Annual Conference

Well... Ron finally made it. He was ordained tonight in Russellville, AR. It was a wonderful service. My parents came as well as Uncle Rusty and Aunt Susan (all the way from Georgia) and Aunt Lena, Uncle James, and Denisha. We were very happy that we had a whole row filled up to stand up when Ron went on stage. I think Price and Wesley decided that we had stayed up too long. Wesley just gave up and went to sleep about 10pm, but Price hung in there until we got back to our room and got him settled. Both boys were excellent today, and they were very well-behaved sitting through that LONG (it was sooo long to them) service tonight.
We have been researching Colorado Springs like crazy recently, and can't wait to get out there. Our computer has been on the fritz, so we ordered a new one (just computer... not monitor or anything else), and since out camera just up and broke one day, we have sent it off to be repaired, and hopefully they will both be back when we get home. We are done with Annual Conference tomorrow, but we have to go stay in Little Rock at the Air Force Base (AFB) because we have a meeting with the Travel Management Office (TMO) on Thursday about them moving us to CO. After the meeting (we're only taking Wesley) we are headed back home. I'm so ready to be home!! We already have a temporary home in CO, and we are very hopeful that we'll be able to live on-base. The housing office in CO said that they can't reserve us a house, but it looks "very good" that we will get a house when we get there. Guess that's all the updates for now. Congratulation all the Ordained Elders of the United Methodist Church.

Can Everyone Ski??

I hope so because we are going to Colorado Springs, CO!!!!!! :)





We are so happy that we can hardly stand ourselves (I'm sure everyone else around here is in agreement.) I had myself convinced that maybe I didn't want to be that far away from home, and then when we got the news I was just so happy, and I still feel that way. I'm sure that in the next couple of weeks it will hit me and I'll be sad, but right now... I'm only praising God and feeling joy! :)





Mason Boyett Goodwin is home from the hospital and doing just great. Tonya is tired and sleeping a lot, but she is doing much better also. Isn't he just the cutest!?!

Zach is thrilled, even though he thought it was a girl before Mason was born, he's still very happy!!

Well... as soon as we find out all the information, we'll post more, just wanted to update everyone.

Mason

The baby is a little jaundice, but he is doing great! They will probably get to come home from the hospital tomorrow, and everyone is so ready to come home.
We heard from the Air Force today... BUT we still don't know where... they are saying that we should find out where we are going on Tuesday, but we'll see if that's right.

GREAT NEWS

Boyett and Tonya (my brother and sister-in-law) had a new baby boy tonight. Mason Boyett Goodwin was born around 6:15pm. He weighs 6lb 5oz, and is 19in long. His big brother, Zachery, is very excited. We are going over to the hospital tomorrow to see them both. Please pray for them with this excited news and big adjustment. I'll update more tomorrow after we see him.

Update

Well.. we've managed to drive our car for a few weeks now, and no wrecks yet!! YAY!! No new with our assignment yet... we are told that all of the paperwork has been done, and we are just waiting to find out where!!! We are very excited, but I'm also getting very tired of waiting. We went through books tonight, and this room looks kind of sad with empty book shelves :(
Momma and I went to Tonya's shower today (my sister-in-law)... she is due June 4th, and they won't find out what they are having. So, I think everyone who brought them presents just picked what they thought they would have. Everything was pink!! I sure hope it is a girl, or Tonya won't have any clothes for him and she will have to do a lot of exchanging. Our family needs a little girl... we are being smothered in testosterone... Mother's Day is tomorrow, and I'm taking the boys and going over to Momma's church for breakfast, then Ron will meet us there after church... I'm excited about it, because I love spending time hanging out with Momma... she's what I will probably miss the most after we leave, but I have already figured out about what time we will come visit. Just after her birthday every year! :) That will be good. Guess that's all for the update... so... let's review... we STILL don't know anything yet!! :)

Jacob and Eeyore

First of all... we got our car back today!!! Yay!!!!

