Greetings Everyone,
I am sitting here listening to Pastor Rob Bell, and I realized that God is with us even when we think he is not. It is usually those times that we feel God isn't with us that we need to stop and have a have a rest in God, because it usually means we are too busy to see the work God is doing. It's during those times we need to ask God the hard questions, and rely on him to answer. God knows our needs and we need to be real with Him. The Joels this year are praying to achieve more of this kind of authentic spirituality.
Well 2005 was such a crazy fast year, with a tons of ups and downs, but over all it was the best year of my life. It was the year Kelli Sierra Joel was born. The year the Joels became a family. If you haven't checked out the smugmug site in a while you will be pleasantly surprised that there has been a major update. Tons more pictures. I will post one here later to give you all a glimpse.
As far as major news everything is going well. I am currently going through some work stuff, but God has already begun the healing process. Amy has switched to a new schedule, she is now working form 6:15 to about 10:45 in the morning.
Kelli had her 9 month old check up last month and everything is super. She is still basically in the 95 percentile across the board. She now has her four front teeth, and is ready to stand up on her own anytime now.
I am sitting here listening to Pastor Rob Bell, and I realized that God is with us even when we think he is not. It is usually those times that we feel God isn't with us that we need to stop and have a have a rest in God, because it usually means we are too busy to see the work God is doing. It's during those times we need to ask God the hard questions, and rely on him to answer. God knows our needs and we need to be real with Him. The Joels this year are praying to achieve more of this kind of authentic spirituality.
Well 2005 was such a crazy fast year, with a tons of ups and downs, but over all it was the best year of my life. It was the year Kelli Sierra Joel was born. The year the Joels became a family. If you haven't checked out the smugmug site in a while you will be pleasantly surprised that there has been a major update. Tons more pictures. I will post one here later to give you all a glimpse.
As far as major news everything is going well. I am currently going through some work stuff, but God has already begun the healing process. Amy has switched to a new schedule, she is now working form 6:15 to about 10:45 in the morning.
Kelli had her 9 month old check up last month and everything is super. She is still basically in the 95 percentile across the board. She now has her four front teeth, and is ready to stand up on her own anytime now.