It is hard to believe that summer is almost over and fall is coming - the summer seems to have flown by! We had a wonderful time with all of Scott's family in April. We were able to see Peggy and Joshua (Scott's sister and family who live in Canada) as well as both sets of Scott's grandparents, one of which the boys and Andrea had never met! All in all, it was a very good trip but also very long. Needless to say, we were glad to be home!

In May, Andrea's family came out to visit and help with her brother's wedding in Elkhart, IN. We had a great time with everyone, but it was a very busy time preparing and attending the wedding.

In the midst of all of that we found out that we are expecting our third baby due at the end of December!             

The first trimester was very trying as Andrea was sick a lot and very fatigued. Things are going much better now and we are eagerly awaiting this baby's arrival! Luke is hoping for a girl, but we are not sure what the baby is yet (the next ultrasound won't be until the end of October).

In June and July we felt like we were running continually, trying to catch up with life after Andrea was so sick. Then we were hit hard when a good friend died in a motorcycle accident. A few weeks later some other good friends gave birth to a stillborn baby. Needless to say our summer was very exhausting, both physically and emotionally.

But God is gracious and brought some times of refreshment in the form of Life Action's annual Revival Week, a time when all the staff takes a week and attends services together. This year we had two very good speakers, one of which was a former team member who traveled with Life Action over 20 years ago. Both the speakers had wonderful insight, and we walked away from the week encouraged and challenged in our walk with Christ.