Telling Mom :)

This picture perfectly depicts my Mom when we told her I was pregnant. She raised her fists in the air and yelled "YES! YES! YES!" We were both teary-eyed because we were so happy.

There's a reason for the big smile!!!!

We just found out that we are pregnant!! Yippeee!!! In May we are going to be brand new parents. We can't wait!!!!!

Pretty Little "Sheba"

Our New Kitties!!!!

I am soooo excited! Mark agreed to let me have a kitten -- then, when we went to pick one out, we just had to get both of them because they were so cute and sweet. The black one is a boy, the runt of the litter, so we call him "Squirt." The white one is his sister and she takes care of him. We call her "Sheba" because she is so pretty. I love my new kitties!

Cute little "Squirt"

In shock :)

Mom and Dad are in shock because my brother and his wife just told them that they are pregnant! Sometime at the beginning of April Mark and I will be an aunt and uncle!

Our new house!

Although we enjoyed living on campus, we are so excited that God has allowed us to buy a house! Now we have room for family and friends to come visit us here in NC and room for a baby if God blesses us in that way. We are so excited to have our own place!

Mother's Day 2006

Gavin and Casey's Wedding!

We had so much fun watching our friends, Gavin and Casey, get married! It was absolutely beautiful and we are so excited for them! We also enjoyed seeing our friends, Mary and Samy whil at the wedding and reception.

 
 
 
 

Surprise!

Mark stayed up after work to make me my favorite birthday cake! I woke up to find it sitting on the table so I had delicious strawberry cake for breakfast! My husband is full of surprising talents :)

A piano!

Ever since we moved to seminary and had to give up my old piano, Mark has been trying to find me one we can afford to buy. We finally found this one and it is so much nicer than the one I had before! God has truly blessed us!

Christmas 05

end of semester update -- Christmas 05

Dear Friends and Family:

Greetings! We’ve now been living at school for nearly 6 months and although we miss our mountains, we are still enjoying the quaint, but rapidly growing town. Our move in July was smooth and painless thanks to the help and support of our friends, family, and church.

The purpose for leaving our beloved hometown, family, and friends was to pursue further biblical training for our lives and the ministry opportunities God gives us.

We’ve been blessed immensely through our involvement with a church family here in our new area. We’ve been truly challenged by their commitment to the Bible and the family. Mark has enjoyed meeting with the men and boys to prepare the “preacher” for the Sunday message and Meagan has enjoyed getting to know the women of the church.

Our new neighborhood of school families has also been a blessing to us. It has been wonderful to live so close to other families who have similar goals in mind. We’ve also enjoyed seeing all the kids running around in our backyards. It truly is a neighborhood where we feel safe, which is nice since Mark has been working during the night.

We are thrilled to have a semester under our belts! Meagan took a full-time load of classes and even really enjoyed Greek :) She also took a class on Equipping the Wife of the Minister, which was very insightful. Mark took classes in Ethics, Greek, and Church History and thoroughly enjoyed his professors and their academic challenges. He found them to be very practical for developing devotion to the Lord and personal ministry skills. We especially enjoyed taking a class on Biblical Counseling together. It truly impacted our view of the Scriptures power and practicality for everyday life.

Meagan has been working at a Children’s Academy. It is an affluent daycare/school for infants through 5th graders. She has enjoyed the experience with the babies (yet wishing they were home with their mothers) and co-teaching the pre-K class of 18 kids. Her hands have been full as she attempted to share God’s love and compassion in a non-Christian environment.

Mark, on the other hand, has not been training kids, but tossing boxes (gently placing). He has been working the third-shift at UPS. It has been a fun way to be challenged and apply the Scriptures to his everyday life (i.e. – stress, work ethic, anger :), and love). He enjoys the challenge of being a light for Christ both in word and deed to his fellow employees. God has given him many opportunities to share the gospel with unbelievers.

We are really excited to see what God has in store for us next semester! We are taking a Marriage and Family class together, as well as Greek. Meagan has decided that two classes are enough so that she will have more time to do housework, laundry, and cooking :) Mark will also be taking the second part of Church History and Theology.

We hope you’ve enjoyed this little update on what we’ve been doing since we moved and would love to hear from all of you and find out what has been going on in your lives. We miss our friends and family, but are excited to be in this place where we are learning so much.

Our Little Christmas Tree :)

Some wedding pics

A day that I will always treasure!

Our First Anniversary

Colorado pics!

When Mark and I were first dating, I went to Colorado to do a semester internship at the Focus on the Family Institute. Mark came out with several friends to visit me for a long weekend and we had so much fun hiking everywhere possible!

Meg's new blog

Hello! I never thought I'd be posting a blog, but here goes. I don't intend to write everyday; my life is much too busy. But I thought I'd use it as a way to preserve our favorite memories and pictures and give updates on our lives every now and then. Hope you enjoy!