Birthday, Bulls, and Babies!

March 20th was a special day...Justin's 23rd Birthday! We celebrated with a wonderful steak dinner at his parent's house and a Sunday lunch at my parents house. His big gift was his new ride!! A Toyota Tacoma! But he also got a little art project I'd been doing for him, money for flying, an AU golf clip, a pilot watch, and a remote control helicopter from his dad. As you can see...he 'got the goods' this year :) I also tried something new and baked him a red velvet cake (which I found out 2 months into the marriage was his favorite) He use to stop at a small cafe on the way up to Presbyterian College every weekend and get a slice of their 4 layered Red Velvet...I'm sure that I have a few more years to go before I get to their level of perfection ;)

Another really special surprise for his birthday were tickets to Bull Riding! It was quite the experience! We were 9 rows away from the craziness and were having a BLAST! It was my first time getting to go see PBR, and man was it worth it! Lots of fun memories with Justin and his two cousins!

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As far as the two of us go, we are enjoying life in South Carolina and trying to take in as many experiences as we can within the next 8 weeks. "Blessed" is only the beginning to explain how we feel to have the opportunity to experience the miracles of life and growth through our new nephew and niece. The power of prayer really does exist and it lies with the Holy Spirit that lives in our hearts. We also feel blessed to have this time to grow closer to family, friends, and each other before our moving begins with the Air Force! Please pray for us to take in the moments and not rush the time away. Also pray for each of our family members and us who are all going through many transitions and changes. God is good All The Time...this includes those moments that we are afraid to enter into. As my mother-in-law put it "he's ahead of us...He knows what's happening and He's right there with us...it's not a surprise to God."

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"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in TRUTH." -3 John 1:4

All our love!
Rebekah (and Justin)