You know you've run over a skunk when...

Friday night we were driving home from a little get together when we accidentally ran over a skunk. Neither one of us had done that before, and can I say that from now on we will do whatever it takes to not do it again. Seriously, the smell associated with a dead skunk is terrrrible. We can still smell it despite our attempts to rectify the situation. ugh.

In other news, Britton Thomas joined our world on Jan. 15, 2009 around 7:45ish. He weighed 7lbs 14 oz. and is absolutely precious. We loved our stay at the hospital in Decatur. They are awesome there! Britton is still doing great, now almost 2 months old (already??) and most likely over 10 lbs. He loves to eat and talk and smile. Precious! He has not had a bottle yet, which we are all impressed with, especially knowing what type of eater his big brother is. Britton, I have a feeling, will be much bigger than Cooper. He is sleeping well at night, which I am extremely grateful for!

Cooper is a great big brother, who loves to love on his little brother. He sometimes likes to hug a little too tight, kiss a little too long, and lay on top of baby Britton as he calls him. I have a feeling he will be a tough little boy after Cooper is done loving on him! Coop is growing so much, he seems enormous compared to Britton! He is doing puzzles like it is no big deal, and he comes up with the funniest things to say. He has a great sense of humor. He is definitely missing his friends and familiar surroundings from Lubbock, but he has adjusted pretty well. He has been asking if we can go back home more recently, but I can't figure out what he is referring to. We took him by our old house in Lubbock (which the sale was completed a week after B was born! wahoo!) and he was very confused and said he didn't know where we were. So, who knows what he is talking about.

Anyways, things are going great here in big D. Just trucking along, planning all kinds of fun stuff for our youth group. We are looking forward to a little bit of a spring break, and we might even see Disney on Ice!

Finally...a baby!

Well, we finally have some good news on the baby Britton front! We are having a c-section on Thursday morning at 7:30. WOOHOO! I am so ready for this pregnancy to be over. Once we found out that I had the protein S deficiency, it has not been fun. I have had to have shots everyday, and I will actually continue for 6 weeks post partum. The shots help thin my blood, so they are literally life savers, but they are painful and cause some crazy bruising. Next time around I will have to do the shots for the full 9 months and 6 weeks post partum...yuck. Anyways, 2 more rounds of the bad shots and then on to the better, different kind of pain shots. Lovely.

Anyways, God has definitely showed us that he is in control in all of this, which we really already knew but has been magnified. Needless to say, I have never been more read to deliver. Hopefully someone will post some pictures on here or facebook quickly after Britton arrives!

Good Grief...

So, I am terrible at this. Life is crazy, what else can I say?

Things are going really well. We are anxiously awaiting the birth of Britton Thomas, which will be sometime in Jan. I am growing like nobody's business, but feeling decent most of the time. I have started to swell at an abnormal rate, which had to be checked for blood clots today, but everything is clear. Hopefully we will find out what is really going on soon, I am in pain.

Cooper is doing well. He has adjusted to life here pretty quickly. He is growing up so quickly it is crazy. He loves being with daddy as often as he wants since Clint's job is pretty flexible. He cannot wait to be a big brother. He loves to just lay on my tummy and rub it and talk to Britton. It is so sweet, I can't wait to see them interact once Britton is out and about.

We are still waiting on our house to sell, so please let anyone and everyone know that it is available! We are considering renting the house, so if anyone wants to rent it, let us know. We would really like to be in an apartment by the time December rolls around. I miss our things that are still packed up! ;o)

Not much else is going on, as long as everything goes as planned, we will be in Lubbock for Carol of the Lights, which I am super excited about!

I am so behind....

Well, who is surprised by my lack of posting?? Everything has been super crazy around here! It is so nice to live in the same town and only have one job...

Cooper and I have adjusted nicely to Decatur, we have really enjoyed seeing the family on a weekly basis! Church is going great, Clint is loving his job. What a blessing!

I suppose that I never officially "announced" that we are pregnant again, but we are! WooHoo! We find out tomorrow (Tuesday) what this little one is! I can't wait. I have enjoyed feeling all kinds of kicking in just recent days. What a sweet reminder of what is going on inside! We are praying that all is healthy with this little one, and that we can finally choose a name! :o)

Clint and I were blessed to be asked to teach at a Special Friends retreat this last weekend. It was amazing to say the least. It is a retreat for special needs people of most ages, although most were over 18. It was a blast, and we especially enjoyed the talent show! We of course enjoyed the very very very very most seeing Ben, LeAnne, and Isaac! We were so overdue for a visit with our beloved cube. Cooper enjoyed loving on Isaac, probably too much, so sorry LeAnne! :o) We miss our friends the very most! We were also able to bum around Lubbock for about 4 hours on Friday morning, so we headed out to New Home to see our previous youth group. What a surprise they had! We were so glad that we were able to see them during their lunch hour, and it was even better to see the look of total and complete shock on their faces. We miss them so much! It was great to see them, and we were amazed at how much they have grown up over the last few months.

