Merry Christmas 2015

Merry Christmas friends and family...

Thanks so much for stopping by to get another update on our family.  As I reflect back on the past few years and read over the letters I wrote in 2013 and 2014, I can't help but praise the Lord for all He has done and continues to do in our lives.

So, I'm going to jump right into it....I have wonderful news about A (Anna-12) and J (Jakob-9).   They were adopted this past summer into a wonderful family right here near us, whom they had already spent some time with previously!  GOD IS SO GOOD!!!

Last year this time, we didn't know if we would ever see them again or if we would ever have the joy of knowing they were adopted. Those unknowns brought me so much sadness.  It was hard for me to cling to the promises of my Lord.  His words and promises were suck up in my head but they were having a really hard time making their way down to my heart.  I am so thankful for friends who stood by me and continued to point me towards Him and His goodness.  Reminding me all the time how His plans are far better than mine, that He has great plans for Anna and Jakob and that He takes the broken and makes them new.  He takes our broken dreams and hearts and heals them.

I am SO thankful that God has given us the gift of seeing this huge piece of His plan for Anna and Jakobs lives.  I know that we were never promised that and we are so grateful.  We have been able to see the kids, write them letters and even have breakfast together over Thanksgiving break.  Their adoptive family is wonderful and very supportive of us being in their lives.  Again, an incredible gift that I do not take for granted for one day.  Please continue to pray for Anna and Jakob.  They are both doing really well in school and after school activities.  We are so very proud of them.

And here's a little update on the rest of us:
Jori is enjoying Kindergarten and learning so much so fast.  She has lots of friends and is a little social butterfly.  She keeps up with the big kids and keeps us laughing.  We sure love her spunky personality. Jori along with her sisters, all participated in their first horse show this year.  They all loved it and were so proud of their ribbons and can't wait for the next one.

Brenna is in second grade and doing very well.  She is following in her big sisters footsteps and becoming a great reader.  She tried out and made the basketball team at school, Go Bulldogs! We enjoy watching her play on Saturdays.  Brenna is quite our little athlete.  She is always doing cartwheels and flips and is also being a great little rider.

Raelyn is in fourth grade and part of a student leadership team.  She is enjoying playing the recorder and learning to read music.  I can see her love for music growing just like her big brother's.  Raelyn always has a book in her hands and loves to read the biggest books she can find.  She also enjoys riding horses and is looking pretty grown up when she rides.

Garret is in seventh grade and really enjoying playing percussion in the school band.  He tried out and earned first chair. He marched in his first parade and played in the Christmas concert and was even asked to play a song with the 8th grade band.  He loves to draw and create and make things.  He has also started getting up early a few days a week to join Dave at the gym.  He is growing up fast!

Dave and I doing great. God continues to bless and grow the company.  We are thankful for Gods continued provision and protection for our family.  We love camping and going on trips. This fall we had a great time as a family exploring Washington DC .  Dave enjoys his annual trips to south Florida to ride motorcycles with my dad and I continue to dabble with photography.

As I finish up this really LONG letter I want to include something that I recently read in my Advent devotional... " No matter what breaks the body and pierces the soul, God's promises find their yes in our Jesus, the author, the perfecter, the binder of brokenness. There is never a shortage of fear or voices of doubt. But if God has declared it, praise Him as though it were already completed.  In the end your song will ring true with the great things He has done." - Anne Summers.  I want my song to ring true this year with ALL the GREAT things He has done through Jesus.  I'm so thankful He loved me enough to send His son to fix all the broken.

Merry Christmas,
The Widmaiers

Merry Christmas 2014

I have written this post 100 times over in my head and the words are still hard to write.   But it’s my story.  It’s different from the story I thought I would be telling you all this year, but none the less, it’s my story  and I am holding to the hope that God isn't done with my story yet, and I pray that He can still use it. 

As you can see, our picture has two less kids in it this year. Our two foster children the Lord brought into our home last year this time, are now living with another family.  We believe the Lord was leading us in this decision just as He did when He asked us to have them come and live with us.

