Saturday, September 22, 2007

Seminary...more like semi-conscious.

During this transition of life we have realized sometimes that there is not much time to spend together. So we make due; therefore, we have created a new way to study for us (though Jeremy and Amanda did function this way too). Here is what we do:

Katie Sleeps


I study



or sometimes sleep too.

Seriously, it is very hard but very rewarding. You don't realize how little you know about the Bible until you are pushed to explain what you believe and why you believe it. The biggest change is the amount of reading and comprehension that has to take place. I can remember studying 10 pages of notes and thinking that was a lot. I just got through studying 50 pages yesterday for a test. Please pray for us as you think of us.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

You get a line and I'll get a pole...


This past Wednesday the kids had a fishing fellowship. It was awesome. The kids had a blast, and some big ole' fish were caught. Its always great to see a kid reel in a big one! He barely got this one in. He struggled to turn the reel round and round, but in the end, father and son celebrated victoriously. By the way, if you can't tell by the smile the one in the grey shirt pulled this one in.

Sunday, September 2, 2007

Just In Case You Didn't Know...

I just wanted to let you know some of the great things God has worked out for Jared and I since we moved to Louisville.

Jared is (for two weeks now) the Children's Minister at Simpsonville Baptist Church. We met the pastor Steve back in May when he brought his daughter to Brentwood for our Summer Missions Training at the TBC. Steve and I got to talking because he lived in the Louisville area and I was getting ready to move there. After some conversation I discovered he was looking for a children's minister and he discovered I just so happened to be married to a FANTASTIC one! So, Jared came to our dinner the next night at orientation and he and Steve just hit it off wonderfully! The next weekend we visited the church. We cannot even begin to tell you how at home we felt here the minute we walked in. To make a long story short, we interviewed with the personnel committee and met some parents. Jared gave his testimony in church and then the church voted us in. Only 1 person voted no. We plan to find out who that was and to love them until they love us! :)

Now, I am working at Adventure club, which is our church preschool/after school program. I am mostly doing administrative stuff each day and then in the afternoons I work with the after school kiddoes. We have about 60 kids in the after school program and only a SMALL handful of them regularly attend our church. So, this is a great outreach for us. I am liking it so far, however, after only 1 week working the program, I am already sick. So, I need to start taking some vitamins if this is ever going to work!

So, we are pretty much ahead of the curve. Most seminary students are feverishly looking for jobs in churches right now. Many students drive an hour or longer each Sunday just for the opportunity to serve in churches. So, Jared having a job in ministry at a great church that he loves, is pretty much unheard of! And, me having a job already is wonderful. God is really taking care of us!

Anyway, thanks for caring enough to check our blog! We love and miss home so much, but we are liking Louisville pretty well, too. Maybe one day it will feel like home.