Background...

For those of you who do not already know our story, here it is:

Tom and I met in college through a ministry called 'Christian Challenge'. We went on a few trips together and saw each other grow in amazing ways. By Lindy's sophomore year, there was definitely an attraction going. We even decided to flirt by creating a contest on who had the most ridiculous facial expressions. I am pretty sure I won that battle.

 

After Lindy's junior year of college, she led a trip to Bangladesh through Focus international. It was a hard summer being apart but it really grew our relationship and helped Tom decide that he couldn't live without me :) That Fall, Tom proposed on a surprise trip to NYC and instead of jumping into Tom's arms and saying "YES!!!" I asked him what marriage was and replied 'i think so' to his question of "Will you marry me?"

We got married on January 3, 2009 and are still best friends. We have had a fun journey and wouldn't trade it for the world. I think the biggest question that we have asked ourselves as a couple thus far is what are our strengths and how can we best use them now to serve the Lord? Through prayer, talks and life, I think we are beginning to figure that out. 

Along our journey, we have had a lot of fun surprises! For example, when we found out that we were pregnant after coming home from a second trip to Bangladesh!! Luke was born December 3, 2010 and has been such a blessing! We love him so much and can't wait to see him grow into a man of God. 

Luke keeps things interesting for us. Recently, he has started pulling himself up on things and crawling like crazy! It is amazing how much he has grown in the past 7 months!

Through prayer and many talks we decided last Spring that we wanted to move to the Arvada/Golden area and help out with Christian Challenge at School of Mines and also stay involved in Cornerstone Church. We are all really excited to get to know the students at Mines better and to serve in any way we can! I think it will be good for Tom to relate to other engineers (with their Star Wars and math jokes) and also a chance for him to speak. He is a really gifted speaker and I think the students will benefit from him. I want to have the chance to listen to the girls and their hearts while also showing them what it is like to be a stay at home mom! I am pretty excited and we are both insecure, but God will cover over our faults. 

I have also decided to develop a passion of mine of home making recently. When it comes to our home, I love decorating it and helping people feel welcomed to it. A month ago I started selling At Home America decorations and am super excited to see where it goes! I even have a website so check it out: www.athome.com/Lindy :) I have gotten a ton of decorations out of the deal and am excited to have a hobby of my own where I can express myself. We will see where it goes.