A and J lived with us until September of this year.  We loved them fiercely, and still do.  We saw God work in our home while they were here.  We saw our kids show grace and love when things were really tough, (maybe even better than Dave and I at times).  We saw Him send friends our way to be His hands and feet when we were in need of physical help and emotional encouragement.  We saw healing and changes in A and J even though the process is often painful and slow.  And then we saw God leading us in a different direction than we had originally thought.  As more time went by and the longer the kids were in our home, the more unsettled our home became.  It was hard to see, but even more painful to come to the conclusion that maybe A and J were only supposed to be with us for a short time, not for a lifetime. 

It is hard when the path you thought you were supposed to take, takes a slow and gradual turn in a new direction, but even in these times I have seen Him as well.  I saw Him when I saw the Wid Kids run freely and with joy again.  I saw Him when I watched the stress lifted off my husbands shoulders as he didn’t need to act as defender of me any longer.  I saw Him again as friends reached out and wrapped their arms around me as I grieved the loss of these kids and "my" plans.  And I have seen Him bring restoration and peace to our home and to my own soul.  

"We can make our own plans, but the Lord determines our steps." Proverbs 16:9

I had mentioned in last years letter that I am a slow learner.  Nothing has changed and I still am.  I am learning that I don’t control anything.  My God and Savior, who never messes up, is in control of everything.  He has been from the very beginning of time.  He never once has failed in the past and He hasn’t failed in our situation either.  A and J are His children.  He has a plan for them and I am learning to trust that His plan was for us to plant seeds.  Please join us in praying for them.  Praying that the seeds planted will have already taken root and that those baby roots will be nourished.  That they will continue to hear the words, He loves you! You are important.  You are not a mistake.  He came to earth as a tiny baby to SAVE YOU, to LOVE YOU, to HEAL YOU, to make you new in Him. 

As I think about the things I am hoping they are hearing, I have to pause and remind myself to hear those same words about myself.  He SAVES  ME, LOVES ME, HEALS ME and makes me new. Although my story is different than I thought it might be, it is still my story... HIS STORY.  
I hope you know those truths as well this Christmas and every day of the year. 

Merry Christmas from The Widmaiers

God is Good- by Dustin Kensrue

Even when it seems the answer's no
The promises of God all find their Yes
In Christ who worked the Father's will below
That all who run to him would find their rest

And even when it seems he hides his face
And darkness seems to be our only friend
We look to Christ who suffered in our place
That one day all our suffering would end

God is good, all of the time
All of the time, God is good
God is good, all of the time
All of the time, God is good

And even when it seems he pays no mind
We have a guarantee of his great love
In Christ who came and left his crown behind
That one day we would reign with him above

Lord, we believe
But help our unbelief
Lord, we believe
But help our hearts to sing

That you are good, all of the time
All of the time, you are good
You are good all, of the time
Your are good
Lord, you are good

Merry Christmas 2013

December 21, 2013

Its strange to be back at this place, typing a blog post again.  It has been so long.  But I thought this might be the easiest way to share with everyone about how God is moving in our lives and family. 

About a year ago, we shared with our family how we felt the Lord was working in our hearts and leading us on a journey to adoption.  We didn’t know which direction the Lord would lead us, but we felt his nudging and knew we needed to be obedient and start learning what our options were for adoption. 

"God destined us for adoption as His children through Jesus Christ according to the good pleasure of His will" Ephesians 1:5

 We prayed and read and went to meetings, the options were overwhelming.  It was so hard to narrow down a path we felt would work with our current family and was the Lords will for our lives.  We decided that foster care would possibly be the way we would go.  Daves sister, Debbie, has been a foster parent for years now and told us about "A" (10) and "J" (7) this past summer.

We prayed for awhile about 2 children vs one.  Could we handle it?  It wasn’t part of our plan.  But God often doesn’t work according to our plans.  In July we met the kids for the first time at the park.  I was a bottle of nerves.  Everyone played great together and we discovered a lot of fun connections like A and Raelyn having the same middle name, and A and Brenna sharing a birthday. 

Garret, Raelyn, Brenna and Jori have been very much a part of this journey with Dave and I.  They have great big hearts and good questions and concerns.  We are very proud of them for opening their hearts up to growing our family. 

After that initial meeting we have been spending most of our weekends with the kids.  We started out just picking them up for church on Sundays and then spending the day with them.  Then we started keeping them overnight on the weekends.  They even made a trip to Florida with us to go to one of our favorite spots in September. 

