Quite a Weekend

A quick update on our weekend: Katie and I went to Searcy to celebrate the graduations of her brother (Josh Granberg) and her sister and brother-in-law (Laura and Jared King). So we packed into the GAC at Harding and, 650 names later, they had their degrees. Actually, they had empty degree covers. Close enough. This is one type of event where having a decent SLR would have been handy. I made do with my trusty little Sony digital point-and-shoot. Here are a few pics.We also got a few minutes with our mission team, Sam Shewmaker (missionary to Rwanda), and Alan and Rachel Howell (missionaries to Mozambique). We would have loved to spend more time with all of them, but alas, we do what we can. We also got a chance to see several friends, such as the Bontragers and the Ritchies, which was awesome.

In addition, we celebrated Katie's parents 30th anniversary, Jared's Dad's birthday, and Mothers Day. Katie's first. We ended the weekend with a pleasant visit to my Grandmother Reese in Pocahontas. Thank God for such a wonderful family!

Our Most Exciting News

For those who haven't heard, Katie and I are expecting our first child in September! We are incredibly excited, and it's getting harder to wait. We found out a few weeks ago that she is a beautiful little girl! And we've been thinking and praying about names for a while, but yesterday we finally decided. Her name is:

Eliana Dell Reese

Eliana is Hebrew for "My God has answered." Indeed, our God has answered our prayers for child, and we pray that throughout her life Eliana will be God's answer to the prayers of many people.

Dell is in honor of her maternal grandmother, Gena Dell Granberg. We thank God for the faith that lives in Eliana's four grandparents, and we pray that it will live in her too. She is blessed with an incredible heritage of faith.

Isn't God good?

A blogging wife

Mm hmm, Katie's loose in the blogo-sphere. There's no telling what she'll write about, but if the current entry is any indication, we all might learn a little about the fuzzy sides of life. I'm enjoying getting to teach her about new things, and she's excited about trying out this new toy. So stop on by and say hi at http://www.angolateam.org/reese/katie.