I'm Back with Big News!

Ok, so I know it's been MONTHS since I've posted anything!!!  That's just how busy life has been for us, and I haven't really prioritized my blog.  So, sorry to be coming out of the woodwork, but we need prayers, and I thought this would be a great way to gather some prayer warriors!

We found out during our time home for Christmas that we will be having another baby!!!  Yes, I'm pregnant......again.  We are really excited about this third baby to complete our family, and we are on our faces seeking God's will for our lives once again.  We know He is in control of all of this because the timing of this baby was not necessarily what we thought it would be since we are in Vancouver.
We are praying for God to show us VERY clearly His will for us whether that's to stay here or make a move!  In the midst of all of our questions, we are praising God for this new life!!!

"Before the Parade Passes By!"

Have any of you seen "Hello Dolly?" One of the best songs in the movie is "Before the Parade Passes By!" I just love that movie! If you've never seen it, you need to! It's a classic.:) Anyway, this was a picture of Max and Ellie Rose before the parade passed by. They were anxiously waiting and waving their little Canadian flags.:)

Ellie Rose on Canada Day

Canada Day was July 1st, so we had much to do for celebrating with the city here in Vancouver. Ellie Rose was decked out in her pink and black. Not really Canadian colors, but she pulled it off ok I think.;) I wish I could have grabbed my camera fast enough when she saw herself for the first time in that mirror wearing this outfit. She really did think she was the cutest thing she'd ever seen. She smiled and smiled at herself with a few twirls in between. Hilarious!!!

Thank You, Nonna!

Here's a picture of Max and his Nonna! The quality isn't great because I used my camera on my phone, but the smiles still shine through of course!:)

Cars 2

My mom ("Nonna") visited last week and took Max and me to see CARS 2! We were thrilled to get to go see it with her! I will say though that Max still likes the first one a whole lot better. Mama and I could barely keep up with it, much less a three year old!:)

The Real Vancouver

  After all of the rioting, there were some encouraging things that took place, so, of course, I wanted to share them.  These pictures were emailed to me from a dear friend of ours, born and raised a Vancouverite.  He says these pictures depict the real Vancouver.  Many Vancouverites showed up to work hard in restoring their city and its good name.  Scott and a friend of his went to help the following morning for clean up, and the work was almost complete!  The city really came together to get everything cleaned up overnight.  How encouraging to see some good come from such a terrible night.  These people really do love their city.....and I do too!:)

Yes, We're Safe!

For those of you who don't know, last night, the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks in the final hockey game of the season to win the Stanley Cup.  This was game 7/7 and played here in Vancouver.  The aftermath of the big loss was insane rioting on the streets of downtown Vancouver, just blocks away from where we live.  Here are some pictures depicting only a portion of the destruction that occurred.

There were several cars overturned and set on fire, some included police cars.

The police tried to hold the people back from the fire scenes to try and stop them from adding new materials into the fire.

This shows some of the destruction done to the mall downtown.  People were grabbing expensive merchandise and running out with hands full.

One thing that was so sad was to see people taking pictures and cheering on the insane behaviors, almost glorifying the hooligans.

And here the city sits with the repercussions from all the madness.  It saddened us so much to see this happen.  We've been hearing that a group of people had planned to riot whether the Canucks won or lost.  "The ones who began the rioting weren't even true hockey fans." said one reporter.  They were just people looking for a time and place to provoke trouble.

The one thing Scott and I have gained from all of this is realizing how desperately this city needs to encounter the one true God of heaven and earth, Jesus Christ.  We are so thankful to be in a place where we can be used for His glory. May God use us to draw people to Himself! Please join us in prayer for this precious city.