Update

Sorry for the weird formatting issues.  I'll work on that soon.

I have not written an update in a very long time.  A lot has happened so far this year
but I just haven't had the words or inspiration to sit and write.

This year started with Bobby and our friend, Tim,
beginning a prayer class at Fellowship Church Southwest in Austin.
The class has been going well!  You can listen to recordings of the class here.

Bobby had to take a few weeks off in the middle of the class to handle family situations.
His father unexpectedly passed away this February in New Mexico.
We are all very saddened by this loss.  Bobby's dad was a brilliant man!
You can read his obituary here.  We had a trip planned to visit him this summer.
We are still going to follow through on that, it will be sad to not see him though.

Homeschooling has been tough.    Maybe I'm dealing with burnout.
I know this will be worth the sacrifice in the long run but I have a hard time
keeping myself encouraged.  I'm very grateful the older girls are going
to OneDay Academy though!

I'm not going to go on the India mission trip I wrote about in December.
Right now is not a good time to leave Bobby alone with the kids for 10 days.
I did get my passport and some other little things paid by donations
from photoshoots.  I'll have to post pictures of all the shoots I did.  I had a lot of
fun with it just got really overloaded with editing.  I can be indecisive when
picking my favorite photos.

Speaking of photos our family just got some professional pictures taken. I'm
usually the one taking pictures so it was weird to be on the other side of the camera.
I can't wait to see them!