Yes!

One of the last places we went in Seoul together before flying out was to this gazebo on Namsan Mountain.  This is where we got engaged in May 2007.  At that time, Jarrod read through Proverbs 31 and shared with me all sorts of nice things about myself. :)  And then he asked if I would marry him and I said yes. (that is the simplified version of what happened. you get the picture :)   So.. when we went back there 7  years later.. he had an updated version of his engagement speech.. now after 6.5 years of marriage and 3 kids later.  It was really sweet.  And this time we took pictures (we were too "in love" last time to even think about it!)

engagement reinactment... we are in Korea.. no shoes on in the gazebo!

So glad he asked all those years ago.  So glad I said yes!

Yay for Daddy!

Happy Birthday to Daddy!  

We made you a cake...

...it was delicious! ;) 

~AND~

Happy Father's Day!

Thanks for doing fun things with us!

We love you so much!

Hard Work Pays Off

After two long years of diligent, hard work, Jarrod officially has a Master of Arts in Global Studies degree from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

 Here he is, turning in his LAST assignment earlier this month.

 Woo-hoo!! Let's celebrate!

Congratulations!!! We are so proud of you, Jarrod!

Easter 2014

He is Risen, indeed!

 After church, we enjoyed a beautiful afternoon at our apartment playground with a potluck Sunday dinner and community Easter egg hunt.

Jarrod corralled the kids while the other adults ran around "hiding" eggs.  

 The kids collected all the eggs off the playground and returned them to the large basket, then went to get a goody bag of candy, toys, and a Jesus has Risen coloring page.

 When Jarrod collected the eggs, all the kids gathered around him to see what was next.. so he took the opportunity to talk about the significance of Easter and egg hunts... celebrating New Life!

Happy Easter!

Alaina's dedication

"Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it." 

Proverbs 22:6

This past Sunday we dedicated Alaina to the Lord.  In this way, we publicly declare that we desire to raise our children in the Lord according to His will, to know Him and all His ways.  

The dedication was at the same church in Seoul, the Doguk campus of Onnuri English Ministry, that we have been attending since moving here and where Marc and Emmalyn were also dedicated.

During the service, Jarrod repeated these vows:

"I promise before God and His people, as the spiritual leader in this family: to raise up my children in the ways of the Lord; to lead by example in trusting God first, each day of my life; to lead my family into His presence with prayer and Scripture; to love and cherish my wife. 

Then we both repeated these vows:
"We promise before God and His people: to train our child in the instruction and discipline of the Lord and to encourage our child to one day trust Jesus as Lord and Savior.  We dedicate and surrender our child to the Lord today.

Pastor Eddie Byun prayed for Alaina and for our family.  

We intend to raise Alaina, along with our other children, in a Christian home of love and peace, to raise her in the truth of our Lord's instruction and discipline, and to encourage her to one day trust Jesus Christ as his Savior and Lord. We ask for accountability and prayer.

We were so happy to share this special ocassion with Alaina's Grammy Puff!  

We are so thankful for our littlest blessing, Alaina Lee!  It is our prayer that Christ will dwell in her heart through faith. May she learn and truly grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, which surpasses all knowledge, and be filled with all the fullness of God.  To Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:14-21)