Our New Home

It's Official!

Lord willing we will go to settlement on either the 11 or 12th of June. We now have all the paperwork and our home inspection is scheduled for Mon, the appraisal has already happened and we've locked in our rate! It really seems like things are coming together, Praise the Lord!
Thanks again for your prayers, this home will truly be a blessing for our family and hopefully a means to bless others. It has been a great season with the Alebergos and the Kovlaks, we have experienced much of life in the short time we've been together. They are forever our dear friends.

A side note we will be hosting a painting party at our new home. We will be cleaning and prepping on the 12& 13 and then painting on the 13th & 14th. And many days after that! =) ~ oh does this place need painted~ it screams late 80 early 90's! And don't worry if painting isn't your thing we can always use help on move day as well (the move date is to be determined). So if any of you are up for it painting please email or call us. We'd love the help.

10 Months of Heaven

Our baby has been gone from us for 10 months ~

We feel as if our feet our here and our hearts in Heaven. ~

God has been oh so gracious to give us strength and comfort our hearts. To fill us with grand thoughts of Heaven and Home. It is so very comforting to think of our lil man well and in the presence of Jesus.

Our Braet has struggled more in the last 2 weeks with missing his Micah J. These have been precious times for us where I hold him close, we pray, we sing one of Mikes favorite songs and we love to imagine what he might be doing today....like is he spending time with Grammy & Pappy or is he taking a walk with Noah and hearing the stories of old retold. These are gospel opportunities where we tell the old, old story of life changing truth of how Jesus came to earth and lived a perfect life to die on a cross and bear God's holy wrath so that those who believe in him as Saviour and Lord may not perish but have everlasting life with Him. This week Braet looked up into my eyes and said "Mommy, I will live for Jesus."

There is nothing I more I could ask for but eternity with the ones of love. This house (that is pending) is great and would truly be a blessing for our fam but our real treasure is each other and life beyond today. How we long to live for that day, our feet here and our hearts in Heaven.

Thanks for your continued care, your prayers as so meaningful. Can't tell you how much it blesses us when you communicate your prayers and thoughts for us. Thanks for the cards~

Love Ya

I know I've shared this poem before but it has been a while and I'd love to share it again. Josh Tucker wrote this for our boy.

Finally Home

The day is here; I am finally home
He wipes away all tears; I am finally home
The perfect dawn, the perfect light
I can see His face, what a wondrous sight
He has a place built just for me
Out from the curse I've been set free
I never could have imagined the splendors of this place
Nor the depths of love, divine, as I gaze upon His face
And I hear all voices crying, in unison, as one
"Glory to the Father, the Spirit, and the Son!"
And through the crowds all shouting, one man beckons me
I draw a little closer, and see the one who set me free
He welcomes me to Heaven, a smile upon His face
He whispers in my ear, "You've yet to see this place."
He shows me many splendors, and wonders that lie in store
He completely satisfies me, I could never ask for more
Yet every time I'm sure that we've just reached the end,
He surpasses expectations as He leads around the bend
This is the place I was meant to be
This is the place He prepared for meAnd now the day has come, and I am finally home
I'm cuddled in His loving arms, and I know that this is home.

News on the House

Well here's the latest ...Both banks have said Yes, but we still don't have all the paperwork yet. So that's why we have been waiting to say anything. We have half of the paperwork and we have been told we will go to settlement between the 15-22nd of June~ we'll see. Huge thanks to Dave Dabbondanza and Tom McGlynn our real estate agents were have worked sooo very hard for us for such a long time, also to those of you who have been praying for us. We are excited but still apprehensive, we know that nothing is final with a "short sale" until it's done, so once again we are trying to still hold this loosely. However we are very thankful that everything seems to be coming together. We'll keep you posted.

Baseball Boy

My baseball boy! The season is almost over~ it's hard to believe. What a great time the boys have had and us too! And how they have improved since day, it's been great fun to go to the games and hang out with friends, hit up the snack stand (you know there is nothing like a hot dog at a ball game!) GO RED SOX's

Prayer for the Lowes

On Monday, our friend Matt Lowe underwent brain surgery at JH to remove a tumor. He and his wife Helen have 5 children with one on the way. This couple is very near and dear to our hearts. We have been praying for peace and strength, knowing that our faithful God is ever with us to carry and comfort us.

