Summer Loving

           I know I have not written in months. I am vowing to try to write every two weeks or so. To start off I finished my first year of teaching and now am officially certified. Yea! It was an amazing/challenging year, when I look back overall it was great and I learned a ton. I truly love the profession of teaching and working with the kids because thats what it truly is all about. Eventually I would still like to get my Masters in School Counseling or now I am considering other options as well, for now I am trying to take it one step at a time.
          In May, Payton and I went to Colorado for Molly's ( my sister - in - law ) high school graduation, it was a wonderful break and I thoroughly enjoyed celebrating Molly and getting to see Sam ( my sister - in - law) who is back from Kenya. I loved hearing her stories and it made me crave doing mission work again. Payton and I are very fortunate to be going to Honduras this summer to serve at Mission Lazarus. We are both looking forward to the trip and the journey before we get there.
         Right now Payton and I are being stretched and learning more about what living for the gospel truly means. In our small groups we have been praying about what it means to live radically. It has truly been a growing experience and sometimes there have been growing pains. We are learning to trust God and to take everything step by step. We ultimately do not want to limit what Christ can do in our lives and through our lives.
          Here is the website for Mission Lazarus,  who I have learned are building a mission in Haiti as well which I am thrilled to read more about. http://www.missionlazarus.org 
         I am loving the summer and know it is only the beginning of a short but exciting adventure. Payton and I are both working part time jobs as well, I am working at the Gap and he is working at Studio Movie Grille. I know there will be much more to come from this blog. I am determined to stay on top of it.


Here are a few pictures from Colorado: 

Beautiful Rocky Mountains.