Roelof is a year older

On April 15, 2011, Roelof turned another year older. He might not be able to tell you his age, but I can...28. Yep, he's 28 years old. That means in just two more years he will officially be an old man. Or at least middle aged. Wow, can I just say that our 20's are flying by faster than I could have ever imagined they would! Before we know we'll look like this:
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Yikes.



Now most guys on their birthdays usually want to do something manly, but instead, my husband decided to be very sweet. He decided to share his birthday with me. My last birthday was not the best one I've ever had, so my wonderful, sweet husband showered me with gifts and on his birthday took me to the ballet! I love that guy :) So on Saturday we celebrated his birthday with a 'bring and braai' (aka bar-b-q) at our house. It was a pretty good weekend I must say, definitely one to remember.

All dressed up and ready to go to the ballet!

The cake that Roelof's boss bought him...I love that it has pink flowers...haha.

In other news, the Lord has been showing us so many great opportunities to get involved with our community lately. We have been able to be involved in ministry, and though it's not full time, it is still very much a part of our lives. We just finished up our girls Bible study last week and are looking forward to starting in a new place in the youth ministry...middle school boys. Again can I just say it....Yikes. This is going to be interesting. Of course, Chris and Roelof do act like middle school boys part of the time, so this should be a pretty good fit for them! Despite my joking, I really am excited and looking forward to this new adventure. I know without a doubt in my heart that God is using all of this to prepare us for full time ministry. We are also beginning a new Bible study with a group of friends that are just as mission minded as we are! There are three couples in this group and we will each be taking turns leading a study and leading a missions oriented devotional each week. For the first 6 weeks Roelof and I will be leading a study on creation, while Russell and Shaela lead the missions devotional. We are so excited to have this time of growth with friends that share a passion for missions as we do! We can't wait to see what the Lord has in store and what will unfold during our Tuesday night meetings! To keep up with what we are learning each week I will be updating a blog that we have started for our study, www.heartforthenations.wordpress.com

Roelof and Chris playing 'Just Dance' after last weeks Bible study


Speaking of missions and ministry, we are still praying for a full time ministry position for Roelof. We will be speaking to our local BGCT missionary about some opportunities in the area. Please pray that the Lord will open a door for Roelof to step into a full time position as soon as possible.

And now, some pictures of Lucy...because she's just so darn cute.

Lucy graduated from obedience school...

She was very excited!

Our dog plays soccer.

Whatever she just ate must have been very yummy.

What you lookin at?

So pretty!

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, guess who got a new camera? Me of course! Here is my beautiful new baby:

true love :)

We definitely had fun playing with this thing:

This is my momma, isn't she purdy?!