So Blessed!

New Glasses!

Learning & Growing!

It All Began With Daddy & Mama!

A few of her favorite friends!

Best presents under the tree!

Cael's New Braces!

Liz Cheered for the Falcons!

Taylor Loves To Read!

Braddock...A Budding Artist!

Karaoke, Anyone?

Sisters...Nothing But Nice!

New Guitar For Birthday!

Addyson & Kynley Cuter Everyday!

Love His Smile!

In Deep Thought...

Fun With Papa At The Park!

Ready To Tackle the Swings!

Beckham's Serious Talk With Dad.   :-)

There Is That Great Smile Again!

Making Tracks...Covering Ground!

Ready For Church, In Cold KY!

Relaxing In New Room!

Great Smiles Run In The Family!







After a great Christmas here with our new friends in our church, we took a few days to reconnect with our wonderful grandchildren.  They make our lives so rich and every moment with them is a blessing to our hearts!

Not The White Sands Of Sarasota!

Several have asked about our Massachusetts "home".   This is the parsonage dressed up in New England snow!

Our "Florida Room" needs some sun!

Front of the parsonage

Side view

Back Yard

Martina's favorite spot...the heat vent!!!

Back Yard

View from kitchen window

What we woke up to...

Before the snow plows, road not visible

Back yard shed

Side yard

Winter In New England

Well, we have just passed our one month anniversary here.  So far, it has snowed three times (light dusting) but everyone tells us that "It is not winter here until January and February!"  So, we are awaiting a true winter in New England!  :-D

In the month we have been here, we have been richly blessed (many times over) by our wonderful new church family who have made us feel, not only welcomed, but very special!
We have jumped in the middle of this very busy congregation and are enjoying so many aspects of ministry with our new brothers and sisters in the Lord.

It is always so incredible the way God unites His children by tying our hearts together with His wonderful Holy Spirit.  No matter where He leads, He provides a ready-made
family for us to love and to serve Him side by side.

As we enter this glorious Christmas season, we have so many blessings for which to be thankful.  Our hearts are thankful for His love for us, our gift of abundant and eternal life, the privilege to worship and glorify Him and to serve Him until He comes again.  We are thankful for our incredible family...love bragging on those grandchildren!  And so thankful for the friends He has brought into our lives over the years.  So many blessings!   Such a thankful heart!


"Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.  Whenever I pray I make my request for all of you with JOY. "  Phil. 1:3-4                  

PRAYING FOR...

"DEVOTE YOURSELVES TO PRAYER WITH AN ALERT MIND AND A THANKFUL HEART."       COL. 4:2     (NLT)


Jackie ~~ Battling & beating Ewing Sarcoma
Mary ~~ Battling  & beating Osteosarcoma
Margaret ~~ Recovering from her stroke
Deric ~~ Adjusting to life without his wife, Kristen
Courtney ~~ Adjusting to life without her husband, Andrew

Church In The Acres

We were warmly welcomed to our new church home and treated like "family".  We are settling in to our new friends, new community and new temps!   :-D   

IN LOVING MEMORY

                                          KRISTEN GRADY MILLIGAN
                                             3/18/73~~~~~~10/26/12

Kristen was (our) Jill's best friend.  She was diagnosed in 2003 with Stage 4 liver cancer (on her 30th birthday).  Her diagnosis resulted in a long hard fight that included six surgeries, twenty-two months of chemotherapy, and two rounds of radiation.  Through it all she grew stronger and more fervent in her walk with God and was a blessing to so many by the constant example of her deep faith and love for Christ.  She wrote two books about her journey and she and her husband, Deric, founded a non-profit organization, named Inheritance Of Hope, www.inheritanceofhope.org, which ministers to the children of terminally ill parents.  Their vision, "Every Family Deserves A Legacy" continues to impact families, even now as she watches from glory!

Pray for Deric, their children, Ashlea, Luke and Rebecca as they carry on Kristen's legacy.  Visit their website and contribute as your heart leads.  Her's was a life well lived and mine is richer for knowing her.

Catching Up...

Life has been too busy to take time to blog about it!  But, I am convinced that it is not going to slow down anytime soon so I need to just make time to catch-up and share some of our blessings.

 In September we flew to Phoenix for ERC training, (Evangelism Response Center) and after three days of training became certified as "trainers" through the North American Mission Board.  Then in October we drove to Asheville, NC toThe Cove, (Billy Graham's Evangelism Training Center) and also received training for his final crusade, "My Hope" next year.  Two great witnessing programs that we are honored to be a part of!  We took many pictures of The Cove, which was absolutely beautiful with the fall foliage, but those pics are still on the camera and have not made it to this computer yet!   :-D

Then we drove to Springfield, Massachusetts to visit The Church In The Acres in lieu of a call to be their Interim Pastor/Wife.  We felt comfortable and confident that God was leading us to accept their offer and said "Yes" when asked if we would come.  So after four days of experiencing the town, the church and our new friends, we headed back to sunny Florida to pack up and move to brisk Massachusetts!!  We realize that this scenario is completely backwards, Florida in the summer and Massachusetts in the winter...but we also know when God calls, He is not concerned about the weather, just the hearts of those He calls.  So, we are learning to "layer-up" and packing away the shorts and flip flops until next April!

Much to come in the months ahead as we get busy about loving our new church family and sharing that love with those in Springfield that don't know HIM!  Stay tuned!

WE ARE SO BLESSED!!!