North Carolina Seminary

We are still planning a wedding but right now things are a bit slower than they were before. Life always seems to come in spurts.

Kimmy and Ian are currently in NC checking out a seminary. Ian was invited but one of the board member-I think- to come and visit, and so they both flew back and are staying with a family that built their home to do these kinds of things. Kimmy said that Ian has a huge up stairs apartment kind of location and she is staying in another apartment kind of thing behind the garage. She said they are staying in the "same house" but if they got any farther apart they wouldn't be.

I digress a bit here. When she was flying out- to go to California to meet up with Ian- Teresa had dropped her off at the airport and as she was walking away Teresa said she was thinking about guys hitting on our cute little girl. She was thinking that she hoped the guys would just leave her alone.

Kimmy was in line to check in at the Alaska counter and a bunch of guys came and stood around her- the UW men's basketball team was flying to California for the Pac-10 tournament and she was standing in the middle of them. She had to call and tell me- she thought I would appreciate that.

Back on track. Kimmy called from NC and said she was very tired but they were really encouraged so far with just the short time they were there. She will keep us updated. Please pray that God would make very obvious for them both if this is where He would have them to start out their life together. This is a huge decision and God can make it really easy for them if He opens, or closes, doors. If they like the seminary and all that goes with it, they will then look for jobs and housing while they are there.

It is both fun and sad to see my little girl so grown up. As parents this is what we are training our children to do- go forth- but there is still sadness as they start the leaving process. They are merely stewardship opportunities for us and God has been so gracious to us to give us amazing kids.

On a selfish note- we are going to miss Kimmy at PG when she leaves. She is such a great asset to our business but it will also be fun to see what God does with her training in our business, and the rest of her life, as He leads them into this next place.