It's been a while!

Well, this blog has not received attention for a while, so I thought maybe I should add an update!
I will try to hit some highlights over the last couple of months.
One exciting new venture has been the opportunity to work with the teens at UBC. Our youth Pastor and his wife moved to Philadelphia in September, and we have had the teens since that time. You can see the youth blog at ubcyouthgroup.wordpress.com. Dan teaches Sunday School and leads the youth group on Wednesday nights. We have 3 great youth sponsor couples who help us out so much! Our first major activity was Farm Fest on October 13th. You can see pictures on the blog. The girls have had fun with girls' nights and serving together at the Downs. We love our teens!

Dan has had a good semester at school. He has also enjoyed the ministry at UBC. We are so thankful for our Pastor and the opportunities he is giving us to learn and grow. Right now, he is taking a sabbatical as his wife is really struggling physically. Dan is preaching several times over the next few months. We continue to work together in the music ministry which has been a blessing. The Christmas program is about 6 weeks away!

A highlight this fall was our trip to Vermont Oct. 17-20 to see Ryan and Amy. We were able to get a lot of rest and enjoy beautiful scenery, ice cream, and just being with Ryan and Amy!

I have 25 piano students and that has kept me quite busy this semester. I love each one of them. They are so much fun (most of the time :).

This coming weekend we have a campout with our teens. The girls are sleeping inside, for which I am thankful, especially since we are beginning to enjoy such nice cool fall weather!

Well, that's a brief update over the past few months.