Update from Helen's Blog

Things have quieted down up here and I have a spare moment. Matt did very well during the surgery. He spent last night in ICU and is now in a regular room. There have been some serious praises in the last few days. The peace we have been experiencing can only be from the Lord. Matt did not have a seizure after surgery which is a huge blessing. He is very alert and even trying to care for me during this time....amazing. He has had difficulty moving his left side. I just saw him pick up his left leg so this appears to be getting better. He also just asked for coffee, so you know he must be doing well! :)The surgeon was clear that he was not able to get all of the tumor out, so we are not over this whole ordeal...but for now we are focusing on him recovering and praising God for His many mercies to us. As I look around this hospital and see so many hurting and suffering..it makes me even more grateful for the hope that we have in Christ. I can't imagine walking through this without our Savior and so many dear family and friends who are praying for us and helping to carry us through.

Happy Mother's Day!

To the BEST mommy in the world:
My love—
How wonderful it is to observe the amount of grace God has bestowed upon you. Your love for each one of our children is so evident in the way you seek to train them up in the ways of the Lord, all the while being prayerful that they would know Jesus as their savior at a very early age. Your humility in confessing your weakness is outstanding and the grace that God has given as a result is amazing. Thank you for preparing each one of our children for that final day, when we will see our Savior face to face, when he will with a tender touch wipe away every tear from our eyes. Our Micah knows the benefit of your care in this way—as his tears have already been wiped away! Oh to see and hear of the honor Micah is giving you this day before our Savior. I can assure you He is greatly pleased—well done my love, well done! And as you continue to train and love our children, you know God will be faithful, just as he has been faithful to help you fulfill your desires of raising your children in a way that brings glory to him. So grateful for you and for the wonderful mother that you are!

Happy Birthday Girlie

"Behold Children are a gift from the Lord" and surely she is!
We Love You! Sweety!

Walk 4 Hope

This last week has been busy. Last Mon of course we got to celebrate Mikes B-day after having the party on Sun, we did this by going to Chuck E Cheese together. Later that week we had the priviledge of going to Childrens National Medical Center and delivering the gifts from the party as well as being guests to their Volunteer Banquet (their Vol are so great!!). It was great to see everyone! Then on Sunday we joined 6000 others in DC for the Walk for Hope. It was was last min thing we decided to do with Katie and Adam but it was wonderful, a perfect day it was so beautiful, some of Mikes doc were even there and a huge team from Childrens Hospital.

Pics from the Party

Thanks Terri for all the pics!! Thanks again everyone for making this such a special day for us, we truly enjoyed it!!! Loved looking at all the pics of the kiddos having a great time!!
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A wonderful note form a wonderful friend!

I want to tell you about a conversation Daisy and I just had. It's getting dark, and she and I were taking a little walk. I pointed out one of the first stars that I saw. She asked if stars were angels. Then she said, "Do you think Micah is having a funner time than us?" I said, "Yes, I think he is because he is with Jesus and there is no more sin and no more pain and no more tears." She said, "Do you think he is snuggling with Jesus right now?"I wanted to share this with you to let you know that we remember your precious boy. AND, your family and your son have helped us think and talk more about heaven, about being with Jesus - and this is a sweet and wonderful thing!

~Lisa this so blessed me!!!

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Free Cycle

Tid Bit of Info

Featuring Free Cycle

This is a must check out website!! You can sign up for a Free Cycle group that is close to your home (or a few that are near you). Recently a friend told me about this site and it is great. You can put items you'd like to get rid of -For Free- and people will contact you and come pick it up. Also you can look for items you want or need. I've been wanting a pop up trundle for CC's new room and well these generally run about $160 (before shipping) the other week I saw one on Free Cycle, coordinated a time and went to pick it up! What a blessing a Free trundle.

This is perfect for spring cleaning!!!