Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day...we spent our evening at a lovely restaurant in St. Augustine and the food was delicious...5 course meals are not calorie friendly but it sure was good!
On February 2nd, I left for Texas to visit my parents. We had a great time together as well as working through all the paperwork for my dad. He continues to lose muscle strength and my mom hopes that he can stay at home for 2 more years before having to go into long term care. I am not sure what the future holds, but we are preparing all things so that when the day comes, my mom, dad and those who care for them can be in the best position possible and not be caught off-guard. They are doing good and dealing with all the day to day blessings and struggles. Rhonda Medlin and my daughter-in-law, Megan came to Texas and stayed 3 days. The kids came as well...and my parents really enjoyed them being there and we laughed alot...it was good for all of us...not to mention all the cooking classes we got from my mom for southern banana pudding and chocolate pie!
While I was gone, Jimmie James came to Jax keeping Mark company. They had a great time together, of course doing a little fishing and checking out the local sites. I was able to visit KC shortly before returning home.
Ryan, Megan and the kids are all doing great and continue to follow their dreams in life. Megan is preparing for an internship, leading a small group of girls through bible study and being a great mom. Ryan works hard, leads their small group of couples from church and a guys bible study as well as loving his family! We love spending time with them and miss them a bunch. The kids are growing so fast and they keep us laughing all the time...they are so cute.
Neal and Amy will soon be in KC (Feb 23 for one week or so) and I know her family is so excited to get their hands on that sweet baby London. They are both looking forward to the vacation as they work many hours in the Marine Corp...but love what they are doing. Neal just finished 4 years of his contract...so only one more left for him unless he gets a great offer to work for the government or re-enlist....we'll see what God has in store for them. If you are in KC, I hope you get to see London, he is adorable and has the sweetest lips!
Mark will begin the last of the radiation for his cancer. He will have 5 weeks of radiation where he will go everyday - Mon/Fri and finish this process. We are praying he gets a good time assignment and not one during rush hour!! But whatever, we are almost done and he has really done great through it all.
I am working for the church doing some administrational things and getting missions going. I do it from home so for now, it works out great. Rhonda is coming this week to stay the weekend and we have a lot planned. Ryan, Megan and the kids will come the end of March and Neal, Amy and London may try to come at Easter...we are blessed that we get to see each other and we don't take it for granted. We love our Florida life but miss our kids immensely and our friends. Thank goodness for free long-distance and email/Facebook, right?!
Let us hear from you and how you are doing...again, we cannot thank you enough for your prayers and love to us.
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