All charged up!

We just got back from a long weekend in Bellingham. It was so nice to take some time to see old friends and hang out with family. We went to Tadd's little brother's wedding and we were actually able to sneak in a couple of great coffee dates with some people we love. We got to go to Calvary Lynden on Sunday and be so blessed to catch up on the great things going on there as well as get smothered with hugs and how are ya's.

Noth'in like a weekend like that to lift your spirits and get you all charged up to get back to the everyday. All that said, even though we were only away from home for a couple of days it is always so nice to come back. We tried to snap lots of photos so we could make up for lost time, as we haven't been very good about taking them lately. So here goes the commentaries.

We hit the weekend just right and made it to Tadd's oldest brother and his nephew's birthday party. You can see Kenya and Elijah are not shy about getting front and center even if it is not their birthday.

Next is the lovely bride and groom, the last scheffer male, finally giving into the inevitable. Congrats Andy!

This is Kenya, Elijah and Lakota (their cousin) dancing thier heart out, were not sure who the boy in the tux is but when you are danc'in like crazy, does it really matter?

This is the one, Kenya asked Daddy to dance, and apparently it got framed with a commentary by Tadd's two sisters.

We did meet with our lawyer on Saturday and all I can say is, please continue the prayer. She felt like we did not have a lot of options, as CPS is not the criminal justice system, so the only question the judge would really ask is, "was the law that CPS said you broke, really broken" obviously the answer is yes, the kids were left in a running vehicle which is against the law in Washington. Furthermore, there are not a lot of cases like ours to try to look back on and find loop holes, so it makes it a little harder to work around.

Needless to say. The lord isn't really interested in how doubtful the situation looks or what the facts say. He is above hopeless situations and he doesn't need the facts to line up. It just gives him more room to make a miracle. He has chosen to use man to make the miracles possible though, that is where all of your prayers come in. Please continue to pray and we know that even if the finding of neglect stands. It 's because God wants to use it some how to make His name even greater and we are all for that. Isn't it cool to know that no matter what happens it's all good, cause God is so good? Lord, please help us to always remember that.

Thanks for walking down the road of life with our family and thanks for being the encouragement that lifts us up. Love you all.