august update

hey everyone! we hope you all are doing great! i just wanted to update you all on some things going on at the ridge. on aug 13, eric took 7 high schoolers and 5 volunteers to the lake for an overnighter. they had an awesome time! the kids are still talking about it. they rode the jet skis, tubed, water skied, and had a campfire. they also ate very well. jim, the guy who owns the house they stayed at, cooked for them, and they ate ribs, chicken, gourmet desserts, and a bunch of other great things. so next year we plan on going to the lake probably 3 times or so, just for all of the kids who didn't go this year, and also for the kids who had a great time and want to go back.
this past wednesday, eric took 8 jr. highers and a couple adults to six flags. they also had a great time. so student ministries is getting rolling. come the end of sept. we will officially launch, and start small groups. so please be praying for our official launch, and for our volunteers. also, for the kids and that we can have an impact on their lives, and ultimately for a relationship with christ.
eric is very busy with neighborhood groups too. thankfully he has some help. the ridge just hired 3 more staff. well one staff member left to start her own business, so we were able to find a replacement, and then we hired a part time worship guy, and another lady as our director of details. the ridge also will be moving into some bigger and better office space next week. so they all had fun picking out "new" used office furniture. we have a lot more office space, and a warehouse to use now. so we are pretty excited.
other then that, things are going great here. i am still plugging away at school, and molly is almost walking. she walks a little bit, but it's still faster for her to crawl. so after about 6/7 steps, she will get down and crawl. at her one year check-up the doctor said she was pretty much perfect, which we all knew that. molly is also talking a lot. she doesn't really say too many words, but lots of babbles and squeals. we have a lot of fun, me and her. i feel so blessed to stay home with her, and watch her grow and change everyday. thank you to all of you for allowing me to stay with her. thank you for your continual prayer and financial support too. we have almost been here a year! it's gone by so fast. we are gearing up for the ridge's 2 year anniversary on sept. 28. we have an awesome speaker coming, and it's going to be a great time. if any of you want to come up and celebrate with us, we would love to see you!
well that's all for now. again...please keep in touch. we love to know what's going on where you are! thanks for everything!