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It has been a crazy couple weeks for the family. I found out two weeks ago that my grandma was very ill so I left work and drove up to Michigan on 5/8 and spent through Saturday there visiting with her and my grandpa. I drove down to Baltimore and met Christy, the kids, her parents, Nana, papa, aunt, uncle and cousins for mothers day brunch. We drove home on Sunday 5/13, but I got the call on Monday that my grandma had passed away. So, I flew back up to Michigan on Thursday 5/17 and was there through Saturday. It was fun to have the entire family together which had not happened for 15 or more years. Although the funeral was sad - we know grandma was a beleiver and is sitting with Jesus today. This certainly takes much of the sting of death away. After being gone for so long, when I got home and Saturday it was nice to spend some time with Christy and the kids.

We are making initial progress with our fundraising. We've met with several close friends and family over the last two weeks. Also, we are getting ready to open our house for folks to come over and hear how they might be able to partner with us and our mission. Lastly, we have filled out our application to be supported by West End Presbyterian Church. We still have so much to do, but it is nice to be making some strides in the right direction.

We're looking forward to meeting with many of you over the coming months....