Eagle Lake 2011!

The crazy summer has officially begun for us here. Shaun moved up to Eagle Lake last Friday, and I just moved up with the 2 little boys on Tuesday. We have been incredibly blessed by the new staff housing building already! What a transformation from the 30 some year old trailers!! I will post some pictures soon of our beautiful new home up in the mountains.

Tomorrow our 14 college staff arrive and thus begins a very busy summer of full time ministry. Shaun and I are really praying that God would use us this summer, especially relationally with our staff. I look forward to leading the women's Bible study again this summer each Saturday evening with the 6 female staff. I know that my role will be different this summer as I step out of much of my involvement with the programming of camp and into the role of full time mom to foster kids. Shaun is excited that this being his 3rd summer as Excursions Director he will have a much better grasp of everything involved with leading this important ministry. We would covet your prayers for our marriage, family, and ministry this summer.

Life with 2 little boys has certainly kept us busy for the past couple of weeks. It's been an adjustment to have a 2 year old running around the house. The boys keep me on my toes and I've found that my time is not my own anymore. Lately I've realized how little I've been getting in God's Word since welcoming the boys into our home. As we get into more of a routine up here at Eagle Lake I know I need to start making that a priority in my day again. I understand so much better now why it's difficult for moms of young children to find good quality time to do Bible Study:-)

We have found out that our time with the 2 boys will most likely be short. Things in foster care are always somewhat uncertain until the final moments, but from all appearances we won't be keeping these boys forever. It's proven to be a difficult road once again to travel. We have had to work through the emotions of loving and caring for 2 sweet boys with the realization that they won't be ours forever. Although it's very difficult sometimes we still know that we want to keep taking kids for as long as it takes for God to give us our very own little ones to raise and nurture forever.