Since these children are already adoptable, DCS wanted to get them into a home that could be their permanent home.   In October we decided that God might be telling us that our home could be that home, that our family could be their family.  Since the children attend a different school from the Wid kids, we all thought it would be in the best interest of the children to have them move schools and transition into our home as foster children during the Christmas break. 

This morning, Dec 21) I picked the kids up at our normal drop off/ pick up spot.  But today is different.  I wont be dropping them back off there Sunday evening.  As I type this, I have so many emotions flooding my head and heart.  This is huge.  Six kids is a lot of kids.  Its chaos at moments and there is fighting and arguing, but there are also moments of great joy and healing.  Our God is a God of healing.  He makes beautiful things from dust.  He is teaching me so much, it is overwhelming some days.  I'm a slow learner though and I have hard days and question his plan and his power.  He keeps telling me, “I’ve got this, I’ve got YOU, TRUST ME”.

We ask that you will pray for us and with us as the Lord shapes our hearts to care for and love two more of HIS children.  That we can show them HIS love, the love that was so perfect that he sent his son to earth.  As we celebrate Christmas, we remember his great love for us.  His perfect love that drives out fears and makes things new. 

“When God leads or prompts us to do something small, we will be able to do it if we’re willing.  But sometimes God calls us to do something big that we feel we cant do in our own strength-either it is beyond our ability or beyond our natural human desire.  It is not something we can strategize and manipulate into being in and of ourselves.  It can only happen by God’s divine intervention.  The beauty of doing things beyond ourselves is that we will know it was by Gods doing and His alone.  And to Him we give all the Glory.” – Lysa Terkeurst

From our family to yours, Merry Christmas!

taking a break

but you might have guessed that already since i haven't posted in a very long time.  this blog became something that felt more like a chore than a creative outlet for me.  so, I'm taking a break.  not sure if or when i'll be back.  I've enjoyed the time here on the blog, just need some time away from it, from the computer in general i think.  i can spend way to much time on it.  most times i feel encouraged by other mommy bloggers but sometimes i leave feeling like I'm not good enough, don't make enough nutritious dinners, don't spend enough time playing with kids, or reading my bible.  i get caught in the comparing. it isn't good for me.  so there are just a few blogs that i read now.  ones that appeal to me, not just because of the way the look and the photos and the design, or the awesome crafts they do,  but because the words these women share inspire me to be a better Christian, wife and mom.

Under the Sycamore by Ashley Ann
Whatever by Meg Duerksen
Contented Sparrow by Megan

thanks for joining me in my little space of the world wide web.  now go check them out. be inspired.

hawaii?!?!?!

ha ha.. I'm going to title this post the same as the last because I'm not sure we were really in Hawaii. it has taken me awhile to get the words together to write this post and share photos and today I'm not even going to do the whole thing. i just wanted to share another blog post that spoke to me this morning, brought me back out of my little pity party and got me headed in the right direction again... hopefully.

you see it rained every day we were in Hawaii. not just a little shower here and there, but big storms with hail and tornados, 15 inches of rain fell in the time we were there. we had one really lovely day of sunshine and that was it. i came home from our trip feeling frustrated and bummed out. after a few days passed, i got really frustrated and bummed out with myself! i had missed an awesome opportunity to dig into the Word, to grow in my relationship with my Lord, and to be amazed by his power. it wasn't the kind of power i had planned on, full of sunshine and ocean breezes but it was most definitely His power!

He promises to be faithful! it was right in front of me the entire time and i missed it. the beauty of his storms and then the rainbow to follow. i'm hoping i don't miss the next opportunity he gives me to praise him in the "storm" and to see beyond my expectations. He has great plans for me and gifts for me, if i only open my eyes and hands wide enough to receive them.

hawaii?!?!

yep... Hawaii! in less than 24 hours we will be on our way to Hawaii.

just dave and i.

we have been wanting to go to Hawaii for years, and now we have friends that are stationed over there, so we are going for a visit. we are so excited. seems surreal for sure!

i have lots still to do and just got a call from the school that i need to pick up the kids at 12 due to bad storms coming our way. so i better get off the computer and get to work.....
all i can say is.... my GOD is the most amazing artist there is. i can not wait to see this beauty with my own eyes.

