New Addition to the Family

Well, Scott and I have entered the next phase of married life.

Phase One: Get Married

Phase Two: Buy a House

Phase Three: Get a Pet

Phase Four: Have kids

We have entered Phase Three of married life. Phase 3, not to be confused with what phase everyone else wants us to be at. We now have a puppy running around the house. A lady at our church gave us a 4 week old puppy this past sunday after church. We are just now writing this blog because it took us four days to figure out its name and take some pictures of it. We finally decided on the name Sadie. She is part boxer and part "Wright Road Gigilo". In other words half stray dog. She is very playful and sweet.
Now, I would like to go ahead and say that just because we entered phase 3 of marriage doesn't mean we will be entering the next phase anytime soon. Besides we have to do the "pet test" first to see if we can actually handle the extra responsibility. And you can't just put a kid in a kennel or throw them in the backyard when you are tired of playing with them.
You can check out more pictures of Sadie on the Flickr link.

The Band

Probably one of the most enjoyable times of our week is our youth worship band practice. Back in February, Ginger and I found some hidden talents in our youth group. We found that we have some excellent musicians. We had a drummer, a couple guitarists and some great singers. Our first few months were rocky, as the students tried to learn the songs and work together. Practices would take a couple hours for only 3 songs. As time went on, they began working together better, and now they sound awesome. Around April, a family joined our church who had an eighth grader, who plays drums like a professional and a Sophomore who is great at the guitar, but mostly plays bass for us. Adding their talent to the mix was like the icing on the cake that the band needed.

But for me, there is more than just seeing and hearing these students worship the Lord through instruments and singing, getting to know them has been the real blessing. We have some students that humble me with their knowledge of God and relationship with Him. It's awesome to hear students talk about what God is doing in their lives, rather than surface stuff like movies and sports. So anyway, I just wanted to share this... and if any band members read this, You Rock!