NBBC

This is a great aspect of being here at NBBC, the discipleship is amazing. This is my keys partner Heidi, we share what we are learning in our devos,struggleing with and just how our week is going in general. I love it!! Our "meetings" end up being over an hour long!!=P Oh yeah and we also sit together in chaple everyday.

We are not dressed for a normal day, this was for spirit week ( which normally happens during midterms ) This was "geezer day" =P what a hoot!! By the way that is Erica and Jenny Lynn with me.

Yes this is why we are suppose to be here, for the academics. Mel, and Sarah Jo ( my roomates) are studying in our living room for greek.

Extension to Escanaba

This is the highlight of my week, Extension!! We work with 10-15 "bus" kids every wed. night. These kids have sooo much energy but we really love them.

For lesson time we split up the girls and guys, so I get to teach a lesson almost every other week. Erica and I share the job, with another girl helping out .
This is our extension team:l-r Adam, Glen ( extension leader even though he is the youngest of us all.=P ) Erica, Jenny lynn, and I [sitting].
We are just a little frazzled looking, because this was a tougher week.

the Fairy tale wedding

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Wagner

Joel and Sarah's wedding!!

I finally have pics of Joel and Sarah's wedding. I was just like a fairy tale.=P God was so good to work everything out, even down to us getting through security on time to catch our plane and the way back.( There was confuscions about Meg, and we almost missed the flight, Like we were the obnoxious people that held it up=D )

These are the honorary grandparents, Grandman and Grandpa Blondin
(Look at Joel and Sarah aren't they just glowing?? )

Here are the 2 families

Here is my whole family w/Joel
I'll try and put up more pics as I get them.

School is going well, I'm still trying to catch up from being gone for 2 days, but I think I'm almost back on schedule.=P

College life

Woo-Hoo I made it!! God is sooo good to allow me to come back. It is weird to have my bill paid to be debt free, and now to be accumulating another big bill. =P Strange how that works. I am taking 19 credits,and my biggest/hardest class is Greek.=} yeah its scary, but God is going to have to give me the brain to get through this. I'll try and put some pictures up as soon as I get them.=)
Heres a verse that I have really been looking at lately.

1 Cor. 1:25-31
For the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For you see your calling , brethern, how that not many wise men after the flesh , not many mighty , not may noble are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.... That according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

Kazoo or bust!!

Paul and I took a trip to Kazoo and cereal city 2 weeks ago, it has just taken me a long time to get the pics posted. We had so much fun, it was really great to get away for a couple of days and visit w/Melissa! So here are a couple of pics to show you how much fun it was.=P ( oh and taking Amtrak is a blast and so easy!! )

Don't dive off a raft...

...or you'll break your back!

I Never did get a chance to write and let everyone know about Dad and the raft.( now that it has been 3 wks.)
Anyways, Dad and Nate built a raft for our pond, and decided to try it out. After they got it into the water, they began horsing around on it and Dad dove in forgetting that they were still in shallow water. Dad hit the bottom of the pond face first and came up babbling, and talking all weird. He finally Yelled "Help! It's my back...." Rob and Nate jumped in and pulled him to the shore, He still wasn't talking right and was acting like he was going to pass out. Mom called 911 and by the time it was all said and done, Dad said that he could crawl out and didn't need an ambulance. Uncle Paul and Aunt Kim were over, so they helped Mom and Rob get him up to the house and in the car.( After cleaning up all the pond junk) It took a long time to get him in the car b/c Dad was in so much pain and couldn't bend, but they were finally able to get him to ER. Dad said the worst part about the whole thing was ER, the pain was unbelievable. Needless to say, Dad broke a vertebrae in his upper back, compressed 2 discs in his neck and broke a rib. The doctor put him on lots of pain med. and therapy. So after 3 weeks he is doing better, but still not a lot of movement. He was able to go to church yesterday for the first time, but even that was hard. It's truly of God that Dad isn't paralyzed, the doctors said that with a dive like that he should have been. We are so thankful that God is in control. Thank you to all of you who are praying.

Mom and Dad's 25th !!

Thank you to everyone who had a part in Mom and Dad's sharebook. They were totally blown away when we presented it to them at the Fourth of July gathering at Aunt Char's. ( we were not able to do an anniversary party , what with my brother's open house and Dad breaking his back. The timing was all wrong.) nevertheless we did try and make it special for Mom and Dad.
Thank you once again for your special memories and pictures.
Em

America is great....

I sought for the greatness
and genius of America
in her commodius harbors
and her ample rivers,
and it was not there;

in the fertile fields
and boundless prairies
and it was not there;

in her rich mines
and her vast world commerce
and it was not there.

Not until I went
into the churches of America
and heard her pulpits,
aflame with righteousness,
did I understand the secret
of her genius and power.

America is great
because she is good,
and if America ever ceases to be good,
America will cease to be great.

-The Moral Compass by William Bennett

Vacation Bible School

Ok I just had to put this pic up of us girls , we were trying sooo hard not to smile. (Dad hates this one=P)


Our Church did Vacation Bible School this past week. It was a western theme, so we had a lot of fun dressing up cowboy style.=P (Oh yeah that is Jack standing w/ Paul and I, He is our special member.)

Nate and Joel's Open House

Nate had a perfect day for his open house last saturday. we were sooooo glad that Rob Tiff and Meg were able to come for it.
Nate Graduated from High school and Joel from College
This is me and my cousin Lindsey

Meg

This is my favorite picture of Joel and Meg.=)

Ward and Emmy's Wedding

Here is all of the Wagner Clan that made it to the wedding. Behind us is the Tigers ball park


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Joel Gratuated!!!

Well Joel finally did it!!!!

Do you think Rob and Joel look excited??

Jeni got to hold meg, as well as a whole horde of people.=P

Here it is the whole clan togther again!!

Spring concert

(Way to go Sarah, Two dates for one concert!!) Nate and Nick escorted Sarah to the Spring concert, but Jeni, Sarah and I had a blast sitting togther.=P ( oh and take note of the yellow rose!! =O )

Liz graduates!!

I am so sorry that I haven't blogged in so long. the summer has gotten sooooo crazy.
Here is the first of many pictures!! Way to go Liz!!!