Janie's Blessing Day

John blessed Janie in his Grandma and Grandpa Hiatts' home last Sunday, September 13. (We took the opportunity to bless her while Tyler and Sam were still in town after their reception.) It was a beautiful blessing. She is a special little girl and we are so grateful to have her in our family forever. We love her.

Janie's Grandma Brooksby made her beautiful blessing dress, and photos of the special day were taken by her Grandpa Strickland. Thanks so much, both of you!

Janie's announcement

The picture was taken by my dear friend Cosette (who also happens to be a photographer with Still Life Studios). We love it!

Good Car For Sale - SOLD!

Introducing Clarence, our trusty 2004 Chevy Malibu Classic. This reliable car has been a blessing to us for nearly five years, and now that we have outgrown him, we feel it is time to pass the blessing on to someone else. We're only listing it on our blog right now, so our friends and family have a chance at it first.

Details:
2.2 L 4-cyl engine, automatic transmission, cold a/c, fully automatic headlights, power windows and door locks, remote entry, AM/FM radio, CD player, new battery.

We bought this car with about 23,000 miles on it, and it now has almost 76,500 miles and gets (we've calculated) roughly 24 mpg city and closer to 29-30 mpg highway.

John has taken great care of this car, and changed the oil every 3,000 miles/3 months, rotated the tires, etc. The last oil change was just a couple of weeks ago. He has also cleaned it very thoroughly and it is so clean, we don't think you'd be able to find a cleaner used car anywhere. It shines!