Hello! We hope you all are doing great. Things here in Milwaukee are cold, snowy, icy, and just plain old wintry! But we are managing, just like the rest of you. I now understand what Mark was talking about when he interviewed us, he told us "Milwaukee is not a sexy city..." I totally agree! There is nothing sexy about snow boots, runny noses, and chapped lips! But we are still so blessed to be here, and still love it!
Here are some updates:
The Ridge- This weekend is the BIG MOVE! We are moving into the largest theater the movie theater has to offer! So please pray that we pack the people in! We are also starting a new series called, "One Month To Live." I think from what I have been hearing, it's going to be awesome! You can listen/watch online...www.theridgecc.com
Our neighborhood groups are also starting up this week. Please pray for more people to get involved, and for our neighborhood group leaders. Our New Berlin group may triple. We already multiplied this fall, now we may have to add another group! Please keep praying for God to provide the people! Our lead pastor, Mark, and his wife, Donna just adopted their 3rd child! Eliana (Hebrew-God who hears us) made her grand appearance last Friday, in the United States. She is so beautiful, and God has truly blessed the Weigt family with her!
Eric- Well, he is busy, busy, busy, but loves his job! He actually is looking for a student minister because with the rate that the neighborhood groups are growing, and the church in general, student ministry was becoming a bit much. So he has been interviewing different people for the job. He has had a great time with the students so far, but we are excited about the possibility of him being the lead pastor at The Ridge's second site. So please pray for a great student minister to come to The Ridge, and for Eric and his leadership with everyone he is involved with.
Kate- I am on my last class for school! And I am now starting to see "clients." Pretty much wonderful friends who are volunteering to help me! So as long as I can find enough volunteers, and see them in a reasonable time frame, I should be all set to graduate by Molly's second birthday. Please pray for an abundant amount of volunteers for me.
Molly- Saved the best for last! She is almost 18 months old! Wow! She is running around like a mad woman and talking up a storm. She is almost always happy, and I love spending my days (and nights) with her! I feel so blessed everyday to be able to read to her, play with her, and just sit and watch her. My heart is overflowing with love for her! We have been going to a playgroup 2 times a month at a local church here. She loves all of the kids there! We spent our first night at urgent care with Molly, about 2 weeks ago. She went down for a nap fine, woke up wheezing. So they diagnosed her with croup/strider. So after spending about 4 hours there and some breathing treatments later, she is fine. She was fine that night. Even though she was wheezing she wouldn't stop running and playing! So she is doing much better now, just a little coughing, but she is great! Thank the Lord for a wonderful, healthy little girl.
Like I said before, we truly hope you all are doing great! We hope you survived Christmas and New Years, and are off to a great 2009 so far! Please let us know how we can be praying for you, and please know that we thank God for you and yours!
Be blessed till next time!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Happy Holidays!
Hey guys!
We hope and pray that your Holiday season is off to a great start! We are very busy with parties, church, and life in general. We are really praying for our Christmas eve service. We want to pack the theater, and reach everyone who needs it. Our theme at The Ridge this Christmas season has been "Let It Be." Yes, the Beatles. Each week we have kicked service off with a Beatles song, then Mark or Eric's sermon goes off of the song. This week Eric will be preaching about "Yesterday." Tune into the website and watch next week.
Around the holidays it seems normal for people to think about what they are thankful for, and how blessed they truly are. And I have to say, I am SO THANKFUL for ALL of YOU! If it wasn't for your prayers, financial support, constant encouragement, we wouldn't be where we are today. After being at The Ridge for a year, we are still excited to go church each and every week. I am excited to see how God will move certain people to a new place, and how God is teaching me to be a better person. It is amazing, and I feel so honored to be here in Milwaukee. I know some people don't feel the honor in a ton of snow, freezing weather, and 5 months of winter. But we do, I guess :)
Truly, we are blessed to have you all in our lives, and this Holiday season our family is giving thanks for your family. We thank God for you all, and may He truly bless you.
We hope and pray that your Holiday season is off to a great start! We are very busy with parties, church, and life in general. We are really praying for our Christmas eve service. We want to pack the theater, and reach everyone who needs it. Our theme at The Ridge this Christmas season has been "Let It Be." Yes, the Beatles. Each week we have kicked service off with a Beatles song, then Mark or Eric's sermon goes off of the song. This week Eric will be preaching about "Yesterday." Tune into the website and watch next week.
Around the holidays it seems normal for people to think about what they are thankful for, and how blessed they truly are. And I have to say, I am SO THANKFUL for ALL of YOU! If it wasn't for your prayers, financial support, constant encouragement, we wouldn't be where we are today. After being at The Ridge for a year, we are still excited to go church each and every week. I am excited to see how God will move certain people to a new place, and how God is teaching me to be a better person. It is amazing, and I feel so honored to be here in Milwaukee. I know some people don't feel the honor in a ton of snow, freezing weather, and 5 months of winter. But we do, I guess :)
Truly, we are blessed to have you all in our lives, and this Holiday season our family is giving thanks for your family. We thank God for you all, and may He truly bless you.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Nov. Update
Hey guys! Happy early Thanksgiving! I hope this fall has been going great for you all. We have been so busy with church, but it's been great. The Ridge is growing! We have exceeded our 2008 goal of attendance. It's been very exciting! We are moving into a larger theater in Jan., and then after we outgrow that, we will have to find another place to meet, or open a second site. How awesome!
