Update!

Busy, busy days for the Michelin family lately!  But, aren't we all?!  However, we are never too busy to praise God for what He has blessed us with and the great things He is doing in our lives.

On August 24th, our "baby" boy, Cole, turned 4.  This is really crazy to me.  F-O-U-R!!!  Where did the time go?  I can still remember the evening perfectly when Eric and I got a positive pregnancy test that we were not expecting!  I had no idea I was pregnant; we weren't trying, so how would I?  But, how awesome is our God!  He knows why.  We were shocked, but so excited for this tremendous blessing we were given.  And four years later, I am still just as humbled and grateful God gave Cole to us.  He is truly a blessing to our family and everyone that meets him.  He has a charm that is hard to miss and says some of the most hilarious, off the wall things!  But that's all a part of what makes him the sweet person he is.

Eric and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary on August 28th.  We enjoyed a beautiful weekend trip to one of my most favorite places in the world; Boone, NC.  We stayed in an incredible cabin with a breathtaking view, and enjoyed ourselves immensely.  We both agreed that was by far the best trip we've ever taken together.  We left feeling very relaxed, refreshed, and very ready to see our sweet babies.  It's always nice to take a time out and focus all of your attention on the person in your life that matters the most.  We reflected on the last 6 years, and dreamed of the possibilities to come.  It truly was amazing and I am so glad God gave me Eric.  I love him.

In September, my parents celebrated their 30th anniversary!  So, to celebrate with them, Jarid, Wesley, Anita, Jessie, Eric and I threw them a surprise anniversary party.  It was so much fun and they were very surprised and honored we did that for them.  We were so happy to be able to do that in honor of our parents and had so much fun watching them enjoy themselves and reflect back on the last 30 years of their lives.  It was a great evening.

We enrolled Cole in soccer this fall!  He is having a blast!  Although he loves playing baseball, soccer has been better because he is able to run the entire time!  Baseball is fun to a four year old if you get to bat the entire time.  Otherwise, not so much!  He will be able to begin flag football next fall, so I have a feeling that once that starts, all other sports will be uninteresting to him.  :)  He also started 4 year old preschool at our church this year.  He goes everyday from 9-12 and is loving every minute of it.  I am amazed at how much he has learned so far, and look forward to him growing even more.

Raleigh is busy as ever.  She is 19 months old and can climb on anything!  This is new to me; Cole was never a climber.  But Raleigh is totally different.  She is very prissy, very dramatic, but can be tough too.  It is amazing how different she is from her brother.  But, at the end of the day, she is all girl.  And I am loving every minute of it!  She is talking a lot and putting words together.  She is independent and loves to eat!  To be so tiny, she eats constantly!  She loves to feed herself.  She calls me "mommy" which gets me every time and has her daddy wrapped around her finger.  All she has to do is look at him, and she gets it.  It is really a special relationship and I am so thankful Eric is such a wonderful dad to both of them.

I finished my training at the pregnancy crisis center and am now counseling on my own.  It has been a very rewarding experience.  I can truly say that I care about each and every one of the women that comes through the door.  I am so honored that God would call me to serve in such an amazing ministry.  He is using me to reach these girls who are in some very desperate situations, and He gets all the glory for it.  There is no way I could do this without Him leading me.  I am excited to see what He has in store for the ministry and am also excited to implement some of the ideas that God is presenting to Dana to help even further.

Lastly, God has laid it on Eric's heart to pursue a discipleship program.  He will have to blog about that once he gets the ball rolling because he knows way more about it than I do.  We are just really excited to pursue another ministry and I'm grateful God placed it in front of Eric and that Eric is getting a lot of support from our Sunday school group.  Each and every one of them are a blessing to us.

We are still amazed at where we started, and where we are today.  What a difference!  God is so good and he will forever lead us in our lives.  Our goal is to set a good example for our children by living our lives as servers and followers of Christ in hopes that they one day will choose to follow Him as well.  We are very blessed and hope to lead others to Christ as well, just as we are called to do.