HUGE transformation

well here she is... Daves new office space and ware house. isn't she beautiful? well, not here, she's not, but she becomes beautiful. Dave has big dreams, that's one of the reasons i love him so much, and the best part is that usually if he dreams it, it happens.

this building had sat empty just about a mile from our house for many many years. the roof had completely fallen inside, it was a MESS to say the least. reminds me a lot of this project.

but it had good bones, great location and a lot of potential.
dave met with the owner and worked out a deal and it became property of Reliable Building Services about 6 months ago.
the above picture is standing inside the building looking right up into the sky. nice sky lights if you ask me :)
the guys worked hard, and carefully, to take the old roof down without knocking the concrete walls down. this was a dangerous job and i did lots of praying while they worked.
photo above with with all the new trusses on.
i will leave you with on last photo of the inside before they started hauling trash to the dump.

dave is using 3/4 of the building for warehouse and shop space, the other 1/4 is for offices. last night i went over to the office to clean up a little bit before he had a big meeting today with a homeowner and architect.

i snapped a few photos with my phone before i left. it sure has come a long way!

the colors look really off, it is really more of a light tan, but this is the front lobby area. the door to the left leads into Daves personal office. we stained the old concrete floors. they have so much character, i just love them. i found the chairs at a used furniture store and re-did them. i love taking on projects as well. mine are just a little smaller scale. :)
still the lobby area
lobby again

the photo above is of the second office. dave has a whole crew working for him now. God has really been growing the business. we are blessed for sure.
this is Dave's office space. he has a great bright window to look out of during the day. the color is off in here as well, it is a medium dark brown. desks are from IKEA.
the chairs i got were 4 for $40 bucks. then i just bought two curtain panels from walmart for $12 to recover them. i love how they turned out. they just needed some cleaning, sanding, new urethane, and recovering. look as good as new... and they are comfortable.
i did some paintings for his walls.
rug is from walmart too. he still wants to build a big long work space in the back of the office but that will come with time. i'll try to get over there with my real camera too some time and get some photos of the outside and the workshop as well.

hope you liked the little tour of Reliable Building. If you are local to Greeneville TN and are in need of any home repairs or a custom built home give us a call. 423-342-4331.

multitudes 65-77

continuing the list:

65- time to exercise at the YMCA

66- that i actually ran 2 miles today

67- a shower alone and time to do my hair and makeup

68- sweet time with friends, talking about the lord and raising our families

69- grocery shopping done for the next two weeks

70- a menu planned out for the next two weeks

71- friends lending me clothes for our trip

72- my niece who is going to do an awesome job with our kids while we are gone

73- that we get to go on a trip of a lifetime-just the two of us

74- for friends meeting their newest daughter in China this weekend

75- for a delicious dinner made special for me last night by the Wids

76- for the plans coming together for a girls weekend

77- seeing life long friends being truly happy

missionaries

missionaries come in all shapes and sizes....

our children at school

sponsoring a child through Compassion International

being a missionary over seas

helping out an neighbor

using our gifts and talents to spread the love of Christ... that is what it is all about.

using what we have been given to Love on other people.

i am so proud of both of my parents as they are both using their talents to do that very thing.

Dad is in Chad, Africa right now with a medical missions trip with the church. Dad doenst really have any medical training but the village also was having problems with their generator and water pump... two things that are of daily use to them and help with everything they do each day. I am amazed and proud of my dad. never in a million years could i picture him on a missions trip to Africa. He comes home in just a few short days. They are working at an orphanage. i told him to hug on some babies for me. mom thought he might try to bring one home if he could :) you can follow dad journey by going to the Spanish River Churches blog here. please join us in praying for the team as they finish out their time in Chad.

Mom isn't in Africa, but just as much using her talents for the Lord. mom is an awesome seamstress but got a little burned out. she tried doing a little sewing business and things just werent taking off like she had hoped. it is hard to put a lot of heart and time and energy into something that doesn't work out like you had hoped. Mom recently donated a bunch of her dresses to their church's clothes closet, but she also found this great opportunity to help show love and joy to kids struggling with cancer. you can check out the blog post about it here.

mom and her sewing buddies have made 20 bags filled with goodies to send off to young cancer patients. i know those kids will feel blessed with a new hand made gift. while mom and her friends sew the bags, they pray for the children receiving them and that is the greatest blessing of all.

so we don't have to travel far to be a missionary. we just need to do what we do best and love to do, but do it for the lord.

mom and dad, so proud of you guys. thanks for being a good example to us of sharing Gods love and story.