Not much else is going on. The house is Lubbock is still forsale...please tell anyone that needs a home in Lubbock to take a look and BUY it! :o) We miss Lubbock, but it would sure be nice to have everything officially moved over to Decatur. Let us know if you will ever be in the DFW area, we would love to see our friends!

(I will probably update on Wednesday with the gender results as I have class tomorrow evening...)

An update would be good...

Well, I suppose I should update since it has been a while. We survived the funeral. Clint did a fabulous job singing and playing the guitar, probably the best he has ever played. The family and everyone there really seemed to enjoy his song choices.

I was able to complete my 3 classes in June. I was taking Master's level classes so that we would able to move. I made all A's! WOOHOO!

Camp in Glorietta was unbelievable. We arrived around 11pm New Mexico time on Monday evening. We had a blast the whole week, with only a few bumps in the road. Clint sprained his ankle on Tuesday which set us back for the whole week. We still had a good time though...it is gorgeous up there.

We returned from camp on Saturday evening, went home packed up Clint's portion of the house, and drove to Decatur. We had our first official Sunday at Cornerstone, and it was amazing. Clint then left Monday morning for camp with Cornerstone. They had a great week of bonding and growing closer to God and each other. And I am a little bitter that I wasn't there.



While Clint enjoyed camp, I started my last class at Tech. I also experienced having a hot water heater break and flood my carpets by myself this week as well. NOT FUN! My mom came in town on Friday, and we are still waiting on the carpet company to come and fix it all up. Hopefully we will end up with some new furniture and carpet through all of this...and maybe our house will sell better!

LeAnne and Ben also welcomed sweet Isaac into the world on Thursday, July 10. He is precious, Cooper and I have had to hold ourselves back! We could just eat him up! :o)

Not much else is going on here...I would love to hang out with everyone before we officially move on August 6!

Devastated

Devastated...

That pretty much sums it up.

Yesterday morning in Lubbock there was a wreck involving a motorcycle and a Tahoe on 82nd and Milwalkee. The Tahoe had a young mom and her two kids under 5. The motorcycle had a dad and a 14 year old boy. The wreck ended with 2 fatalities. Justin, the 14 year old on the bike, goes to New Home Baptist Church, and Clint and I are his youth pastors. We had the joy of being with him Wednesday night, preparing for camp, and enjoying a swim party as a part of Clint and I's last official Wednesday. Dan, Justin's dad, was also at the meeting. We had the chance to meet him and brag about Justin and his other son, Jacob, 16. That was the first and last time we met and saw Dan. Justin is in Heaven now, and we are rejoicing. Yet the town of New Home has been rocked to the core...again. Just 2 short years ago they lost a student to a car wreck on her way to school. How will the kids survive this?

Please pray with Clint and I for the sweet town of New Home. Please pray for Jacob as he is going to be lost without his best friend and younger brother. Please pray for Sherry as she copes with losing a husband and son and has she mourns with their 10 year old daughter. Please pray for the whole school as they are lost right now and unsure of what to do next.

Clint and I have never dealt with this as youth pastors. We are just praying praying praying and loving loving loving. It is hard to shake seeing the family find out the news as Clint and I were at the hospital all day yesterday. Hard to have about 50 kids in the waiting room sobbing hysterically as they find out that their friend won't be making it. Hard to patiently wait to see how God is going to move this town and these kids.

We are scheduled to leave for church camp on Monday morning. Please pray that the services will be Sunday or Monday morning and that the autopsy will happen soon. We need these kids to be in a place where they have few distractions, where they can be together, and where they can be moved by God.

Here is the story. http://everythinglubbock.com/media_player.php?media_id=13681#

WOOHOO!

Well friends. It is official. Clint and I have a new job. We are now the newest youth pastor at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Decatur, Texas. WOO! God is so good! We have been praying and searching for a church that we could serve at full-time, and here it is! We are so excited, but spazzing out at what needs to be done! We are currently prepping the house to put on the market ASAP. We have a little left, but otherwise it shouldn't be long. I am also taking 9 hours at Tech in June, so that has me busy from 10-4 everyday. Plus we have our responsibilities in New Home to finish up....oh man. Here is our schedule for the next few weeks:

June 16-27 Kerry finishes up class at Tech
June 22- meet and greet Sunday at Cornerstone
June 27- Clint's last day at APS
June 27-28 in Abilene for Cooper to be a ringbearer at our dear friend's wedding
June 29- last official Sunday in New Home
June 30-July 5 Church camp with New Home
July 6- first official Sunday with Cornerstone
July 7- Clint leaver for camp with Cornerstone
July 7- I start summer school for July
August- hopefully I move to Decatur with a sold house!

Please keep us in your prayers!!!! Check out the churches website too. www.cornerstonedecatur.org

God is GOOD!