Another Year, Come and Gone...

Well, it has been over 4 months since I last posted anything on this Blog...my excuse...LIFE!

Just yesterday we wrapped up another school year, and today marks the first day of our summer vacation. These next couple of months promises to be a relaxing time for all of us. We look forward to visits from our Las Vegas family and pray that everyone is able to make it safely...particularly our sweet sister-in-law, Amanda, who is very close to having their second little 'baby Halligan.'

Over the next few months, Tonya and I will both have the opportunity to spend time with our boys, as well as work at doing what we both love to do...ministry! Tonya's most recent ministry venture began a little over a month ago, and came in the form of a part time job with the Friendship House of Christian Services. She is a perfect fit for her administrative role at the FH and has already made a huge impact in the organization. I will be spending a few days each week working at Hope Church as the "Leadership Guy" and look forward to working closely with Pastor Marc and other leaders within the church to ensure that our ministries are headed in the right direction for 2009...very exciting stuff!

Baseball ended last Thursday and we are now looking back on a fantastic season at both the Rookies and Minor levels. I tried coaching both teams this season, and found very quickly that it was way too much. With four games each week, some falling on the same days and times, I found that I was unable to be in two places at once...despite my efforts to do so. Needless to say, next year we will bump Connor up to Minors and both boys will once again be playing on the same team.

We are all excited for the summer and pray that everyone enjoys these next few months, as school will be back in session before we know it!

Joe