Quote

Read this quote today and thought it was great:

"It's God's universe and He does things His way. You might have a better way, but you don't have a universe." J. Vernon McGee

FIRST CZECH NEWSLETTER!!

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YAY!

I titled this entry "YAY" because we are very excited today! Jody's cousin Bethany will be coming to Czech for the summer to live and work at Dlouhy. She will also spend time with our kids so that we are able to have some time together:) It will be great to have her here, and we know that God has big things for her this summer!

So this morning we are off to Prague. It will be Hannah and Grace's first time on a train and they are very excited about it! We will spend some much needed family time in Prague today and then pick her up early on Friday morning at the airport. Please pray for safe travel for us as well as Bethany (and also for her parents who will be a little nervous I bet).

Will write more later.

Jody's Birthday

Yesterday was Jody's 35th birthday! We celebrated by having a quiet day together. Hannah and Grace's first thought in the morning was, "It's time to give Daddy his presents!" So first thing, we sat down and Hannah gave Jody a mug that says: '35 Let', which means '35 years' in Czech. Then it has wishes for good humor, big happiness and a lot of optimism (maybe he will need more of this now that is he is on the half of the decade closer to 40!). Then Grace gave him cologne to "smell better!" The day was rainy so we went to the mall in Pardubice and had lunch and coffee out. Then back home for pizza and a movie night! It was a great family day. I was excited to give my gift to Jody...Reeses Peanut Butter Cups! Thanks to a friend who brought them over when she was visiting a few weeks ago.

Happy Birthday Jody!