Ok, so one of my kids just told me, "Mom, you've presented the house and the chickens, but not the kids." Priorities, priorities! So, let me introduce the Cast of Characters at our house, for those of you who don't know them.

Florent - my best friend and wonderful husband. He was born and raised here in France and has been pastoring a Grace Brethren church in Lyon for 20 years. He's an amazing Bible teacher, loves God first and his family right after. Random facts : he flies a ULM, eats chestnut cream out of the can and you better never tickle him at the risk of getting punched!








Jordan - My boy!! He's a senior in Business Management at the Master's College near L.A., and will graduate in December. After which, and I mean right after, he'll be marrying a wonderful person who I'll talk about later. He is a very hard worker, a passionate guy who's love for the Lord amazes and encourages me. He loves to run, disciple younger guys and spend time with his sweetie. Random facts : he has lots of t-shirts with one sleeve (you can ask him why), he's already dove into the ocean head-first in 2 inches of water, punched a palm tree and lost, and had the lovely experience last week of being sprayed in the face with pepper spray by a friend who's in the LAPD!

Melissa - My big girl!! She's in her first year of nursing school in the NORTH of France. She will also be getting married soon, in August to her dear honey. They love to serve God together, especially sharing the Gospel with people who need to hear about Jesus. She's a sweet, compassionate girl who has a heart for the whole world and I miss her tons since she moved north this past September. Random facts : At the ripe old age of 19, she's already done missions trips to Mexico, all across America, France, Burkina Faso, Holland, England and Morocco. She loves gory medical situations, and is metamorphosing before my very eyes into someone who actually cleans her room!!














Emilie - My baby!! She's a senior in high school at the International School of Lyon. She's been really involved in theater and in a group that goes out on weekends to talk to people on the street, sharing their faith through songs, skits, live-painting etc. It's been fun to watch her walk closer and closer to the Lord and see all the passion she now has for people, especially those who are underprivileged. She's trying to figure out right now what the heck she wants to do with her life (raise your hand if you remember being a senior). International business, international relations, none of the above? She's my bud and I love just hanging out with her, when she has the time :). Random facts : she probably has more nicknames than anyone else in the family...Emmers, Nemilar, Toots, Mimolette, Mullyrencake. She's discovering that she likes to run, and has a mean sprint at the end! She's going to live here until she's 35 because I'll miss her too much if she leaves (kidding Em).



Holly - Jordan's honey, soon to be my daughter-in-law! Can't wait!! She's an awesome little bundle of energy, born and raised in Alaska. She's an amazing runner, one of the best in her age group in the nation. She's studying at The Master's College with Jordan, and we're going to have the joy of meeting her family when we fly alllll the way to AK for the wedding. I love this girl because she is just as weird as I am, and because she loves my boy so much.


























Derek - Melissa's honey, soon to be my son-in-law!! This is so fun, expanding the family by two amazing people in one year! Derek is a so courageous and creative when it comes to sharing God's love with others. He's a break-dancer and an English teacher...a guy with a heart for people and for God's Word and for our daughter...all good things! He's one of the only guys that would be able to "handle" our sweet girl's strong character and we trust him fully with her.