Welcome to our family blog!

(December 2009) Ethan dancing and running back and forth between a front loading washer and dryer during a visit at Bridget’s brother’s house this past Christmas.

Hear Bridget and I singing “Amen” with Ethan before bed time last night.

We recently had a family photo shoot and now have some updated pictures to share. Thank you Amanda Elpers for your great work and amazing images! Be sure to check out her site if you are looking for a photographer.

We have some exciting news of an international nature. As we prayerfully prepared for our marriage covenant over 4 years ago, one theme we confidently embraced and appreciated from the Lord was His calling to one day serve internationally together. This year, we have begun taking steps to embrace this calling and are planning to move to Uganda in 2012.

It’s still early in the process, but we are desiring to go as part of a multi-gifted team and our next steps are to go on a scouting trip to Uganda this summer. We will be going with a team of 7 people through our church, Common Ground, and the team will be meeting with various ministries in Kampala and northern Uganda. During this 2 week trip the team will be gathering data, praying, discerning and being the eyes and ears on the ground as we seek God’s vision for this venture.

If you are interested in more information or are interested in exploring the option of joining Common Ground and the Hurrys in 2012, you can email: uganda@cground.org.

We hope you all had a great Christmas and holiday season and that your new year is off to a great start. We wanted to share a Christmas card collage we put together that is currently hanging on our pantry door. Click on the image to zoom in and see it at a higher resolution.

As the end of the year approaches, if you are looking for some avenues for your year-end giving, Bridget and I wanted to invite you to consider making a donation to ServLife. I have been on staff with ServLife for almost 3 years, and it is a great organization that is doing some amazing work around the world.

Bridget and I are setting a goal to raise $500 by the year’s end. You can make a donation through our fund raising page. Thank you in advance for your help and considering making a donation to this cause.

Your support serves the mission of ServLife to restore hope to children and the global poor through:

• Training Indigenous Leaders to share Christ and start churches
• Rescuing and Caring for Children at Risk through orphanages and sponsorships
• Starting Small businesses among the poor

Lean more at: www.servlife.org

We all made it out for Halloween (Ethan’s third and Evelyn’s first, surpassed last year’s total of 2 houses!). Ethan had a dragon costume that he didn’t wear, so we ended up carrying it the whole evening and Evelyn was a bear, cute as ever. Be sure to check out the full album of pictures from the evening below.

We went out with Mike, Kari, and Eli Kuebler, good friends that live in our neighbor. Ethan was introduced to the “world of candy.” Though he was reluctant at first, once he took a bite of the first M & M, there was no turning back as went house to house,… “more candy”