We had all seven plus two here last night for dinner and fun. This morning Nolan and Rachel left for Lancaster, PA where Nolan will be attending Lancaster Bible College as a full time freshman. They are brave as they will be navigating Nolan's college work, looking for jobs, and getting acquainted with a new area all at once.
It was hard to say good bye for now - knowing he is 9 hours away - but also so wonderful to know that he is pursuing his passion.
Such a beautiful family! Best of luck to them!
ReplyDeleteWhat great family pictures!! We live very close to Lancaster Bible College, it is a great college and a great area to explore!! Lots of hiking , biking, the Amish, outdoor farmers markets, a ton of great churches, etc!! If you or your children need anything please contact me I would be happy to help!! My email is jwtrixie@yahoo.com and I am on FB Janet Cash Wickenheiser many blessings to you and your family!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful family you have, Tonya!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful family photo! Best of luck to him! <3
ReplyDeleteTonya, I can't imagine that you would take advice from a stranger, but here goes anyway :) Last week I saw a young man I hadn't seen since his youth (I was/am friends with his mom). What a wonderful man he has grown up to be! He and his wife went to LBC. They live in the area and might be a resource for your son. He owns Lyndon Heath Cabinets and she is a gifted photographer. (is your son interested in woodworking?) They might be helpful with finding a church home or job advice or feeling at home in the area. I guess that is a wild brave idea, a cold call, but who knows?
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Hi Brenda,
DeleteI would love to email with you. Nolan has arrived and is feeling overwhelmed.
Thanks,
Tonya
ack, I didn't see this until late - but did see your followup - so hopefully N + R are starting the long adjustment? I go to church in a college town (Houghton, NY) and this morning we were packed out with new students (to both the boarding high school and the college) and their parents. I greeted the ones around me and told one young man that I had been in his shoes nearly 40 years ago. I was befriended by a family (a professor and his wife and children) and it made all the difference. Later, after college, my husband (who grew up in Houghton) and I moved back to the area with our baby daughter and my husband hooked me up with Lyndon's mother. And, again, it made all the difference! They moved out of the area so seeing them last week was such a blessing and I honestly believe that seeing Lyndon all grown up was right on time for this post. I pray that your kids receive regular assurances that they are on God's path, and that he will provide for them.
DeleteI sure was concerned that you would take me for a lunatic busy body :)
Brenda
bmontanye@hotmail.com (but I think you probably have some answers now?)
Beautiful family photo... I love when all my children are home at the same time.
ReplyDeleteWishing them all the best on their new adventure. What a beautiful send off!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing bits of your family's story with the world. Something about your photos and words speak to me in a way I don't hear anywhere else. (Well, except a couple of other brave bloggers, some of which are yours too!)
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He will enjoy Lancaster County! Pennsylvania is a great state. It embraces everyone that moves here... :0) my prayers are with you and yours as your son begins this new life :0) mari
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