It's Christmastime!

Our first Christmas together was spent with both Jarrod and Stephanie's families - and while it was tough to leave the festivities at one house to get to another, we are so glad we were able to see everyone again, so soon after our wedding!

This Christmas, we are so grateful for our lives and for the love that we share with each other, with our families, and with the incredible friends that we are blessed with. If anything, this past year has shown us that these relationships are so valuable to our lives and we thank our Lord for you!

We hope that you have enjoyed this holiday with your loved ones, remembering Jesus' birth all those years ago, and how He came and changed our world. In watching the movie, The Nativity, Jarrod and I have both been considering more deeply the role that Mary and Joseph played in Jesus' birth and life. What an incredible task, to be used by God - to be ready to sacrifice anything for His sake.
Jim Elliot once said, "If Jesus Christ be God, and died for me, no sacrifice is too great for me to give for Him!" As 2007 comes to a close, we are left reflecting on this past year and all the surprises that it has held. We don't know what the future will hold, but we know that we can trust God for it and in it. So it is our prayer for this coming year, that we would be diligent servants of our King where we are now, and be ready to give our all when opportunities arise.

Merry Christmas!

It's a Wonderful Life!

wedding preparations

So much goes into a wedding.. planning and preparing.. and parties! :)

Jarrod and I both were blessed with our friends' and family's love and support as we got ready for our wedding!

We appreciate all of you that helped us out... with a special thank-you to Natalia Jewell and Ben Bruhn - who took it upon themselves to be the other part of Jarrod and my brains in the last several days before the wedding!

Nathan and Melodie May have been such great support for both Jarrod and I for as long as we have known them (since high school!). We had the honor of being in their wedding, and so we came up with a fun story to share with them at their rehearsal dinner.
So at our rehearsal dinner, Nathan and Melodie presented us with the story "Boy Meets Girl" and a bunch of household items through telling the story. It was so fun, and we are grateful for such good friends! Many people traveled great distances to come to our wedding - and share in the festivities before and afterwards - and we are so glad you were there! I was especially blessed to have a good friend from Honduras, Cesia, come to the USA for her first time, as well as my roommate and sister from Honduras, Erin, who now lives across the country with her husband.With all that has gone into this event, it is hard to believe that it is almost here!