God's Moving at the Tower :)

Towerview is, as one of my co-workers says when things are a-happenin', Cookin' with Gas!

Happy baptism week, #3!

little tanner!

If there is one reason to reflect back on VBS and be forever thankful, it is clearly evident when a child is moved to be baptized. I was priveleged enough to work directly with two of his big sisters Kirsten & Kaitlyn for the music ministry, so it was between their two beaming smiles that I sat and captured these little shots of Pastor Ron and Tanner in the baptistry. AMEN!

I felt like today flew right on by. My family is still in town, so after church, the lot of us tailed over to McAllister's for lunch before heading home. We all went down for some afternoon siesta time back at the house before rallying back at the church for the business meeting and Q&A session for Joe as he prepares for his transition onto the volunteer staff at Towerview. It was a lot to recount here, but we are certainly blessed, I'll say that much :).

The week starts back in full swing tomorrow. My family heads back to Ohio, along with Sydni [vaca week for everybody while she's with Nana & Pappy! Heh..]. We will certainly miss her, but this time is good for all of us, and we know it.

The jam session is already in progress here in the house - Jonathan & Paul are giving the guitars a workout and I think it's time to join 'em...

xo | cmd

Stinkin' Swing Shift

Today was Joe's first day back at Towerview after his month-long run with the championship All Air Force soccer team. It was so nice to have him beside me during the service, and afterward he even orchestrated lunch plans with the Greers at McAlister's. They're hilarious, and the four and a half of us [Sydni ;) ] had a great time just kicking back for a bit.

We had to cut our afternoon short so that Joe could get to work on time. Stupid swing shift. Part of being a military family is being flexible as an entire unit to the schedule of the active member[s]. Any military spouse can tell you that. Between TDY, deployment, or just an inconvenient set of working hours, there's inevitably going to some sort of uncomfortable time frame during which everyone involved just grits their teeth and grins. We're still major newbies at the whole process, but even up to this point I've realized how much credit should be given to families of active military members. [[So I applaud you, husbands, wives, and children of our men and women in uniform!!]] I'm not seeking credit here, simply stating my empathy.

Anywho, I took advantage of some good Sydni-Mommy time, because I'm quickly finding that no matter how much time I get with her, I'll look back one day and wonder where it all went. We plowed through a few books, tore apart a toy chest, and played dress up with some oversized plastic rings with fake 75 carat colored gems. Good stuff.

Tomorrow it's back to the work week. My bosses are returning from their week-long Cancun getaway, and we'll be hitting the ground running.

Oh, and it's Halloween!

xo | cmd