i pinned it, i did it - kids crafts

tuesday required some watercolor therapy... for me anyways :)

kids didn't have school and we had two extra kiddos with us all day. i found this pretty project on Pinterest and thought we could all enjoy it.

it is a wet on wet watercolor technique. click here for the full instructions....

my bigger kids had a harder time just painting blobs of color and letting it run. they wanted to really paint flowers. made me a little sad that they are already fighting the tendency to make everything look perfect and how it is in a photograph rather than letting go and being creative, taking risks....

i enjoyed the project as well. the last photo is mine. might frame it and put it in the girls room.

ww- bathtime

dave will kill me for that first picture.

jori eating with spoon

i realize i haven't done an update on jori since she was 13 months! wow... now she is almost 19 months. these photos were from the beginning of January. she LOVED greek yogurt and she LOVED feeding herself.

she was so proud she was able to use the spoon all by herself.

i just love these pictures. growing up so fast!

multitudes 52-64

i missed my monday list, just didnt have time to get to the blog yesterday.

so i will add to it today:

thanking Him for:

52- sunny cool days

53- new books from the library

54- raelyn receiving her very own library card

55- visit with good friends

56- being able to walk to the park

57- watching kids enjoy friendships while the mommies did also

58-warm baked bread and fresh fruit

59- being able to help out a friend

60- safety on the roads

61- more pieces of Dave's office done

62- instant gratification projects

63- watercolor therapy

64- dad doing great things in africa

radiant

thats the word i think of when i think of my friend heather and how she looks while waiting for the arrival of her daughter Esme'

click here to see the other photos.

valentines day 2012

the day started out lovely, we had our valentines addressed and sealed, valentine boxes made and decorated and ready to bring to school, special treats for the teachers, some cute hand made decorations around the house.

i got all the kids off to school and then jori and i ran a few errands. i wanted to pick up a few things for dave's new office, a rug, some picture frames and some canvases to paint something a little special for him.

came home got jori down for a nap, turned on some great praise and worship, got out my old paints and brushes and started painting. it was a little painful since i haven't done it in so long, but in the two hours i had to myself while jori slept, i was able to finish the paintings, clean it all up and take a shower!

i headed to school to pick up brenna first and then the others. we were going to surprise daddy at his office... this is where my day quickly changes.

kids were CRAZY! so much sugar at school i guess. everyone screaming at the same time in the car. i don't handle the noise well. when we got to the office, dave was in a meeting that i wasn't expecting. he thought he would only be about 10 more minutes.... that turned into about 30. so we all waited in the car until he was done. no one was happy by this point. my nice calm, quiet day had gone out the window. i hated how i let circumstances change my attitude so quickly, but i could feel myself going down hill fast! i had very little patience and was not speaking very kindly either.

by the time dave was done and we got in the office we got a text from our sitter and there was a miscommunication and she could not baby sit....

i tired to pull myself together, but was not doing a great job. my expectations for the day were unraveling like crazy.

we got home and did homework, but none of us with a very good attitude. i kept looking at the wall where i had hung the project we did for valentines. it was from 1 corinthians 13:4-8. it listed what God says about love. it is patient, it is kind, it is not jealous, it is not easily angered, it cares for others more than it self. i sure was not being a good example of these things to my children.

i had to stop and put myself in time out for a minute. i had to change my attitude and change it fast.

i had prepared a fun dinner for the kids while we were out. i had purchased all the stuff to make individual heart pizzas. so that became the dinner for ALL of us. i set the table with pink and red, the kids made their pizzas, we ate them up, had ice cream in cones, watched Funniest Home Videos and got ready for bed.

i was EXHAUSTED. it wasn't the day i had planned but God had something different planned out for me. he wanted me to reflect on his word and show Christ to my kids. he was giving me an opportunity to talk with garret about our reaction to things we don't like or don't have control over. it was a teachable moment. one where we both learned something.

i am thankful for it. for the moment with garret. i know it will stay with him longer since it was something he saw me struggling with as well. these are the moments that matter. that last, that mean something.

i wrote all the kids a card and some reasons why we love them so much, even when they are hyped up on sugar and driving me nuts :) they took turns reading them out loud, they loved them. the night ended up turning out all right.... the flowers, wine and chocolate covered strawberries dave brought home helped too :)

and so today is a new day. i asked for forgiveness from the kids, we ate a special breakfast together before school and we will try again for a date night tonight. thankful for new beginnings each morning!

i will leave you with this that i found over at the "Whatever" blog. i just love reading this blog.

multitudes on monday 40-51

kids are still sick... even with some medicine :( the baby has been up since 5:30 and very inconsolable.... it's days like these that are hard to come up with a list of things you are thankful for, BUT it is days like these that it is so important to do so. thanking God even in the moments we don't feel very thankful is when and where we find our joy in him.

