has it really been a year?

It's been over a year since we last made a post here but we've been a little preoccupied with facebook and life isn't nearly exciting day to day when you're at home in your own culture!
Nonetheless, a couple weeks ago Sean graduated from college with his intercultural studies degree. So, that's pretty exciting stuff!! It was a long 4 years but he did a fantastic job and we're all proud of him. Keon often talks about how when he grows up and has kids he wants to go to school, too... we try to explain that most people do it the other way around.
Keon and Levi are getting ready for the major leagues. They both have a batt, ball or mitt in their hands 75% of the day. Levi calls every pitch "strike three!". When we move to India (early 2011) they'll have to switch cricket, I guess!
There were tough moments this past month, too. Lisa was 18 weeks pregnant when we found out the baby had died. It was a huge shock and a terrible disappointment. In our grief, the hope of eternity and heaven has become a deeper revelation. We named our baby Ava,which means 'filled with life". We believe she is full of life in heaven and we will see her one day. There is incredible peace and comfort in that. Having lost 3 other babies this way has not made losing Ava any easier but God has met us in very real ways each time and this time has been no exception.
Life is never exactly what we expect but life expects a lot out of us. The more we give in life, the richer we become.