The First Entry

We have been reflecting on the last year as well as planning, dreaming, and making our 2011 goals.  Last year, our family made a HUGE transition as we stepped out in faith and moved to Wake Forest for Jason to attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.  God has been so faithful through our journey, and we cannot help but to praise Him for each step of the way. We have learned about our Heavenly Father's provision through this process in our lives.

A couple of years ago, we chose Isaiah 26:8 as our family verse.  It is our desire that God may be made famous through our lives...that we would glorify Him.  We beg God for that.  That His Name & Renown would be seen in our family.  Through our journal entries, we are going to attempt to put in words what God is doing in our lives. Specifically, we would like to journal throughout our trip to Antigua, Guatemala in February.  We are SO excited about this opportunity that our Father is allowing us (Jason, Alicia, & Jake) to journey on.

On a side note...today is our Emily Ann's 4th birthday!  It is amazing to look back over the last four years.  She was our little surprise and she has made our family complete!  Of course, she was no surprise to God - what a fun God He is to surprise us like that!  We had a princess party for her at Pa-pa & De-de's home while we were in Florida for the holidays.  Libby & Logan did makeup and nails and made it so special.  We gave her her first ballerina outfit with real ballerina slippers.  She is napping now with the outfit on...including the slippers!!  The drama of girls has added so much to our family!