One: We left our sweet little life serving the Lord's people in Corvallis and moved to experience a whole new adventure in Prineville. We love it here! The Lord has been so incredibly good to us. He has given us new friends and a wonderful church body that has made us feel so loved. Rory, of course, is thriving in his new position. The Lord has raised up some incredible men to come alongside Rory to help minister to this body. We already count many people in Prineville as dear, dear friends. God is so GOOD!
Two: We had a new baby! Well, I did. Rory just stood around and watched:) Laney Moriah is a new love in our life. She will be three months tomorrow. Laney was three weeks early. Labor was induced because she had stopped growing. After a short stay in the NICU, we were able to take her home and she is doing great. Again, the Lord has been so incredibly good to us.
I guess that brings us up to the present. I will try to be better at blogging more frequently. Here are some pictures of Lane:)
This is Russell's first time seeing Laney.
This was taken right after Laney was taken off the respirator in the NICU.
Laney finally arrives home! I say this mindful of how very blessed we were that her condition was not any worse. My heart aches for all those families who spend countless hours at a hospital bedside.
These two pictures are taken at 11 and 13 days old. It's so funny because she was 5'13'' when she was born, 2 pounds smaller than Russell! Everyone in the delivery room, "she's so tiny!" Everyone in the NICU, "she's so big!"
This is the most recent picture I have of Laney. You can see that she is growing like a weed! Just praising the LORD for such a healthy, beautiful, little gril (a gril is a girl in Ro Language).
A dinosaur painting.
