Thank you all so much!

Thank you all who came to the party, those who couldn't come but wanted to, and for all the congratulations. I am so blessed. To have such a great church and great friends and family. Who could ask for more? I should have taken more pictures Saturday, but I didn't. Honestly I didn't have a good feel for exactly how good my camera is. I took some of my family and they turned out really well. Here are a few.

The whole family. Together for once.

Dad and Mom

Brothers with dad.

The sisters (in-law)

PB and Christie - a great surprise to see them.

Ben, Court, and Chloe.

And a close-up of Chloe of course.

Dad and Luke - They are both so photogenic. I love taking pictures of them both.

My family was all able to come which was amazing. We so rarely ALL get together, that even Christmas is hit and miss. (The oilfield will do that to you.)



To answer a question that I have been asked a lot... So what is next? I have been thinking and praying about it a lot these days off. I was really hoping God would make it very clear like he did with the "No Debt" thing. But He has not. I will be focusing on my house mortgage, and hopefully will have that paid off in 3-4 years. Dave Ramsey (who's course I did not follow, though I probably should have) recommends saving 3-6 months worth of expenses. And though I REALLY want to quit my job now, (so I can be in Bryan/College Station) I don't have anything lined up, the wise thing is to get the backup savings saved. So I have a set amount to save, and hopefully will have that by November or December.

As I have mentioned to some, I know that I am supposed to be teaching in the future. I really have not known what that will look like exactly, and I still do not know. But up to this point I was thinking 3-5 years in the future. As I have this milestone of "no debt" behind me now, I can let myself think more concretely about the immediate future, and teaching really does not seem too far away. I can see myself starting to substitute teach on my days off, and start going back to any school I need this next spring. We will see how God works all that out. So teachers, I may start to ask a lot more questions and advice.