A little bit of Summer :)

The Children's Museum in Jackson

Orange Beach

Exploring

Jane Kimmel's sun flowers! They are huge right now, but still have not bloomed.

Happy Summertime friends :)

Hi... Remember me?!?!

Hello blog world! It has been a while! It is nice to be back and I'm excited and eager to share a lot of news with you!

FIRST:

Lewis graduated from MSU in May and got an awesome job with MONSANTO! Thank you Lord! It's not everyday, especially these days, that graduates have a job already lined up for them right after college! This was not part of "our plan" but it is evident that it was the Lords plan... and for that we are grateful. Now, brace yourself. Lewis has moved to Dothan, AL where he will be in training for his new job for the next 3 to 6 months. Yeah, so you can imagine what a struggle it has been lately for our little family and how much Jane Kimmel and I miss him. We are getting to see each other twice a month on the weekends though, which is better than nothing. For those of you who don't know, Dothan is about 5 hours from here...whew, but so worth the drive. He has been traveling (flying everywhere) a lot and he is slowly but surely adjusting to this new way of life. After the training is over, he will be relocated some where totally different for his permanent territory. We are excited, thankful, and blessed that Lewis got this job and are so proud of him! We love you Lew.

Second:

I went to Honduras on a mission trip May 30th and returned June 6th. It was my third mission trip and another one of those that truly touched my heart. Honduras is surrounded by God's amazing beauty and will forever hold a special place in my heart. There is so much poverty there and sadness that you see and experience, but I was reminded multiple times of how blessed we are. Words can not describe the precious faces of the children and what their day-to-day life consist of. It was so hard to fathom that "this is real" and people really do live like this. But, through it all, the world is just as it should be. God knows what he is doing and has a special plan laid out for each and every one of them. I loved every minute of it and will be returning in the future for sure!

Third:

I will be graduating in December! Can I get a hallelujah! I am so ready, but will miss MSU and Starkville soooooo much. I love everything about this town. I came here wearing maroon and white and I'm leaving bleeding it! But, I have my work cut out for me these next 6 to 8 months. I am now taking 3 classes of summer school followed by 3 in the Fall with a 240 hour Internship pilled on top and will be "single-parenting it" while Lewis is still training in AL. But, I am doing it baby! 3 1/2 years and I'm still going... thank you Lord for perseverance! After December, I plan to take a year off before applying to Occupational Therapy school and work in a clinic or hospital for some experience and who knows, maybe even have a new little one being added to the family ;)! Be praying for us!

And Finally:

Jane Kimmel is doing wonderful! She is so smart, funny, talkative, independent and such a diva! I mean, she changes cloths 20 times a day and is always wearing some high heel shoes! She is taking ISR swim lessons, gymnastics, and dance! She loves all of them but the swimming lessons. We are getting used to them day by day and does amazing swimming under water, but it is the floating that she hates. But, I figure it's only the second week at em and we have 4 more to go... so she is bound to like em at one point or the other right? Anyway, this week she is doing VBS at church and is lovin it! She is growing up way to fast and will be celebrating her 3rd birthday on the 18th! She is so excited :)

So, for a recap... We have been to the beach, Alabama, Honduras, Jackson, Greenwood and are headed to South Carolina in July! what can I say, we love summertime! I hope y'all are enjoying the summer as well!

PICTURES TO COME VERY SOON... :)