Hello friends and family!
It's been a long time since we've posted an update, so here is a quick update!
We've really settled into our Missouri home. I (Jenn) was not so enthused about the idea of living out in the middle of nowhere back in January, especially living in an old farmhouse. Surprisingly...it's grown on me! It's absolutely beautiful and peaceful. The air is pretty chilly now and it won't be long until (freezing!) winter.
East side of the house
I started teaching August 11th and the last 2 1/2 months have flown by! I never knew how fast paced and busy the life of a teacher really is. I feel like I'm running from 7:45am-3:00, only still to have massive amounts of work left to do! On the positive side, I'm really gaining the respect of the kids, even the tougher ones. I pray for opportunities to share Christ with them. I have kids from kindergarten all the way to seniors in high school, and I usually enjoy all of them! I'm really loving getting back into Spanish again. I've been passionate about the language ever since my parents put a Spanish picture dictionary in my hands as early as Kindergarten.
Jason says: "I am going to school and working." He is a man of few words. Since his wife is not, he is very much enjoying his classes and spends a lot of time studying Hebrew. His favorite class currently is History of Christianity. He is still working at the boys' home and he says quote "I like it a lot."
We are looking forward to the fast approaching holidays coming up. We will be in California with the Gundersons for Thanksgiving and with the Byers for Christmas. We can't wait to see family! We're also very excited to meet our now almost 5 month old nephew Ayden in Utah.
Speaking of family, we've had a few family visitors in the last few months! Justin (my brother) moved to Springfield in September...wow is it nice having him close by! My dad helped him move out and we had a fun weekend together. Then the next weekened, Andy (Jason's brother) came down from his school in Iowa to hang out with us. Having family visit (and live here) is awesome!
Miss you all. You are more than welcome to come visit anytime!
