Christmas morning yet??

I feel like a small child waiting for Christmas morning....

The suspense is killing me!

Amazing how God works it all out...

Well well well, friends. School is officially over! I can proudly say that out of my 3 classes that have posted grades, I have 3 A's! Now if I can just see the other classes...Not too bad for having a load of 18 hours, working part time at Parent's day out, working with the youth at our church, raising a 2 year old and spending some time with the husband! As you can probably tell, I have been patting myself on the back a little for this good semester! I even went and got a mani and a pedi! I am enjoying my time off of school, but things haven't slowed down just yet. Summer school also starts on May 28...(our 3 year anniversay, no less!)

Well, on to bigger and better (God-related things). I ask that everyone be praying for Clint and I this weekend as we are leaving town to take part in some very important business. I can't share right now, but I will say that it would involve some huge life changes for us. We will covet your prayers until a final decision has been made. If you want to know, you can email or facebook me, but I can't quite share on blogspot yet! God is doing some amazing things though!

Well, my "d" on the keyboard has decided to fall off, and I am struggling through this post. Figures I would use more "d's" now then ever.

Hmmm.... Update much?

Well, I thought that I was doing a great job on updating and then...I stopped. I do have a good excuse though! Let's see where we left off.

We had spring break (well, I had) a few weeks ago. And it was absolutely amazing. I think that it was by far the best Spring Break I have ever had. Seriously. We went on a family vacation with my mom, sister (Dawn) and her husband (Jim) and their 2 kiddos (Bailey-7 and Tate-3.5) and my mom's mom. It was so wonderful. We were able to go to Durango, where my uncle owns a condo. The snow has been unbelievable there. I think that they had somewhere around 4 feet of snow just hanging out in random spots. The house across the way from my uncle had at least 4 feet of snow piled on their roof. We were able to sled, tube, build snowmen, eat snow, make snow angels...well you get the idea. Clint was able to ski which he really enjoyed. It was so nice to feel so refreshed and literally just taken out of your current location. I truly felt removed from everything. I have never had a harder time coming back to real life. I think that we were all a little depressed around our house last week.

School is back in full swing, and although I have "less" to do this part of the semester, I am already feeling mildly overwhelmed. I think that is in part because I am looking to what has to be done over the summer...yikes. I know I will get it all done though! I just can't think about the future right now!

Friday night we had our youth kids over and it was a blast. I usually enjoy having them over, but this time was most excellent. We have two new girls that have been coming, and one plays the keyboard/piano and the other plays the guitar. It was really cool to have them all playing along with Clint and just singing. I also love that they all feel right at home here. And better yet, they don;t mind a little dust. Good thing, because neither do we...at least not right now. Our church (New Home Baptist) also celebrated their 100th anniversary today. It was pretty spectacular. There were many many guests from all over that came back to share memories and to take part in this big celebration. They also created a little booklet that had all of the church's history recorded. It was amazing to read everything. It also made sense why they record everything at business meetings! We are also able to enjoy the fact that we made it in the book, and hopefully we will continue some sort of legacy at NHBC!

Lets see...Cooper gets to be ringbearer in a wedding on Saturday. My best friend from high school is getting married and Cooper gets to try his shot at being the world's best ringbearer, round 2. He will be able to try again in June...let's hope that he is a good as he was at Ben and LeAnne's wedding!

No other news to report except that this is incredibly long. Hopefully since I have finally taken the time to update I can do a better job from now on!

It's about time...

I suppose that it is time for a new update...

School has started for me again, and I am taking 18 hours this semester. I am really excited though, because they are all education classes! I will be working in school on a weekly basis, and that is so thrilling. Busy, but exciting!

So I have definitely been seeing God using all of our past experiences to use for His glory. I have been able to share our experiences and see God working in some people's lives. It has really been a blessing as I have been waiting to see where all of our experiences were taking us.

Not too much else to say, possibly more on the above statement at a later time, but we will just have to see how everything works out!

A year of changes...

So I began thinking about this past year (13 months really), and I am so amazed at what all has changed/happened. So, here is our year in review, the good, bad, and ugly. Or as we call them, the mountains and the valleys.

December 15(ish): Clint is offered and accepts a job with Adult Protective Services
December 16: Clint graduates from Tech with a major in Psychology and a minor in History (in 3.5 years mind you...including a marriage and a new baby! WOOHOO)
December 17: We are offered the part-time job of being youth ministers at New Home Baptist Church

March: We purchase our first house! WOOHOO. No more tiny apartment. God is good!

We were able to help plan and be apart of our best friends (Ben and LeAnne) big wedding day. Clint was best man, Cooper was ringbearer, and I was a bridesmaid. What a wonderful day! (and a few stressful months leading up to it...)

