Its official! I am ordained

Well, it is now official!  This morning, I (Brad) passed an almost 3 hr ordination exam by the local group of CRC churches.  Thus, I am now officially ordained as a Minister of the Word & Sacrament in the CRC!  My ordination / installation service is next Sunday.  We officially start working for the new church plant on Oct. 1.

We're back!

Well, we just got back from a lil' vacation to Whidbey Island. It was WONDERFUL!

We took some long walks on the beach right outside our back door, and enjoyed the awesome weather...






...enjoyed some ice cream on the pier...










...soaked in some awesome sunsets and watched cruise ships go out to sea...




...and got hooked on HGTV...




Thank-you for sharing your cabin with us, Gary and Aunt Di! We'll be back soon!