Summer Steph Enjoying Summer

Ramsey enjoying time with Grandpa!

Ramsey at almost age 1!!

Yea - it is officially here - - - summer vacation! I am so excited I can't tell you! It feels great to be out of school and get to do some fun things with friends and family now! I am eagerly anticipating my trip back to Missouri to see family and friends next week. It will be nice to get to catch up with them and spend some time enjoying summer with them! Yes, there will be Missouri heat, but at least they all have AC! Speaking of AC, the Santa Rosa heat finally won out this week and Jeremy and I were able to get an AC unit for the house - a portable unit - so at least when it is miserable, we can get some cool air and sleep! While in Missouri I will be able to celebrate my nephew's first birthday - hard to believe he will very soon be a year old! I am ready to get some Aunt Stephanie time with him! Jeremy and I are also eagerly anticipating the birth of Brian and Esther's baby! We are excited to meet him or her and get to be Aunt and Uncle here too!!!!!!

Many fun activities await us this summer! We have camps (can't wait for Family Camp!), college group activities, family coming to visit in CA, and much more! We are praying that now that our schedule has calmed down slightly we can spend more time with friends and family here in Santa Rosa too!

Countdowns and Changes

Now that I am starting to feel better, I feel like I can actually sit down and write a post. Yes, there is a definite countdown for me right now and that is ONLY 6 1/2 days until I am going to be Summer Steph - and I can't wait. The school year has been a great one and I have really enjoyed my job - but having some flexibility and extra time will be super nice! I am quite excited! Only a few more lesson plans and a few more early mornings :):)

Jeremy and I are also experiencing some exciting changes in our lives - yes, the baby will be a big one that we are very excited about! Finding out it is a girl and having the summer to prepare for her arrival is a lot of fun! We are also moving into a new season of ministry. Jeremy is going to be now serving as the Young Adult Ministries Pastor at SRBC. We will be working with the college and singles groups. We are very excited about this and look forward to developing relationships with these young adults and getting to minister to them. I would appreciate your prayers as we embark on this journey. I am going to miss the Jr. High kiddos and am so thankful God has provided a wonderful couple to take over as their pastor! That makes this easier! Those students were such a blessing to me and I am going to look forward to having them in a few years when they head to college. It is funny to think that next year we will have in the college group the group Jeremy started with at SRBC! Fun times ahead!

God is good and that is an update on what is going on with the Writebols. I plan on being a much better blogger when I return from Santa Fe - I am enjoying a four day break with my aunt - fun times - sleeping in, shopping, site-seeing, eating great food - - - a much needed vacation!

News at the Writebol House

Today was our 20 week ultrasound and what a fun appointment it was! We were blessed to find out we are having a girl (yes, we know that there is a chance they are wrong - but from what we saw and the confidence of the tech, we feel pretty sure it is accurate - we just won't take tags off anything) and we were also thankful to find out that she is growing and developing quite well. To see the baby, watch that little heart beating, hands moving, well, there just are not words to describe the joy and awe we have for how God has blessed us! We would appreciate your prayers as we continue on the 2nd half of pregnancy and that the baby continues to grow strong and healthy. There aren't words for how excited we are and Jeremy will just have to teach her to throw a baseball and love camping! God is so good! Thank you for your continued prayers!