Thursday, August 27, 2009



Wanted to share this picture of my sisters, Allison and I on stage at the 100th anniversity of the Northeastern Baptist Associations celebration.

Also one of Christi on stage....

College, volleyball and back to school.

Things here are WILD. I am working still full time. I have days that I love it and days that I would much rather do something, anything else. But all in all, my job has become pretty special to me. I am learning so much and I am also learning to balance my time a little better. Right now I am on something for depression. I really needed and know that it helping me deal with all the changes in my life. I miss my mom badly and feel like I still have a long road to go here.
Raelene is enrolled and doing well at Eastern New Mexico University. She is adjusting well and learning to do many things on her own. I think she is going to do okay. She and her roommate are very different people, but are starting to adjust to one another. We finally have most if not all the bugs worked out with Financial aid, so now it is just the every day life she will be dealing with.
John, Allison and Traci are doing good in school. John is off to a little of a rough start, but I am on top of it most of the time and we hope we don't have many more nights like last night..DON"T EVEN ASK!!!
Allison and Traci are both playing junior high volleyball. I think their first game is sometime in September. Junior high does not play as many games as high school, so their season does not get under way as early in the year.
Christi is staying with my sister during the day. PRAISE THE LORD! She has really grown and is talking all the time now. She is missing Raelene and calls her some nights and just cries and begs her to come home.
Frank is walking for an area farmer right now. It really helps and he likes it. He gets to be outside and he only has one person to answer too, so he does not have to "bring work home". He is still on the fire department and the school board.
Continue to pray for us, as money is still an issue and I am still dealing mom being gone.

Take care all,
Joanna