Following a brief hiatus...

And I thought we were going to have a relatively slow summer?!? Its many events have been enjoyable however...

June 17-19 We move into our new house.
June 17-21 Laura, Gabe, and boys visit and help with some unpacking.
July 1-5 Andrew to Salt Lake City for the National Association of Teachers of Singing bi-annual conference.
July 4-8 Melissa drove up to Gainesville to spend time with Laura's little family.
July 5-12 Andrew to Washougal, WA to await my arrival at my family's.
July 12-28 Melissa flew out to the W coast and much fun was had with her family, relatives, and Andrew's family.
August 3-5 We drove up to visit Laura's clan for a few days - they've just moved into a lovely house with lots of room for little feet to run about.
August 4 Andrew is approved to teach an Acting-For-Singers course at Ave Maria University. (In addition to his 7+ voice students! Will we ever see each other? :)
August 6 Melissa confirmed her return to teach music at Ave's grammar and prep. school which begins Monday of next week!!

In between and among these summer adventures, we've encountered the usual joys, sorrows, stress and frustrations of earthly life...but have been attempting to approach each one with prayer and trust - the rewards are abundant.

We plan to make the most of the few days we have left before everything shifts into high gear upon Andrew's return to school August 24. Our new home is slowly but surely getting unpacked and settled into. I hope to get EVERYTHING finished by the end of this month. Catherine Stone comes to FL to visit August 31-Sept. 11 and both the Steele's and Dilanji's are very VERY excited to see her.

I am very determined to ease into the fall with a calm frame of mind and spirit and organized home life, leaving plenty of time for relaxation, prayer, rest, and personal care. We hope to catch a few more of these before our evenings are enveloped with studies, class prep., music planning, etc.


Hope all my readers are having a beautiful and blessed summer!
Especially my dear brother, CHRISTOPHER STONE.

We LOVED spending time with you and are very proud of the man you are becoming. Please come visit anytime - we can not offer you mountainous hikes, but jet skiing, kayaking, swamp biking, sailing, and alligator hunting awaits you! We love you.
(Are you blushing from the shout-out yet?)