance benefits so that is great! Everyone there had been really nice and welcoming. It’s great to work for a Christian company that keeps those values in everyday work.  It is hard not being at the shop and not working with Dad (it was 9 years that I worked there). Dad is falling into his new role and doing fine.

On the JV front, he is getting ready for his mission trip coming up. They are leaving April 1^st. This will be his third trip and he is really excited. His parents are going along with his sister Laura and her youngest son Corey this year so that will be a great addition to their team. Please keep them in your prayers for the next few weeks for a successful and safe trip!!!

On the Aly front, she is doing great!!! We got her signed up for Pre K for next year at Great Beginnings Daycare that is right by our house so that’s going to make transportation really easy when that starts in August.

We went to Charleston to see Paige and Brandt a few weekends ago for Asher’s birthday and we had a great time. Other then that we have just been chugging along. This move with the job has been a pretty big deal and has been taking a lot of our time and thoughts.

We hope this finds all you well and please keep us in your prayers, as they are always needed.

 

 

 

 

2013 Valentines Pictures