Back to School

 Summer is now done as Bobby finally returned to classes this morning.  We are feeling ready to get this final fall at Seminary started and to get back into a schedule but know that life is about to get very busy.  Compared to last semester, Bobby's schedule should be a bit more manageable.  He is taking:

• Pastoral Leadership, 
• Pastoral Theology, 
• History of American Christianity, and 
• Psalms and Writings.  

He continues his work coordinating small groups for our field work church, Reliant Church.   We have been so blessed by the ministry and people there as well as the partnership and mentoring from Pastor Jeff Cloeter.  Our growing commitment and affection to the congregation makes it hard to look ahead knowing that transition is coming in nine short months.


In addition, Bobby also keeps working with the Foundation for Called Workers as they begin spreading the word to more congregations.  He will be traveling to Houston the third week of September to represent TFCW at the WIKI conference.  The conference is an LCMS mission-focused gathering and Bobby will be able to network with many of his friends (past, present and future).

Finally,  Bobby will be watching the girls Monday -Thursday afternoons while Angie teaches and captaining an intramural team with hopes of a championship in his final year.

Angie is teaching three classes this semester at Maryville University in the Psychology department.  She loves this job and is really getting into a grove as Professor Angie.  In addition, she was hired by Concordia University in Seward, NE as the newest member of their online faculty for the Master's in Family Studies program.  This fall she will be writing two new courses and will be teaching them both after the new year.  She continues working with The Parenting Center in Fort Worth as well and, sometimes, gets to sleep.

Finally, Maddie and Cady started school as well at Christ Memorial Child Care Center (our field work church) thanks to a generous scholarship provided by the Board of Directors there.  They are in the same class (a mixed 3-5 year old pre-school) and enjoying being big girls.  Their favorite part is eating lunch there and they both wish they could stay through nap time (we are doing half days).   They will both start Seminary Kids soccer this weekend and Maddie started a ballet and tap class last weekend at a local church as well.  We are searching for an affordable tumbling class for Cady but haven't had any luck yet...perhaps next year.





Thanks to a good coordination of schedules, the girls will only need additional childcare four hours a week (Tues and Thurs) morning.  The "big girls" are headed back to Miss Lisa's like they did last year (another Seminary mom) while Eley is going to be watched by a new faculty wife on campus.  We are so glad to have great, trustworthy people to entrust with our kiddos.

Eley turns EIGHT MONTHS this week.  She is rolling, pulling up, army crawling and feeding herself.  We can't believe that our baby is so big already.

Thank you all for your prayers and support as we head back into our fall routine!  Know you are in our prayers as well!

Thanks to the Deighton Christian Fund

We were very excited to receive notice today that the Deighton Christian Fund has gifted Bobby with a  $2,000.00 scholarship for the upcoming school year.  This is the third year that he has been supported by their Foundation and we are so very grateful for their ongoing investment in Bobby and his studies.  When he applied to them in 2011 we thought that being funded was a long shot, but God is good and has created a wonderful and ongoing sponsor in the Deighton Fund and family.

To read more about the Deighton Christian Fund and their ministry please visit their website deightonfoundation.org