Obviously I am not doing any better at blogging in the last few weeks than I have in the last several months. Hmmmm......I need some inspiration. If I get some, I'll let you know.

My aim is to update my blog with some serious postings and maybe pictures over the next couple of weeks. I don't know at this moment what I will write about but hopefully it will flow as I type like it usually does. Thank you all for your continued interest and checking in on the blog so often. I am sorry for not doing a better job. Talk to you soon... :)

A new year has begun and I am still very negligent on keeping my blog up to date. Well let's see what I can do about that. Yesterday was our three month anniversary of being married. Seems longer and seems shorter. Adjusting to a new home, new town, new church and a husband has definitely had its challenges. All these things are good and I like them and yet at the same time I often get homesick for the area in IL where I lived close to family and my very good friends. In time this new place will seem like home but that does take time. I have spent most of the last three months getting our new home in order, spending time with Dean - of course, and learning how to cook. I haven't killed him yet so that is really good. :) Actually he has quite the cast iron stomach so I feel a lot of freedom to try new stuff and make mistakes. Dean is very encouraging and I appreciate that. Really I am enjoying being a wife and homemaker. It has been a gift to be able to stay home and take care of things here without the pressure of a job, etc. I am starting to work with the worship team at our church. Dean is quite the guitar player and loves music as do I. But alas, I have no significant musical talent and I like to be behind the scenes so I am learning to do the sound board and AV stuff. Never thought I'd be an AV geek. LOL. This past Sunday was my first time at the church and I really enjoyed it. I have had some exposure to doing sound with the Christian Rock band that Dean has been playing in for the last year so I am not a complete nubi. I do have plenty to learn though. It is nice for us to be able to serve the Lord together. I am also looking to be an assistant to a professional photographer I have met at church. Initially I just wanted to hang out with him to learn more about working my camera and composing shots but he has need of an assistant so it may move into that area. I am excited about the possibility and still look forward to having the time to care for Dean and our home. We'll see how the Lord moves and if the open door stays that way.

So really life is quite simple. I have no interesting things to write about different cultures as I did in Ghana. That is a main reason why I am not writing as much. But as other things hit me I will try to put them down on "paper". I have been focused in other areas so the writing seems to have taken a back seat. But perhaps that will change down the road.

Dean and I met dancing and we enjoy it so much. We had a dance floor in the tent that was decent enough size to really enjoy it. Our "first" dance started with a typical slow song, but then we broke into a fast two-step and then finished with a west coast swing. It was fantastic!! That man can lead and dance so well. I hope we are dancing together until we need walkers! :)













Just us enjoying each other and the day. Thanking God for how He works and moves when we least expect it.

Of course you all remember my roomie in Ghana, Margaret. I was thrilled beyond belief that she drove all the way from Mississippi to come to the wedding. I hadn't seen her in a year and almost knocked her flat with the hug! She's as wonderful and beautiful as ever.














My dad got to marry us. That was incredibly special. Dean's pastor also took part and gave the charge and the message.

The Newlyweds

I thought I would post just a couple of pictures from our wedding. It was a wonderful day and a very special ceremony. We had a blast at the reception dancing, talking and watching my niece and nephews tear up the floor. :) It was a very small wedding and that made it intimate and special. We are in Wisconsin now and still working on getting our home set up and organized. So much stuff!! Perfect opportunity to pare down. :) We enjoyed a few days of honeymoon at Lake Geneva in Wisconsin. It was so beautiful with the fall colors. I love that place.

Well I just wanted to give you a little snapshot of our special day. I will put more pictures on facebook at some point and maybe some more here for those of you not on facebook. Blessings.

Goin to the chapel and we're gonna get married.....

Well pretty much everything is in place and ready for action on Saturday. The truly big unknown and uncontrollable factor is the weather. Sigh... doesn't look good right now but I am praying that the weather predictor people are wrong as usual just in the right direction! :) My dress is so pretty but it isn't for cold weather. But we have backup plans so all will be well. Dean is moved into our apartment in Wisconsin and it is mostly organized. We will have a bit to do when we get up there next week. It will be nice to finish it together. Big transition on the way! I hope that as Dean and I settle into life together that I will have the time...and the desire... to write again. We'll see what happens. I will be looking for at least a part-time job and that should be interesting in this economic climate. But I am happy to say that God is not controlled by our economy and He will provide what is needed, when it is needed. Now to hold onto that if the search stretches out for some time. :)

I imagine I won't write again until after the wedding so until then.... blessings to you all.