Praise God! Cal & Mary on their 32 Wedding Anniversary

May 8th, 32 years and counting....

Well, its been quite a year. What a joy it is to have celebrated my parent's 32 wedding anniversary on Thursday. We had a beautiful ceremony of them renewing their vows. Marcy did such a nice job with that! Thanks, Marcy! Ryan & Karle, thanks for hosting it and making your yard & house look so beautiful for this special occasion! Aunt Pam, thanks for all of your hard work on the delicious cake! Jon, thanks for taking all the pictures! Eric & Sara, thanks for babysitting Ezekiel. Andrea & Shauna, thanks for being the behind the scenes workers. All other friends, thanks for your support and friendship. Mom & Dad, thanks for doing whatever it takes to have a marriage that stands the tests of time. I'm so glad that we all got to celebrate your hard work and the grace of God. You're a wonderful example to all of us of how to fight for our marriages when Satan seeks to steel, kill, and destroy them. I love you!
~Rachel

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Malibu, in all it's glory

Our family had such a wonderful time in Malibu a couple of weeks ago. It was great to enjoy the beauty of that place, to grow in our knowledge & love of God's Word, and to just be together away from day to day life. It was a super fun week! We got to spend a lot of time with our family, and with old friends that we haven't seen in many years. It was so nice to see friends that we grew up with now holding children of their own! What beautiful families have developed over the years.

Thank you, God for this precious week! It was a sweet gift from you!

Here's a couple of pictures from the beach.