Okay.. last night we were ready Price's bible story to him, and we were asking him if he remembered the story from the night before. Ron showed him the picture and said this is Jacob and who? Price just looked at the page, so Ron and I try to help him remember by saying EEEEE... he smiles up at us and says, EEYORE! We couldn't help but laugh. I'm sure God probably thought that was funny also. We had him practice saying Esau and few times, and tonight, when we quizzed him, he said Esau and Jacob... do I have a smart kid or what???

The Car is Ready...almost!

If you didn't know... Ron had a wreck in our BRAND NEW car on March 26, and did A LOT of damage. Everytime I say he had a wreck... he is quick to point out that it wasn't his fault. Well... it wasn't his fault, but that doesn't get me my car back any quicker just noting that fact. Anyway... they told us this morning that we should be able to pick the car up tomorrow. We hadn't even made our first payment on the car when he had the wreck. :) He was completely fine, but the car looked pretty bad. I felt really good about the type of car we had when I went to see the car that night, and I realized that even in a wreck that bad, even if all four of us had been in the car, we would have been alright. The structure of the car really held together. Price thinks now though that every car we see is going to hit our tire, and I'm just hoping that this caution that he has carries over to when he starts driving. I know.. wishful thinking.
We met the new pastor and his wife for our charge. They had a little boy Price's age, and they had a great time playing. Price was a little upset when I told him that Zach would get to have Price's room when we left. He told me that he liked his room, and he liked our house. He is very confused by the whole thing, but I think he does understand that he would be able to play with his friends. I didn't realize how hard that part would be. I mean... I know I don't like leaving my friends, but I never realized or thought about the fact that my children will be leaving behind friends everywhere. It's kind of sad!
Our caterpillar has made a cacoon, and now we are awaiting the arrival of the butterfly. We had two caterpillars in the jar, but at last check we had one cacoon and one dead caterpillar. I can't believe I didn't take pictures... I take pictures of everything.

New Haircut

Befor the haircut!!

Goodbye Curls!! :( We got Price's hair cut off. He was getting too hot this summer, and I've promised myself I'll let it get longer when it gets cooler... so maybe this is just temporary. I think it's precious, but I miss my baby with curls!!

We got the final paperwork signed, so I think we just wait until they say that Ron can be commissioned for Active Duty. After that, it will go to whomever gives us our orders (i.e. where we will live.)

God's Will & Good News

I attended a seminar at Hendrix College yesterday about discerning God's will. It was given by Dr Schmidt from Perkins. It was a very interesting workshop the basic idea being that we often, when seeking God's will, are asking "I" questions instead of "God" questions. We try to see if we can fit God into our lives instead of seeing how our life fits into the will of God. Dr Schmidt was very good and extremely entertaining.

Also yesterday I got a call from my recruiter. My physical has cleared the Surgeon General of the Air Forces desk and is now in the hands of the Recruiting Service. We know send my entire package to them, in the next few days, and hopefully know something of our orders in the next week or so. Please pray for us.

-Ron

One Down, Five to Go

Well... we finished going through one room and getting everything out and looking at it. Do we want to keep this?? I answered YES every time... then... Are you REALLY going to use it?? And then I would answer NO every time. So... needless to say, it was traumatic and cathartic all at the same time. Do we have spell check on here?? Oh well... we've done the dining room, next stop.. the living room.
We have TEN weeks left in this house, and no idea where we will be going after those ten weeks. I am extremely excited about all of this, just really impatient to find out where we are going. I'm sure there is a lesson from God in there somewhere.
This past weekend Momma, Tonya, and I went to Little Rock to see Women of Faith. I've been for the past three years in Shreveport, and this was the first time they have been in Little Rock since I have been going. Anyway... it was fantastic and hilarious, as always, and I really hope that wherever we go, I will be able to see them next year also. If you don't know what Women of Faith is, google them and check it out. They are some of the funniest women and some of the best singers, and they all have a real passion for serving God.
I've rambled enough for now, and I think I'm about to go be a Power Ranger with Price until Wesley wakes up. Fun times...