CMU beats Temple!

Here is a picture of the boys with CMU's QB, Dan LeFevour. CMU's Homecoming game was yesterday and CMU beat Temple 24-14! Way to go Chippewas!

Rick took all three boys to the game and after hung around waiting to see Dan. As you can see from the picture, we all think Dan is IT! Dan is an incredible athlete and an even better CMU representative. He makes his entire team proud with his amazing outreach to the Mt. Pleasant community. When Dan attends church at Sacred Heart, parents can get their kids to church really easy! "You need to get up, Dan might be at church today." He is really an awesome guy.

The football team even comes to the elementary schools. A few weeks ago, Tom and Trevor had Dan's signature in permanent marker on their forearms. I could not get them to wash their arms for days! Just last week, the football team was at a different area elementary school for recess. How lucky we are to have such good examples of "kids" for our children to look up to. Coach Butch Jones is a really neat guy too and he has made the CMU football team approachable and real for our kids in our community. There is such CMU spirit in the elementary schools come Friday before a CMU game. We are very proud to be Chippewas!

CMU hosts Western Michigan next weekend, October 18th.

Julie and Sue are in Moscow, Sunday

Good Sunday morning everyone. Julie and Sue have arrived safely in Moscow. We had a great flight, after a mechanical problem caused us to change planes and a 2 1/2 hour delay. We didn't mind, we feel our safety is 1st priority! Plus we had no pressing plans for when we arrived in Moscow. Our "person" Natasha picked us up just like last time and wisked us into crazy Moscow traffic. We arrived at our hotel, Marriott Courtyard. It is a beautiful hotel. We are in our room, showered and ordered some room service before sinking into bed. It is 4:30pm here on Sunday as I am writing this post, which is 8:30am in Michigan right now.

Our plans are to receive Taryn tomorrow morning! If I wasn't so tired I wouldn't be able to sleep... I have so many emotions running through me right now!
Grandma Sue is doing very well. She slept on the plane on and off and seems to be enjoying herself too. We are both anxious for tomorrow.
Tomorrow is the beginning of the rest of our lives! Isn't that the truth! Live each day for today, for you never know what tomorrow will bring.
Thank you all for watching our blog. We will post again soon, with some pics of Taryn and Mom and Grandma! Love to you all!

Prayers for a dear friend

A dear friend to our family, Jeff, was injured in a hunting accident yesterday. He fell from a tree and was air-lifted to Peoria, Illinois, St. Francis Medical Center where Jeff had surgery last night and is in recovery in the Critical Care Unity of the Illinois Neurological Institute.

We are unsure of his prognosis and we need your prayers for Jeff, for a miracle and recovery of his spinal cord, for his wife Nesa and his 3 kids.

Please keep my friend in your prayers.

Thank you so much,