Here we are- wondering what happened to 2013! High hopes and aspirations of blogging 'regularly' (whatever that means), and keeping up with friends and family. Another year for us to say, "we tried," and "we will do better next year."
2013 has wrapped up with a flurry of activity. Melissa completed her job as Acting Dean of the Chapel at Wartburg, along with being an administrative assistant for various offices around campus and serving as the part-time pastor at Faith Lutheran Church. Sophia can now legally say she is a big sister, as Friday, December 27 we received the best Christmas present we could ever ask for, with the adoption of our daughter Anna. Functionally, she has lived with us since March, but we became her permanent parents when the papers were signed in court. We had at least 46 people there to support us, and for that we are forever grateful! Anna was welcomed into God's family later that weekend with her baptism on the following Sunday at Zion. Paul has completed his third term of seminary and was recently endorsed, which means he has done more than the minimum to head on to internship. Placements for internship will be released in March, so three more months of waiting to know where we will spend the next year.
All in all, our blessings continue to be as numerous as the flakes of snow that fall outside. We have had quite a ride in 2013, and we can only dream up what is around the corner in 2014. So, as we have said in years past, this next year we will be better about updating our blog! Cheers to a happy new year!
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, September 9, 2013
Back To School
Fall 2013 is now in session! Hard to believe, but the summer of CPE is completed, and the Waterman family- Dubuque edition survived. Paul spent 11 weeks at Unity Point Health-Des Moines, serving as a hospital chaplain. Melissa continued her work at Cuba City and took care of family matters here in Dubuque. It was a trying summer, but we managed to enjoy the end, as we went to the GREATEST State Fair (that would be the Iowa State Fair for all you out-of-staters), the Blank Park Zoo, and Zombie Burger.
Transitions are often difficult, of that I am sure. We get pretty comfortable and content in our routine, safe in the predictability and stability it provides. For Sophia, today was a new day. She started pre-school at the Lindley Preschool of Excellence. While you won't see that title on any publications (it is an invitation-only preschool), we are forever grateful to our friends Korey and Steve, who have agreed to allow Sophia to stay with their family during the day while Paul is at school and Melissa is at work (we are also grateful that Wendy and Joe were able to take care of her last year). With their four kids, Sophia rounds it out to make a handful. Evident by this video, she had no problem leaving Mom and Dad to spend time with her friends.
With that in mind, it is the beginning of another semester, and that means Paul needs to go and study. We are trying to make blogging a more faithful part of our family life, so keep looking for more updates!
Transitions are often difficult, of that I am sure. We get pretty comfortable and content in our routine, safe in the predictability and stability it provides. For Sophia, today was a new day. She started pre-school at the Lindley Preschool of Excellence. While you won't see that title on any publications (it is an invitation-only preschool), we are forever grateful to our friends Korey and Steve, who have agreed to allow Sophia to stay with their family during the day while Paul is at school and Melissa is at work (we are also grateful that Wendy and Joe were able to take care of her last year). With their four kids, Sophia rounds it out to make a handful. Evident by this video, she had no problem leaving Mom and Dad to spend time with her friends.
With that in mind, it is the beginning of another semester, and that means Paul needs to go and study. We are trying to make blogging a more faithful part of our family life, so keep looking for more updates!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
End of the First Year!
Well- time has gotten away from us. We have managed to not write on this blog for 5 months!
Here is a quick update:
*Melissa is working hard at her part-time call in Wisconsin and part time at WTS! She also manages to have some fun with the other ladies here at seminary.
*Paul is done with his first year of classes. He learned a lot, had some fun, and is still trying to recover from a busy year. He is hopeful he passed all his classes, and he begins Clinical Pastoral Education in June!
*Sophia (really the only reason you read this blog) is growing everyday! She has developed an attitude- sometimes good, sometimes bad. She is repeating nearly every word she hears (good or bad), and often doesn't really know what she is saying, or she is fooling her parents!
Recently, we have celebrated the graduation of our nephew Derek, celebrated many a birthday, and have celebrated the graduation of the WTS seniors. We have a couple weeks to catch up and adjust to Paul heading to CPE in Des Moines during the week, while the women stay and guard the castle (Ok- really our house by the castle)! We promise to be more active through the summer months, and hopefully we will have a picture or two to post soon.
Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend!
Here is a quick update:
*Melissa is working hard at her part-time call in Wisconsin and part time at WTS! She also manages to have some fun with the other ladies here at seminary.
*Paul is done with his first year of classes. He learned a lot, had some fun, and is still trying to recover from a busy year. He is hopeful he passed all his classes, and he begins Clinical Pastoral Education in June!
*Sophia (really the only reason you read this blog) is growing everyday! She has developed an attitude- sometimes good, sometimes bad. She is repeating nearly every word she hears (good or bad), and often doesn't really know what she is saying, or she is fooling her parents!
Recently, we have celebrated the graduation of our nephew Derek, celebrated many a birthday, and have celebrated the graduation of the WTS seniors. We have a couple weeks to catch up and adjust to Paul heading to CPE in Des Moines during the week, while the women stay and guard the castle (Ok- really our house by the castle)! We promise to be more active through the summer months, and hopefully we will have a picture or two to post soon.
Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend!
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