Rough Month, but GREAT Weekend

So Jonathan's been doing most of the posting, so I decided I would actually stop in say hey, give some prayer request, and put up some brand new pictures.

First, I said in the title that it has been a rough month. I am not sure what is significant about this month. Alot goes into the roughness though. I find myself struggling with my schedule of being a teacher, student, and a wife. I find myself thinking that I am not doing a great job at any of these, and being a little bit of a perfectionist, I can beat myself up about this pretty good sometimes. This then brings in a wave of hormonal emotions that Jonathan has no idea what to do with. In addition, because I feel that my time is jam packed, that leaves a little to be desired in the time that I spend in the Word. This is the one place I need to be in times like this. We have been doing a six week study on God's Word, and how desperate we should be for it. I am inviting you to pray with me, that I will be desperate for His Word, and that He would comfort me through what I read. That He would stabilize my emotions, and help me to find ALL my trust in Him.

Now on a little happier note...Jonathan's parents came to visit us this weekend, and we had a blast. We went to Fall for Greenville on Friday, Skytop Orchard (to pick apples), the Carl Sandberg home, and Pearson Falls on Saturday, and wrapped-up the weekend at the Handlebar this morning. It was a great time, and we were able to take some fun pictures!





This next one is one of my favorites!

I like this one pretty well too!

Grace Downtown

Well the new thing in our life know is Grace Downtown. Our church has started a new campus in downtown greenville and Bailey and I are on board full bore. We are leading the audio visual team, which control the slide, lights and overall production of the service. Bailey has been doing slides and I have been producing. Producing basically means that I have to stress over all the intracasies of the service....which I dont mind. It is actually neat to be working so closely with some of the staff and being a part of this. We are meeting at the Handlebar, which if you are not from Greenville is a music hall, if you will. It is a great initimate concert hall, but also is a bar at the same time. We are pretty rugged as there is a fully stocked bar in the back of the "worship hall". There are also signs for a tatoo parlor and a big pair of dice hanging from the ceiling. It is a great place to worship...Some people might look down their nose at it, but I tell you from my opinion it is great. We have had 3 services now and sitting back and watching people worship God is no different here than anywhere else. It is just a big reminder that GOD doesnt care what you look like, where you are or what you wear....he just cares about what is in you heart and that you praise him for everything.....thats what we try to do! There are alot of little things that people may worry about when it comes to the service, but I try to bring the thought process that we are here for him and if we leave something out or something doesnt flow right, Praise GOD because he is more important that all things.....Hope everyone is doing great and we hope to see or hear from you soon....Love Jonathan