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Monday, June 30, 2008 3:25 PM CDT

We hope you are having a great summer so far. Our summer started off with Steven graduating from Southeastern Bible College with a theology degree & honors. Then Sarah Anne graduated from Woodstock Elementary School with the highest grade point average in her class. She received multiple academic awards but the one that seemed to stand out the most to us was her perfect attendance award. The parents of kids with cancer or who have survived cancer will understand just how awesome it is to have a child not miss a single day of school due to any kind of illness. Good health is such a huge blessing to our family and we give God all the glory. Sarah Anne will be going to middle school next year and while we know she will do great we must admit that we are a little nervous about it.

We celebrated our graduations, Steven's birthday and Father's day by spending a week at Fort Walton Beach. It was so relaxing to spend an entire week at the beach. Just about every night we rented a movie and watched it as a family. The place we stayed at (Waterscape) was so cool, as it had a water park for the kids & adults to enjoy. Needless to say we also spent a lot of time swimming.

We are also finally getting to enjoy our lake house a little more than years past. We still have many improvements to make but it is at least to a point where we can enjoy it on a regular basis.

Church is going great! We had an awesome VBS, with many kids making public professions of faith in Jesus as their Lord & Savior. Just this past Sunday Steven Baptized three children. God continues to bless our children's ministry.

Sarah is due for her annual off-treatment check-up with her oncologist in July. They have a special survivors clinic that Sarah Anne paritcipates in. We are so thankful for Sarah Anne's continued remmission. It is neat to watch God use Sarah Anne and her experiences to mold her personality into the godly person He would have her to be. She is a very kind, loving and tender hearted child and she is very attentive to those around her.

Thanks for checking in on us! Have a great summer!

God Bless,

Steven, Kelly, Sarah Anne, Emma Grace & Jonah

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