Eric and 10 other guys from The Ridge just got back from a Catalyst one day conference in South Bend, IN. They all had a great time, and thought it was awesome. Check one out near you!
This Sunday will be our third Sunday in our Jonah series. Check them out on the website. It's been very interesting, and challenging. It's funny because sometimes you think, "I've heard that story a million times, what else could there be to it?" But really, there is a lot! One thing I have learned from Jonah, that applies in my life is that God is not paying you payback, but bringing you back. He did not put Jonah in the fish to pay him back, rather, God was bringing Jonah back to him.
When we get back from our trip to New York for Thanksgiving, Eric will be a guest speaker at a church here, about 45 minutes from us. It is another churchplant that East 91st planted in the early 90's. I am excited to go with him, and see how they do church there. He is preaching at 3 services. So, he'll be a little tired at the end of the weekend.
Molly is growing by leaps and bounds. She is in the 95% for both height, and weight. She has always been up there in the weight department, but now her height has reached up there too. She is tall and lean. All of her little rolls are gone! So sad! She is talking, waving, running, and doing all the little girl things. She also has very blond, curly hair. Molly is such a blessing to us, and we love her more everyday!
I hope you all have a great start to the busy holiday season. Please know that we miss you all, and hope to come visit soon! But more importantly, we pray for you all, and love you guys so much! Please keep us updated on your lives! Have a great weekend!!
Eric and 10 other guys from The Ridge just got back from a Catalyst one day conference in South Bend, IN. They all had a great time, and thought it was awesome. Check one out near you!
This Sunday will be our third Sunday in our Jonah series. Check them out on the website. It's been very interesting, and challenging. It's funny because sometimes you think, "I've heard that story a million times, what else could there be to it?" But really, there is a lot! One thing I have learned from Jonah, that applies in my life is that God is not paying you payback, but bringing you back. He did not put Jonah in the fish to pay him back, rather, God was bringing Jonah back to him.
When we get back from our trip to New York for Thanksgiving, Eric will be a guest speaker at a church here, about 45 minutes from us. It is another churchplant that East 91st planted in the early 90's. I am excited to go with him, and see how they do church there. He is preaching at 3 services. So, he'll be a little tired at the end of the weekend.
Molly is growing by leaps and bounds. She is in the 95% for both height, and weight. She has always been up there in the weight department, but now her height has reached up there too. She is tall and lean. All of her little rolls are gone! So sad! She is talking, waving, running, and doing all the little girl things. She also has very blond, curly hair. Molly is such a blessing to us, and we love her more everyday!
I hope you all have a great start to the busy holiday season. Please know that we miss you all, and hope to come visit soon! But more importantly, we pray for you all, and love you guys so much! Please keep us updated on your lives! Have a great weekend!!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Boo at the Zoo!
On Friday night Eric, and I took Molly to Boo at the Zoo! We had a lot of fun, and Molly got to wear her Halloween costume. She dressed up like a ladybug. So cute! It was so cold, but we still managed to laugh a lot and be amazed at the carved pumpkins that were beyond homemade! Here are some pictures of our Boo at the Zoo adventure!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Mark's Blog
Hey all!
I just wanted to let you all know that our minister, Mark created a blog. He updates it on Sundays. So if reading ours wasn't enough fun for you, you can now read Mark's: http://www.markweigt.com
So enjoy! Also-check out this past week's message...we talked about jealousy and the opening song was "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield. So for all of you 80's lovers out there...you will LOVE it!!
Have a great week!!
I just wanted to let you all know that our minister, Mark created a blog. He updates it on Sundays. So if reading ours wasn't enough fun for you, you can now read Mark's: http://www.markweigt.com
So enjoy! Also-check out this past week's message...we talked about jealousy and the opening song was "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield. So for all of you 80's lovers out there...you will LOVE it!!
Have a great week!!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Harvest Fest
Molly and I went downtown to the Milwaukee Public Library last Saturday, with some of our friends, Andrea and her son, Oliver. They are in our neighborhood group, and Molly and Oli are little play date friends. The library was having a Harvest Festival, and we all got free pumpkins! So we were very excited to partake in the fun, and enjoy a beautiful piece of architecture. The downtown library was beautiful! Lots of marble, and paintings. It was like being at a museum. I think I enjoyed the building more then Molly. She enjoyed the free cookies! Here are some pictures from our time there. I hope your fall is going great, and that you are able to enjoy some time outside playing in the leaves!
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