Nile's birthday!

Trying to catch up, since I have been horrible about updating! We had a great time celebrating Nile's birthday...took him out to lunch (love gift cards! Thanks!)and had plenty of desserts, as the kids thought there MUST be cake on someone's birthday, even when the birthday guy wanted apple pie instead:) So, I made both to keep the troops happy. Nile always hates it when I get mushy & say too many nice things about him (publicly), so I will just mention this one lesson the kids and I have learned from him this past year:
We have seen perseverance lived out by Nile, and it has made an impact on us all. Seminary (mainly Greek)has been very challenging for Nile, and there have been many times he has just wanted to give up. We have seen him cling to God in these times, trusting in God's call for us to be here. It is far from easy, in fact, it seems as if it would be much easier to just quit...but he has not, instead, he keeps at it, one day at a time, trusting God to either see him through or reveal a different plan. I am so thankful our kids get to witness this! We love you and are so inspired & challenged by you! (Okay, that last part might get me in trouble).