Time is Flying By.....

Wow, cannot believe the end of October is almost here!  We have been busy learning all that we can get our hands on and then some here in Elgin and other HBC close in the area.  Some things that have happened since the last post.......

Johnathan has had is birthday and is officially 14.  He enjoyed shopping for some new clothes.  What a blessing that all three of the kids like to get new clothing.....able to double as a gift and making sure that we always have clothing that fits their fast growing bodies.

My parents have been here since October 21st and will not be heading home until late on Thursday.  We have been having a great time.  They also took Johnathan shopping for more birthday clothes....and Nattalie got new clothes since her birthday is coming up soon (Nov 1st).  Today we spent the day in Chicago at the Museum of Science and Industry.  What an amazing place.  It will definitely take more that just one visit there to take in all that they have.

I have been a part of the Thursday morning ladies Bible study and have truly enjoyed it.  What a blessing to have an additional group of women to help me as I transform into the person that God has called me to be....and to have even more sisters praying for our family as we follows God's leading in our life to plant Harvest Bible Chapel Clear Lake/Mason City.  Also, as couples we have small group with Lyn and Rick every other week.  I thank God for these ladies as they pray for and help to hold me accountable to grow in Spiritual disciplines, Character growth, and a Relationship in my life that needs some healing.

John has been working so hard....it was a true blessing to join him Thursday afternoon......Paul Tripp came in to speak to the training class and their wives.  What an amazing, God challenging time.  Other things that I have been doing with John is small group in Winnetka/North Shore with a core group of people.  We are going through the 5G devotional study with this group....what a blessing.

I know that I have mentioned a lot that we have had so many blessings.....God is truly bathing us in blessing after blessing.  God has surrounded us with amazing friends that are prayer warriors and truly love our family.  So humbling the love that we have been shown.....thank you so much Lord for all the blessings in our lives.

Looking forward to the weekend!  As a family we will be headed to Clear Lake/Mason City to meet to rest of the core group.  So excited to meet the rest of the core group. Please pray for our travel to and from Clear Lake this weekend.