PACK is a 4 letter word

So we are leaving in one week! Mother's Day. We graduate on Saturday, the 9th. And then move out the next day! It will be quite the whirlwind weekend. We will be moving back to SC to begin working with a new church plant. God answered our 3 year prayer to finish seminary debt free. We sold our tutoring business and with the profits were able to pay off all of our student loans. So Golden Apple is now in great new hands and we are glad to have passed it off to capable new owners. And we are still marveling at God's provision and the creative and surprising ways that he provides for us! We're excited about our next step but will miss our friends and community in Massachusetts. Moses is 8 months now and doing great! He can crawl backwards (which often gets him stuck under the couch - see pictures below). Soon he'll be all over the place and our role as security guards will begin. He can even stand up on his own for a few seconds. The video below shows the proof. He can wave hi or bye bye and is working on his baby sign language. The little outfit that shows his belly hanging out is an outfit that Derrick wore when he was a baby. It obviously doens't fit Moses. But We love him so much! Enjoy all the pictures. THe cute ones in his sweater vest are from Easter.

Hilarious Video

This is our favorite video yet! Watch for a good laugh. :)

Big Boy Food

So Moses is now enjoying the wonderful (and messy!) world of eating 'human food.' He seems to love bananas and apples. The rice cereal and avocados depend on his mood. He's 7 months now and desperately wanting to crawl, although he can't seem to move his arms. Of course he's adorable and still a momma's boy - so I'm happy. We move back to SC 6 weeks from today. Yikes!






This video shows how much Moses loves apples. It's kinda long but well worth it!

Good-bye Golden Apple

We have great news to announce! On Feb. 27th we sold our tutoring business to a great couple who will continue the business after we move. We owned it for exactly 28 months (to the day) and sold it for more than we bought it for. To the glory of God (and still to our shock) we will be able to finish seminary debt free. The sale of the business will pay off our student loans, pay for us to move, and pay our bills for the next 2 months. In order to celebrate we went to the beach (it was a balmy 50 degrees). Momo loved his first experience and watched the ocean and all the dogs who were there. He is now sitting up by himself and is growing before our eyes. He can say 'mama' and sometimes 'dada' but he doesn't mean that. Enjoy the new pictures.