Our Newest Family Member

This is Aspen! Aspen is a Weimaraner. He came to us yesterday evening. He was interested in the female dog, Uno, (if you get the picture) we are keeping in our backyard temporarily. He caught Clint's eye so we gave him some food last night. He was a little skiddish, being a stray dog. I think the only reason he would even be close to use was because of the Uno in the backyard. After awhile he let Clint pet him while he was eating. Luckily he stayed around all evening and even into this morning. Clint was giving both dogs the last of the food we had and it apparently wasn't enough for Aspen, because when Clint left to go get food at Wal-Mart, Aspen left. We went ahead and filled his bowl with food. We thought surely he would be back. Well, 3:oo came around then 4:00. We thought he probably lost interest in the Uno and wasn't going to come back. Well I was outside looking to see if he was out there and all the sudden I see him. I start yelling to Clint, "I see him!" We got outside and start calling for him. He comes over to Clint and Clint showed him the food we left for him. Meanwhile, I was putting a leash on the other dog. Finally we get Aspen in the backyard. I am watching Uno while Clint is trying to earn Aspen's trust. He finally came up to Clint and licked his hand and let Clint really pet him. We had treats for him too, but he lost interest after awhile. He really is a good dog. Very calm and not aggresive at all. We let him come in the house to explore a little. We put a rope on him and let him walk around a little bit. We want to try to get him used to it since we will have Uno for awhile and we need to put Aspen around the tree outside the fence. Whenever we leave Aspen outside, he now howls for us. It is really cute and we have to be stern with him so I let Clint do the discipline for now until he is used to us.

As much as we are attached to him, we will look in the papers to see if anyone has lost a dog recently. If he doesn't belong to anyone, probably next week we will get him fixed. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Clint at Work!

I decided to take a picture of Clint and show you his office and him working. He works very hard. His hours are M-W, F: 9-12 in the office, and 1-5 are for anything else that comes up, and of course Sundays. His days off are Thursday and Saturdays. On the second Thursday of every month he helps with the Sharing center. The Sharing Center is like a "Goodwill" store but everything is free. People from the community and church donate clothes, items, etc. for peolple in need. I went this last time, it was great to meet people from Coffeyville and help them.

Some of you might not know, but 2 and half weeks ago Clint officiated his first funeral service. He did a great job. God has really been using us in this community since we have arrived. Thank you for those who helped in preparing us and helping us get through Sunset International Bible Institute. We look forward to the things God holds in store for us in the future.

Valentine's Banquet

On Friday the 16th at 7:00 pm, Clint and I went to a Valentine's Banquet in Seneca, MO. Every second Monday of each month, elders and preachers from the area get together and have a devotional and just fellowship with each other. Valentine's Day was this month so they do a Valentine's Banquet in Feburary. Elders, preachers and their wives were all invited. Before dinner, Clint did the devotional. He did a wonderful job, as usual. After the devotional the ladies got in line for the meal. The picture to the left is of the room where we ate. They had it nicely decorated. A hispanic woman from the church there made athentic mexican food. When we walked into the building when we first got there, you could smell the food. It filled the whole building. She had 5 sons and one study abroad student help serve. It was very delicious. I tried things I had never had. They all did a great job. We enjoyed ourselves and visiting with other people from the area.

Our House

Our house is 3 bedroom if you count the office as a bedroom, with 2 bathrooms. We have a pretty big livingroom and 2 dining areas. The office was/is a sunroom. We have a fenced backyard. We live right next to the church, which is great. Sometimes we drive though, but that is because we pick up a friend. I have added pictures of the house for those that have not seen it. As we take more pictures, we will add them. Enjoy!!

Clint taking picture of livingroom, while

I'm emailing!

Sara