No More Hospital Couch!!!

We are HOME!!! Hannah's stay lasted from June 4- 23. Dave slept in her room, every night, on this couch!!!





I can't believe it! His legs hung off at the knees; clearly not made for a person over 5'9. I offered to take his place but he wouldn't allow me to stay. What a great daddy!!!

Happy Father's Day!! We LOVE you!!!!

To the best dad ever!!! Love, Hannah and Colin

The Iowa Trip

It was fast and furious but still fun. We got to see family and friends. We had a meal with different people. Here was the schedule:

- We visited Hannah's old school (Truman Elem.)
- Ashley's Graduation (our niece)
- Max's Baptism (our nephew)
- Dinner with Sandi at The Blend
- Ashley's Graduation Party
- Hannah's Birthday Party
- A Hannah Thank You Party for Dr's, Teachers, Therapists

All of this while we stayed at a great B&B!! The Belmont Hill on Cedar Rapids' NW side. www.belmonthill.com

Friends That are Godsends!! Marc & Kim Rock!!!!!!

Ana, Mitch & Thea are awesome too!! We were so blessed to have our good friends from Iowa stay with us in Colorado. We had a great time! We laughed, we cried, it was better than Cats! Seriously though, we did laugh so much it was hard to breathe. Someone (no names) spit out his water....THAT is how hilarious they are!!! Then they took Colin on the next leg of their tour to see their family because Hannah ended up in the hospital with Pneumonia. They are incredibly big hearted Christians!! We love them and miss them as they just left. At supper following their departure, Colin prayed, finishing with, "Thank you for bringing Ana, Mitch, Thea and their Mom & Dad here."

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What can I say? She's a sweetheart. She's part of God's family & now a part of ours.

I will miss my good friend

Have you ever had someone in your life that you look up to? Someone that is always there when you need them?? Someone who also has mentored you through your career?? And most important, someone who you can always turn to and share your highlights and lowlights in life?? How about someone you just need to call for advice?? Someone you can openly talk to about your walk with Jesus?? Someone who you walk through life with?? That's my friend, Bill. I know it's for the best for your career. I'm proud of you for getting your new Command position and promotion that will come with it. I guess I'm just being selfish when I say I will miss you a lot, Brother!

Reverse Offering

Our church passed out the offering plate last Sunday and we were told to all take 1 dollar OUT of the offering!! This cost our church thousands of dollars. At first I was feeling guilty about having to do this. Then I thought about it. The point is that the dollar is not ours and neither are any others that we have. We were charged to multiply it and apply it to His Kingdom!! Pretty awesome!!