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We are getting ready for the Cherry Festival in our town...don't know that there are any cherry trees, but we do have the Cherry Tree Shopping Center. :) They have pretty good fireworks that we can see from our home. The kids and I invited several of the neighbors over for summer desserts and to watch the fireworks. This is our "second annual"... such a great community event!

Speaking of community, for those non-local, non-family, we are in the process of planting a church! This is the first Sunday we will meet as a Sunday School at the mother church. We moved to this town nearly 3 years ago, and have been anticipating the launch of Bethany Community Church ever since. It is amazing (exciting and scary) that the time has come! I told several people that this was the "first week of the rest of our lives" as Daniel will now be responsible for the sermon every week and the shepherding of a flock. We will spend the summer getting ready for this newest arrival with a due date of September 7th. We are thrilled to see how the Lord will work in our community!