40- the beauty created by the sun, and frost, and shadows this morning on the way to school

41- that it was 16 degrees and NOT negative 6 degrees this morning

42- a warm house

43- kids snuggling in my lap this morning

44- jori leaning over and giving brenna a genuine hug, just because

45- that we made it to school on time, without speeding

46- pacifiers and blankets

47- clean windows

48- my camera

49- scissors and glue sticks and fun valentine paper

50- Gods description of love 1 corinthians 13:4-7

51- for a haircut

ps...if you want to continue to follow leah's story you can read latest blog post here.

Carrot Cake Cheesecake

was a WINNER!

click the photo to take you to the recipe.

it was so GOOD. i have to say, it was more labor intensive than i am used to but it was for a special occasion. plus i am not much of a baker, but the result was delicious.

it was so moist and just plain yummy. i liked it because the cheesecake part was not overwhelming. I'm not a huge fan of really rich cheesecake, i liked the lightness of it.

so go try it out!

adding to the list:

34- thankful it's friday

35- medicine for my sickies

36- for a prayer group i am a part of at our kids school

37- for frozen dinners

38- for a husband that is super helpful

39- for strawberries

40- for blogs that inspire me to be a better mom

i pinned it, i did it - recipes

i have a few yummy recipes to share with you guys:

the first is yummy sweet and cheesy biscuits. these were super easy, i had everything on hand and they tasted great. i have actually made them a few times now and the fam loves them. click here for recipe.

the next recipe i wanted to share are cinnamon roll pancakes. we have also made these a few times and they are SO good. click here for recipe.

if you want to follow me on Pinterest click here. what have you pinned (and actually done) lately?

I'm getting ready to try a new one here today as well. tonight we are celebrating my sister in laws birthday so i'm going to try my hand at a Cheese Cake... but not just any old cheese cake. I'm going to try this: Carrot Cake Cheesecake

i'll let you know how it turns out

ww- brenna and daddy

photos from December 2011 in Florida

multitudes on monday

this weekend was quite different from the last but i am equally as thankful for it. i had the honor and privilege of meeting Elizabeth Grace and spending some time with her amazing family on Saturday. She was born just before 2:00pm on Friday and was still living and being loved on by her family on Saturday morning. I rolled over in bed and looked at Dave and I said, "this is crazy, but i need to go, i need to go now." And since he is so amazing, he said, "go get in the car"!

so thats what i did, i hit the road about 10 which got me to the hospital around 2:00pm. Elizabeth Grace had made it 24 hours! i stayed with leah and the family for about 5 hours and enjoyed every second of being there. Elizabeth was 5 lbs of love and life! she had a strong little grasp and perfectly shaped lips. Elizabeth made it through that second night and lived a full 48 hours! Complete gifts from God, only through His grace and miracles.

Elizabeth is now in heaven being loved perfectly by her heavenly Father. No better place. Leah and Onan have felt the prayers from so many on their behalf and are truly overwhelmed. God has held their hand every step of the way and I know He will continue to do so.

I am honored and humbled to be Leah's friend. she has taught me so much about trusting and PRAISING God no matter what the circumstance, being thankful no matter what He brings our way, knowing He has our best interest in mind.

thanking Him for:

22- meeting Elizabeth Grace

23- her smooth delivery

24- the amazing amount of time she spent here on earth being loved on by so many

25- comfort in knowing we will see her again in Heaven

26- safe travel there and back

27- a husband that willfully can hold down the fort and support me in a spontaneous trip

28- all the hundreds of people that are praying for the Cocas

29- kids happy to see me when i got back home

30- a little lady that is all of a sudden talking real words

31- for garret meeting his AR goal at school

32- for the proud face he had when he told me

33- for life sprouting up out of the ground

there will be a service for the Cocas tomorrow evening (tuesday Feb 7th at 6:00pm) please continue to keep them in your prayers.