Dear friends and family:
We can hardly believe it is true….but we have now been in Florida one year. April 4th was our one year anniversary here at East Pointe and really, we feel like we have been a part of this church family for much longer. They have been so good to lovingly accept us into their fellowship plus, we have made great friends with our neighbors too.
Mark finished his final treatment on Tuesday of last week. He will have a test run in about 30 days to confirm if they got all the cancer. Ryan, Megan and the kids were here in Jax with us so we all decided to celebrate and go to Magic Kingdom. We had such a great time there and stayed at Port Orleans Riverside on the Disney property….it is beautiful and the kids had a wonderful time. Phil and Kathy (Megan’s dad and stepmom) flew in with them to Jax as Phil had business in the area so we were able to have a nice lunch with them -- they also got to see our home and that always helps give a frame of reference when our kids are talking about Florida. Now, we just need Greg and Pam (Megan’s mom and stepdad) to come and also Amy’s mom!!! We know one day, they will get to visit us and we will show them the town!!
Mark and I will be seeing Neal and Amy in April. They have moved into a nice home and Neal is waiting on final papers for his acceptance into NAS school. So sometime, this Fall, they could be moving to Washington DC. Just pray when all is finalized with Neal, that Amy can get transfered to go with him. They are pretty confident that she will be able to go, but with the military, there is always the possibility they would have to live apart for some months. They are committed to this move because it is an awesome opportunity for Neal and his military career. London is growing and is so cute and just laughs all the time. They send us pictures through from their phones often…thank goodness for all the ways we can communicate these days! We can’t wait to see them again.
Over the last year, we have had many visitors and that has helped us to stay connected to friends face to face and then of course, we stay connected through all mail types! We do miss our friends and seeing them often but the Florida weather makes up for a lot. We continue to work within the church and I just finished DIRECTIONS with Candace Warren. This week, I will begin with 3 more girls, two of them are Navy wives whose husbands are on deployment at sea. Mark continues to cast vision and work the discipleship ministry. We have some clear goals for this year and our church is very excited about all we are doing -- it has been a good year and we are thankful to God for His blessings.
Last night, we attended THE PASSION at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville…that is one giant church! They did an amazing job and we enjoyed the play, the music and orchestra. Once again it reminded us that it is only the power of God that lays us down at night and wakes us up each morning!
Enjoy the pictures and let us hear from you,
Love,
Cathy and Mark
We can hardly believe it is true….but we have now been in Florida one year. April 4th was our one year anniversary here at East Pointe and really, we feel like we have been a part of this church family for much longer. They have been so good to lovingly accept us into their fellowship plus, we have made great friends with our neighbors too.
Mark finished his final treatment on Tuesday of last week. He will have a test run in about 30 days to confirm if they got all the cancer. Ryan, Megan and the kids were here in Jax with us so we all decided to celebrate and go to Magic Kingdom. We had such a great time there and stayed at Port Orleans Riverside on the Disney property….it is beautiful and the kids had a wonderful time. Phil and Kathy (Megan’s dad and stepmom) flew in with them to Jax as Phil had business in the area so we were able to have a nice lunch with them -- they also got to see our home and that always helps give a frame of reference when our kids are talking about Florida. Now, we just need Greg and Pam (Megan’s mom and stepdad) to come and also Amy’s mom!!! We know one day, they will get to visit us and we will show them the town!!
Mark and I will be seeing Neal and Amy in April. They have moved into a nice home and Neal is waiting on final papers for his acceptance into NAS school. So sometime, this Fall, they could be moving to Washington DC. Just pray when all is finalized with Neal, that Amy can get transfered to go with him. They are pretty confident that she will be able to go, but with the military, there is always the possibility they would have to live apart for some months. They are committed to this move because it is an awesome opportunity for Neal and his military career. London is growing and is so cute and just laughs all the time. They send us pictures through from their phones often…thank goodness for all the ways we can communicate these days! We can’t wait to see them again.
Over the last year, we have had many visitors and that has helped us to stay connected to friends face to face and then of course, we stay connected through all mail types! We do miss our friends and seeing them often but the Florida weather makes up for a lot. We continue to work within the church and I just finished DIRECTIONS with Candace Warren. This week, I will begin with 3 more girls, two of them are Navy wives whose husbands are on deployment at sea. Mark continues to cast vision and work the discipleship ministry. We have some clear goals for this year and our church is very excited about all we are doing -- it has been a good year and we are thankful to God for His blessings.
Last night, we attended THE PASSION at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville…that is one giant church! They did an amazing job and we enjoyed the play, the music and orchestra. Once again it reminded us that it is only the power of God that lays us down at night and wakes us up each morning!
Enjoy the pictures and let us hear from you,
Love,
Cathy and Mark
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