The Baskins Family: July 2011

Well, I can hardly believe it, but Kate is 8 month's old! I didn't expect to feel so different about this month, but I have! I feel like she has grown up SO MUCH in the last month! She is rolling all over the place (we have baby proofed), she is spinning on her belly to get to toys she wants, she has started feeding herself these little puff's that are like cheerios (Gerber brand though), she loves books now and seems to really pay attention when I read to her, she absolutely notices when Hank or I leave the room and she gets really excited when we come back into the room, she sits up completely independently now (along with that comes her being able to sit in a high chair and ride in a grocery cart. YIKES!). We put away her swing, so now she has her jumperoo set up and that's it! At one time we had 5 large baby items set up for her (swing, bouncey seat, etc). It's amazing how much she has grown up right before our eyes! It almost seems over night!

The last update I had given you about Hank's job situation was that we were just simply looking to serve somewhere (anywhere). Within the past month and a half we have been in contact with a church in Georgia and are looking forward to meeting with them again at the end of the month. Hank will be preaching a trial sermon for their congregation on the 31st. We are looking forward to seeing what the Lord does. This would be such a blessing to be so much closer to family, and to finally be able to serve in the way that God has called us to do so. It's exciting to be headed into this next step in our lives. Please pray for us as we continue to seek God's purpose for our lives and for consistent peace through this process. I will share more on what God is doing in our lives with this church later on. Just continue to pray, and we will certainly be grateful.

I will leave you with a couple photos!