We are blessed!

Summer has come and gone... already!! It seemed to fly by. We had a wonderful summer! It was super busy with camp going full force but such a blessing. Each week there were several kids who accepted our Lord and Savior, Jesus! Patrick spoke to the guys on Wednesday nights. It was awesome to get to see God work in and through the staff to minister to the campers.

In June Aaden and I went to Mississippi to see Dad's side of the fam for the family reunion. After a 7 hour drive (which I'm not sure if I'll do by myself again w/ little man) :) we stopped to stay with Grandmama and BJ where we met Dad, Angie, Jessie and Dawn. It was so good to get to see them!! We had a great time! The next day we drove over to stay at Papaw's house. We celebrated his birthday and hung out all day! It was a very short trip but it was so, so great to see everyone!

We got up Sunday morning early and Papaw made breakfast. Aaden and I left out around six b/c we had to get back to Tyler to go down to Columbus, TX for a job interview the next two days. Patrick was interviewing for the conference director position (still w/ Pine Cove). Soon after, we found out that he got the job which was a huge blessing and we were excited even though we were having to leave our friends in Tyler.

After camp ended, we loaded up the U-Haul and headed down to Columbus. We moved in and are still working on getting settled. Right before we left, however, we found out that Meghan was pregnant. Shortly after, we lost the baby. The Lord blessed us in the details. The situation was terrible and, of course, we wished it wouldn't have happened but in the midst of sorrow, we had joy in the Lord knowing that He has a greater plan than we do.

Patrick left the week after we moved in b/c he had to go back to Tyler for retreat season orientation. That was a bummer but I have great friends here already who welcomed me and we all hung out most of the week. Our power was turned off for two days b/c they said it takes a few days to get it switched over to our name... which, when the tech came to turn it back on he said if we would have been there to tell him, he wouldn't have turned it off in the first place (good to know after the fact). It worked out well, though, b/c we stayed with the Livesay's and got to know them a little more. :)

There is a lot more to tell about but this will do for now :) Next I'll share about our wonderful vacation (and share pictures, of course)!

We love all of you and miss those of you that we haven't seen in awhile!!

Much Love,

Preston's

P.S. Here are some pics from swimming at the Bluffs (family camp), Aaden with Grandmama & BJ in MS, Aaden's carpet burned nose from falling off the bed, and the day we moved to Columbus