A bit more about what is in store for us as a family
By Jenny | March 21, 2008
Last June, our church in Lincoln burned to the ground. It was a very sad event, and one where the church body truly pulled together to seek the Lord’s will.
One of our pastors, Tobey, had already been approved by the presbytery to plant a sister church, so the date for that was moved up to this year. Tobey will be planting a church in Lincoln, and we are looking towards being a part of that particular church body. Jode and I have not been a part of a church plant before, and we are looking forward to it.
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Winter into Spring…
By Jenny | March 18, 2008
It has been a much colder winter here that last year-wind chills were down into the negatives a good amount of days. Last year, it seemed warmer, even after moving here from New Jersey. It is colder here overall, during the winter, but that is mostly the wind. We do not get nearly the amount of snow here, as we did in New Jersey.
Jode is still working at UNL, in the Housing Department, and has finally started school! We are excited to get him going on the path to getting his Master’s Degree-this has been a long time in coming. He is very busy with his class, and is amazing in his efforts to continue to spend time with us as a family.
I am at Starbucks still, for now, and is busy with home and children. There are only five at home now (Cori is in the dorms), but it seems like they are going to all be leaving so quickly. Nathan and Anna will be working a whole lot more this summer, with Cassie hoping to find a job. This leaves me at home with the two little guys, and I feel sometimes like I hardly know what to do with them! I am so used to having older siblings around to help, and got very spoiled by all their assistance.
Cori is going to school, and living in the dorms. She is doing very well in her classes, and is missed here at home.
Nathan is going to be working this summer, painting, and will be a senior next year. Just the fact that we are beginning to discuss majors is unbelievable to me!
Anna is working at a hotel, as a maid, and busy with her school work. She is also beginning the process of getting braces. Our first (but not our last, I suspect) orthodontic patient is very gracious about the whole, painful process.
Cassie is working at a ranch, helping with teaching horseback riding lessons (and takes her own lessons also), and cleaning the stalls, grooming the horses, etc. She is very, very adept at this, and loves it.
Ben is busy with school, and trying to fend off a certain little brother who is always saying, “Isn’t Ben done with school yet?” With the winter having been so cold, we are looking forward to better weather, and getting those two outside!
William is in kindergarten this year, and is doing beautifully. He loves school, and wishes he could do it longer each day (this will wear off soon enough!).
We now have three cats, one dog, and that’s it in the pet department.
We have been working on the house, new tile in the downstairs bathroom, and are looking towards re-tiling the upstairs one, the kitchen, and hopefully a completely new bathroom by this summer for the downstairs.
That’s it for now!
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And now, our autumn is shaping up nicely also…
By Jenny | October 13, 2007
I know I basically post here quarterly, but if you think about it, out of six people in this house who are able to post on the Internet, I certainly am doing my fair share. 
This fall, Jode and I have begun teaching at a home school co-op in Lincoln. We are really enjoying teaching there, even though we teach two different classes. Jode is teaching on Christian Worldview, and I am teaching on Film-making-the art of film, culture, and Lordship. We both have good classes, with most students interacting (!), and find that even though Tuesdays are really hectic, we love it. It is a blessing to be doing this together.
Cori is going to college, commuting with Jode each day. She is majoring in Journalism, and is just doing great.
Nathan is not doing Tae Kwon Do this year, as we decided the school here in town does not offer what he really needs. He is enjoying his school year this year, and most of his classes are being taught through the co-op, which takes quite a bit off my shoulders.
Anna is also taking most of her classes at the co-op, and has a part time job. Whoever said Anna could grow up out there is in big trouble with me. She is growing into quite a beautiful young woman.
Cassie is enjoying horse riding lessons (a ton!), art classes, and reading. She also is growing to be quite beautiful, but would fiercely deny it! Still a bit of a tomboy, but I suspect she will outgrow that soon enough.
Ben is reading like a madman, and asking me questions like, “Mom, if we live have 17 miles to go on this trip, and are going 75 miles an hour, how do I figure out how long it will take me to get to the end of this trip?” I have not had a nine year old ask me this stuff yet, so I suspect he will be good at math. Ha!
William has begun school here at home this year, and is loving it. He is eager to learn to read (and his mother is eager for him to learn to read), talks all the time, loves Legos, and train tracks, and is all around BOY! Very wrestle-y much of the time.
We now have a zoo of three cats, the beast dog (who, incidentally, grew to be over 55 pounds-so much for a “small dog” I was hoping for…I should have known), and a beta fish that is over a year old (I thought they only lived three months).
I am still working one night a week, Jode is at the university still, and we are fixing up the house-fencing the yard for the beast dog, tiling the bathrooms, kitchen, hallway, painting the exterior (just the trim), and updating cabinets and the downstairs bathroom. Just a typical season in our household!
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