January Update

I haven't REALLY updated in a while, except for pictures, so here it goes..... Things are going pretty good here in VA. I'm still working in 3rd grade and Aaron is half-way through his second year of med school! Praise the Lord! It hasn't really felt like winter here yet because there hasn't been any snow and it's been as warm as 70 degrees sometimes. I am anxious for some snow to come our way so that I can stay home and sleep in!!!
There is a little bit of new news with us......we are suppose to be getting a new car, (was my dad's company car), hopefully this weekend, which will be nice. Aaron is especially excited because he will be driving it and won't have to worry about his truck dying on him. Also, we found out where Aaron will be doing his rotations next year. He will be in Blacksburg for 3 months, Radford for 1 month(which are both 10 minutes away), Marion for one month(which is 1 hour & 10 min away), and Wytheville for four months(which is about 45 minutes away). So this is the plan, but as we have found out from other students, these plans can change for any given reason really. It is hard to believe that Aaron will be starting rotations in September! But before that he has to take his boards, probably August 30th. For those of you who do not know, this is probably the HARDEST test he will have to take while becoming a doctor. So, please be praying for him as he starts to prepare and study for it. Pray that God will continue to give him discipline and motivation and encouragement. God is really empowering him to learn and study and have a good attitude during this time.
On a lighter note, I'm contemplating getting a dog. We have a little backyard that would be pretty good for a dog, but we would need to enclose it so that we don't have to keep it on a leash. I have stopped by the animal shelter to look at the dogs that are up for adoption. There are a few cute ones. Cute and friendly are about my only criteria. And this would be an outside dog, which is shocking to most people who live around here. I think I sound harsh and cold-hearted when I tell my friends we would be keeping it outside. But, hey, they are ANIMALS, created by God to be outdoors :). So.......we'll see......I know it's a big responsibility, but I think it would be nice to have a dog around.
I am excited that our girls bible study is planning on starting a new Beth Moore bible study called "Believing God." I've read the book and it was GREAT! So I am really excited to do the workbook and videos. Our bible fellowship class is going well, we would like to see more people coming to class, but we just keep praying.
Oh, and the pictures are of my FIRST HOMEMADE loaf of bread!!!! This is why I need a dog, because I am too excited about bread :). I got a bread machine for Christmas (thanks Laura) and it's pretty neat. I made a multi-grain wheat bread, and it tastes great with butter and honey! Anyway, there are a lot of different recipes I am hoping to test out. So let me know if anyone is a big fan of homemade bread and maybe I can bring you some :).
Ok, well, I guess that's enough updating for now. Hope everyone is having a good January and feel free to come visit anytime. Our latest guest was Craig Wells who stopped by last Friday night. It's always fun to hang out with good friends.
Have a good rest of the week!