October = BUSY!

Just catching up now...it's been a busy month!

We had a lot going on in the month of October.

October 3: 4th Annual SGT. Mark P. Adams "Make A Difference" Wrestling Clinic
The SGT. Mark P. Adams Foundation along with Orange High School have a day clinic where wrestlers in the area learn about wrestling, Mark (Mike's brother), and the Lord.



October 15: 4th Anniversary of Mark's death



October 17: SGT. Mark P. Adams Foundation Event


The SGT. Mark P. Adams Foundation was established to honor the memory of SGT. Mark P. Adams (Mike's brother) who died October 15, 2005 while serving his country in the United States Marine Corps, In Iraq. To learn more about or to contribute to the SGT. Mark P. Adams Foundation, visit http://sgtmarkpadamsfoundation.org.

Special Speaker: Brandon Graham, served with Mark in US Marine Corps

Special Speaker (Wrestling Clinic): Coach Bobby Shriner

Special Speaker (Faces of Freedom): Rebecca Pepin

Special Speakers (Peru Ministry): Phillip and Rene' Adams

Late shout out to Mom

I didn't get a chance to post yesterday in honor of my Mom's birthday but didn't want to pass it by without a post.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

I Love You!

A visit with the Asian Sensation

In August, we had planned to have a reunion with Tommy and Christi in Columbus/Ft. Benning. The week before we were to leave, Christi went into labor with Sean - 8 weeks early. We cancelled our trip and prayed that everything would be ok. It was! Sean was born early and had to stay in the hospital for a little while but is home now and doing SO well!

We still wanted to meet up and decided that we would take a little trip to Texas. We had a great time, got to see Tommy and Christi, meet Sean, and eat at a favorite BBQ place - Rudy's!

At Rudy's

It's a gas station and a restaurant...kinda weird, I know.

They are getting used to being mom and dad...and doing a great job!

Dude...you know that's MY coffee mug, right?

Mike drinking out of "Tommy's Coffee" mug.

Sean is already training on the bike...Tommy hopes to have him ready for the 100 miler next year.

Mike playing Tommy at the DP museum.

"See, this is a piece of cake."

What a great dad!

So sleepy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

Happy Birthday to a great dad - BIG 6-0!! May there be many more!

Visit with friends

We were blessed this weekend to have some "old" friends for a visit. Chris and Karl were our SS teachers when we were in Columbus before we got married. They were great friends and mentors to us. God called them to serve overseas and they excitely followed Him. They are in Ameria for a short time before they move to a new place of service. We have kept in touch with them these past 6 years and rejoiced with their praises and prayed for them in their tough times. We were so excited to hear that they would be passing through NC and would be able to stay with us for a night.

So, last night we enjoyed catching up with them and hearing about what God has been doing through them and where God is taking them. It was so refreshing to see a Godly couple who fits so well together and reflects God's love to each other and others. What a blessing for us!

We look forward to continuing our friendship and following them on their next journey.

Chris and Karl, thanks for allowing us the priviledge and pleasure of having you as guests this weekend!

And, thanks for bring "Ranger Coffee" from Larry to us!

More Lake Time

Our friends, the Thompsons, graciously allowed us to go wakeboarding/skiing with them on Sunday afternoon. What a beautiful day for it with temps in the mid 90s! Where else would you want to be on a hot day like that?

Mike had a few awesome runs on the wakeboard including some great jumps! I got in a couple of ski runs but almost lost my contact in the process. Thankfully, I grabbed it just in time and ended up skiing with it in my mouth for a little while. (P.S. Skiiing with only being able to see out of one eye isn't easy!) I didn't last too long after that but was glad that I got to get back out in the water and try a couple of new things on the skis!

6 years

So, 6 years ago today was the BIG DAY. So much has changed over those 6 years to bring us to where we are now but we are excited about what is to come. We're hopeful that God will continue to lead us and praying that He will supply a full-time career for Mike in this next year.

After 6 years of marriage, I finally took the advice of marriage counselors and told Mike that this year I expected HIM to plan the day. The only parameters were that it had to be something we both would enjoy, which meant it couldn't involve Chinese food or motorcycles. :) Beyond that, it was up to him - local or out of town, free or involve some $$, inside or outside, whatever...just that he had to plan it.

Well, he really came through. He surprised me with a visit to the Morehead Planetarium (I've been wanting to visit for a while) and a little time in Chapel Hill. Lunch on Franklin St. of some pretty good pizza. Then, we headed home for a little rest time/let the dogs out. Mike then went to the gym for a little work-out and I went to get a pedicure.

His instructions before he left for the gym was that I had to be ready by 6:50 for dinner. I didn't have many hints except for a couple of places that he had thrown out. He wanted to check out somewhere nice and that neither of us had been before. To my surprise, we arrived at Ruth's Chris Steak House for our 7:30 reservations. How fantastic! The service and food were great and we definitely felt like special guests as they made our annivesary dinner special.

After dinner, we stopped by the Observation Deck at RDU to see a few planes land (another something that I have been wanting to do) until it began raining. Then, back home to be greeted by Polly and Blue.

What a fun day! Mike definitely was full of surprises and I enjoyed it all!


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