BIG NEWS.......We're Moving to Wisconsin!

So, after searching and visiting several different churches in the country, Justin and I have decided to join the community at Living Hope Church in Fox Lake Wisconsin. We will be finishing up the summer here in Boston, then in mid- August, we will be moving all the way to WI. Although Justin and I never thought that we would end up there, we are sure that is where God is calling us to!

On another note, this past week has been very crazy! I spent a week with the Boston Project...the organization that Justin works for. Although Justin's job only requires him to work days, there is a staff team that spends all week working and staying with different groups of youth groups. This past week that staff was short a female staff member, so I jumped in to help. I spent the week hanging out with students, doing very difficult landscaping, helping the community, worshiping the Lord, and GETTING POISON IVY (AHHHHHHH)!!!! Even though I did get poison ivy, I really did enjoy the week working with the BP staff!

Last weekend our house had a pirate party. We all dressed up like pirates and had all kinds of fun....and watched Hook! I love just being silly and having fun....any time I have the chance to dress up and be silly....I try to take it! Well that is about it.....you can pray for Justin and I as we are figuring out housing and all that in Wisconsin! Please let us know if we can pray for you too!

Frankie

A group from our previous church, CFC, went down to Nicaragua this summer. Some of the girl we know took pictures of Frankie for us....they were cute so I thought I would share. This is a picture of Frankie is a Boston hat that we sent down. I think that it is good for him to make personal connections with us, so I sent down a picture of Justin and I in our Boston gear, along with his Boston hat. When I saw this picture of him in his hat.....it put a big smile on my face. I

think that she looks so so cute!

Life In Boston

I just realized that I haven't posted a blog in a while.....got lost of catching up to do! Well, I have really enjoyed my time in Boston thus far! Justin has really enjoyed working with the Boston Project and all the youth groups that come into town. I think he likes the fact that he gets to work outside and use his hands! He has also had the chance to hangout with one of his good friends from college. Matt, Justin's best man in out wedding, lives in New Hampshire, but is often in Boston to see his girlfriend. This has given Justin the chance to hang out with him a few times.

I have got to know the people that we live really well....and have actually became pretty close with a couple of the girls in the house. The friendship with the girls has really made my time here more fun! Just yesterday Christina and I took Opal to the beach. It was so funny to see my dog swim in the ocean. Every time that I made her get out to go chill for a bit, she cried and cried until I let her go back in. After a couple of hours a park ranger said that I couldn't have her there during the day because it was hazardous to the children. I think that all the parents liked having Opal there because she was like a mini babysitter....keeping all the children occupied! I was actually happy that we had to leave because I got SO burnt! LOL, I guess I didn't use enough sunscreen.

Justin and I have had a lot of fun supporting the Red Sox. Justin has loved them for years, but now that we actually get to go to game....its crazy! I actually went to my first game last Wednesday....it was a blast! We had standing room only seats, but we wiggled our way into some actually pretty good bleacher seats!

I think that thing that I have enjoyed that most about this summer is my time to relax. I guess that is one of the good things about being a teacher....you get summers off!!! With my free time I have really been trying to paint more often. I actually finished one painting and have began a new one. Here is actually and picture of the one that I have finished.

Justin and I still are not sure what plans that God has for us in the fall. Its hard to still not know, but the one thing I am certain of is that God is faithful...and in His time, he will show us His plans! With that said, Justin and I are flying in to WI on Saturday (July 5) to interview at a church. We are excited and hope that if this is the place for us, that God will lay that on our hearts and on the hearts of the church! Who knows....

After getting burnt yesterday, I now get to look forward to taking a group of Middle School girls to an out door water park. Though I am excited to hangout with the girls....my sunburn is not so excited about being outdoors all day again!

Well that's about it for now, but I will be for sure blogging again soon about the 4th of July and about our WI trip! Tata for now!