Big weekend

Some weekends move slowly and others go by quickly. This is one of those weekends that has moved quickly and it's now 10:45 p.m. Sunday evening. We have much to report to you since our last transmission in the form of text, images and interpretive dance.

First, our prayers and thoughts continue to go out to the Bond family. Yesterday, Marc went with friends Steve and Julie to Eldon, Mo., to be with Mark to attend the funeral of Raymond Bond, Mark's father, who passed away Monday. While it was good to see Mark, Rachel and Mark's family, we wish it would have been under happier circumstances. Mark's father leaves behind a legacy of many he touched through ministry in Christ and many family and friends.

Today, was our baby shower and many family and friends turned out to enjoy the fun. As you can see from the photos below, pictures speak a lot louder than words:




So now as we prepare for the arrival of our son or daughter, we have plenty of time to figure out where we're going to store all of this:

We would also like to give a special thanks to Marc's mom Delene and friend Dianne for organizing such a great event for us, and also to all of those who provided the wonderful and thoughtful gifts for the nursery, cards and advice. We are excited to begin putting these items into action (hopefully soon)!

This week Marc heads to the Trump Sonesta International Beach Resort in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., to take part in a client event (www.sonesta.com/SunnyIsles). We would ask that if you think about it, to offer up a quick prayer for safe travel and a good event while he is away from Kim.

Make sure to enjoy this week. It looks like the 60 degree days are finally on their way back to us. Thanks for your continued prayer and support. More soon. Sorry, no interpretive dance.