June: Berridge family (Clint's sister) moves in with us for 2 weeks while they are in Lubbock house hunting. Kerry also decides to return to school in the fall at this time.
July: We take our youth kids to church camp...WOW (Nana and Granddaddy Donaldson stay with Cooper)
August 10: big-time wreck in which our Mountaineer is totalled (on the way to rehearsal dinner for the above mentioned wedding, no less). Thankfully no-one is hurt.
August 11: Ben and LeAnne's wedding!

A short time after that we find out we are pregnant with number 2! A wonderful surprise and blessing that we are thrilled about.

August 20: (my birthday) But, we buy our first car! "thanks" to the wreck we were able to purchase a 2004 Buick Rendezvous.
August 27: School starts at Tech...hang on tight! 15 hours... :o)

Labor Day weekend: a fun trip to visit Kerry's grandma in Roswell turns sad when Kerry begins to miscarry the baby.

Thankfully we know that the Lord has bigger and better plans for our lives, but it was definitely a huge growing and life changing moment...or moments. My due date was in April, which is right in the middle of the Spring semester. God definitely knew what He was doing, and I feel blessed to know that we have a sweet baby waiting for us in Heaven! (maybe it is a girl! :o)) We were definitely devastated, but it helped us grow as a couple and a family. I know that this is just another way that God will be able to use us in the future!

The fall semester was surprisingly without major changes, minus the big change of getting used to Kerry being in school and working and both of us working at the church, and Clint working. And Cooper being in Parent's Day Out full time. Get the idea? :o)

December: Kerry makes it through the fall semester. Praise the Lord!

January: We get a new puppy, a Border Collie/Poodle mix named Ryder! (more pictures/info later on him)

Wow, I am worn out just reading all of that. It is amazing to look back and see that we did make it through all of that. God is so good to us. We were worried about each of those things. Would Clint find a job? Was youth ministry where we needed to be? How can we know if we should buy a house? Will Kerry really be able to go back to school? How will we ever get over this loss? And you know, God took care of us 100%! While we still worry some (so hard not to!) we know that ultimately God's plan will always prevail. We still suffer and ache and we are definitely tired, but we have survived! So now we look forward to another crazy year!

Christmas with the Donaldsons

Well, Christmas has come and gone, and I can't believe it. I have been looking towards Christmas since I started school, it was my benchmarch. I can't even believe that I will be starting my second semester at Tech in a week! AH! That being said, I can't believe that I only have a year left! This time next year I will be preparing to student teach! Praise the Lord!

Christmas was great this year! Cooper is starting to really get into it, and we are loving it! Here are a few pictures from our Christmas in Lubbock:

He got a tool bench from Santa, and he loves it! He enjoys "working".

Here he is on his new bike that he also got.

While we were in Plano we were able to go to Santa's Village with Cooper's cousins on my side.

He also got to make a gingerbread house at his Nana Jan's house (my mom).

I think that Cooper was unsure where the icing was supposed to go... :o)

~Kerry

Single Mom

Well, Clint is out of town for the week in San Antonio for work! Lucky! So, of course, he leaves me here with Cooper. I'm not sure how this all worked out seeing as I was telling him that I needed a vacation. I suppose that my time will come shortly, and I will milk it for all I can! :o) It hasn't been too bad just the 2 of us, but I hate being alone at night. I tried to find a friend to come sleepover! (yes, I am that lame!) But alas, no one wanted to. I suppose I can be a big girl and make it work for a few more days. On the up side, I have a babysitter tomorrow night so I can go to "Diva Night" at the Clay Cafe with a friend! WooHoo!! Now if only I could think of something to paint...

Oh, and a little late, but here is a picture of our little skunk from Halloween! He was pretty funny!

Terrible Posters...

Well. We are terrible at posting. Why do we even have this? Who knows...it isn't like we have time. Then again, when I am supposed to be studying (say, like now) it seems to be a great time waster.

Things have been crazzzzy around here! Between my school, part time job, Clint's full-time job, our youth "part time job", church, Cooper, each other, the list goes on and on....we seem to be lacking time in a major way. I somehow manage to have very few mental break downs, but I am not sure how that happens. Probably just through the grace of God. I try to only look one week ahead on my calendar for fear of hear failure. And I don't say that lightly. I was reminded that we only have 6 weeks left of this semester. I suppose that I should be rejoicing, but I can only remember that I still have so many projects to do.

I know that the Lord has a plan, and I know that school is in His plan. Now, if I can just get through the next 6 weeks, it will be great! A scary thought that I will be student teaching in one year and roughly 6 weeks. yikes!

...the wifey