Our Gabriel

Our grandson, Gabe, had surgery on his leg.  The Dr removed a benign bone tumor and had to break the two bones in his lower leg in order to correct the deformity the tumor had caused.  He will wear a fixator for 3 months...so not a fun summer.  Prayers appreciated!!

My Beautiful Nieces

Sheri

Lauren

EASTER FUN FOR THE GATEWAY KIDS!!!

Despite the threatening rainy weather, we had a hugely successful day of fun!  We had tons of great adult volunteers who helped to put a lot of smiles on precious faces!  The children enjoyed crafts, music time, resurrection cookies, the Easter story by Pastor Steve, thousand of eggs to hunt, and human hungry hippo egg game for the youth.  The weather was not even a thought!!!   :-)

Preparing the candy stash!

Such great helpers!

GOOD FRIDAY LED TO A GREAT SUNDAY!

An amazing Good Friday service tonight at Gateway.  So thankful for my Savior, His willing sacrifice that made my abundant and eternal life possible.  Spent two wonderful hours with my brothers & sisters-in-Christ, good music, an inspiring message and the reminder that "It may be Friday...but Sunday's coming!"  

GATEWAY HAPPENINGS

We have been at Gateway Baptist for 2 months and our blessings are so abundant!  We have been embraced with TONS of love and kindness and we are so honored to serve our Christ King with these wonderful people!  Last month they had the Awana racers, a fun night of games and food.  Steven entered a car on behalf of Bear & Bubba (they decorated it) and came in 2nd place!  He earned a trophy and a ribbon which the boys proudly display in their bedroom!  They were so excited!

LIFE IS GOOD!

First of all, yesterday was our 43rd wedding anniversary!  It is amazing how fast the years have flown.  It was a good day for reflecting, reminiscing, remembering and rejoicing over all of the incredible blessings that God has showered on us.  Our incredible sons, their wonderful wives, and our precious twelve grandchildren delights our hearts on a regular basis!  Our extended families have added much joy through the years and our life in ministry has provided hundreds of Christ-centered friends who have prayed with us and for us on a regular basis.  So many memories for which to give thanks!  We are happily pressing on to the BIG 50!  Just a funny side-note, I saw a t-shirt once that said, "The First 50 Years of Marriage Is The Hardest"  :-)  All in all, it has been a great adventure!

Secondly, we are so enjoying our Interim pastorate here at Gateway Baptist in Lake City!  We have been overwhelmed with love and encouragement in the seven weeks we have been here!  Our members have adopted us into their church family and made us feel at home since day one.  We are praising God for such an awesome place to serve Him with these wonderful, loving and caring people!  Blessings abound!