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We're in the packing . . . moving frenzy. Special thanks to Heather, Kristen, Melissa, Serina for helping w/the girls. Way to pack boxes (Amy, Amy, Jean, Maggie, and Nicole)! Loved the meal Lydia. Rob and Josh -- way to dismantle the boxspring and carry it out the front door. So much easier than when a few good men bent it up the stairwell :-) Alan, we very much appreciated your walk-thru packing assessment.

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Please share w/us your favorite memories from our time w/you in 'da Burgh!

That's the move date. Please pray for us as we're in the process of packing, wrapping up loose ends in 'da Burgh, and charting our path of transition, which will involve living w/our parents for the next several months and making connections with faculty at campuses in South Central PA.

Click here to enter the site and explore links, pics, and so much more as we walk with Christ as a family in ministry. Check out a report on faculty camp.

Good report from Eden's Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) evaluation this morning. The tubes in her ears are functioning well, fluid is not interfering w/her hearing. The ENT is for the first time saying that she may regain hearing in her left ear, because her other neurological symptoms are improving. It is possible that the auditory nerve may recover. Praise God! We meet w/our primary physican at Children's Hospital on Thursday morning, followed by an MRI. We are looking for the MRI to reveal a continued decrease of the actual size of the brain bleed.

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Up With Grups was forwarded to us by Theresa's sister. Happy to report that we don't fit in with

He owns eleven pairs of sneakers, hasn't worn anything but jeans in a year, and won't shut up about the latest Death Cab for Cutie CD. But he is no kid. He is among the ascendant breed of grown-up who has redefined adulthood as we once knew it and killed off the generation gap.

En route to United 93 I visited an Urban Outfitters just for the cross-cultural experience :-) Talk about not fitting in . . . the books, the sneakers, the t-shirts, and the music (it was so loud that the manager couldn't concentrate in her office and had it turned down). I should say that I did appreciate seeing The Giving Tree.

Check out The Juice of Life written by Tom Long, an IVCF Volunteer who was in the Pittsburgh area when I started on staff. Lots of cool Hawaiian links and if you'd like to know my thoughts on the book check out my on-site review :-)

Participation in Pittsburgh Urban Christian School's Spring Production prompted Ellen to declare last Friday, The best day of my life! Ellen then pointed out how she enjoyed her preschool production and looks forward to future opportunities. I wish all of you could have been there for the music, concept, and performances. What a blessing the PUCS community, particularly their Kindergarten instructer Mrs. Merryman, has been for Hayley and Ellen as they have grown much in knowledge, confidence and maturity over the past several months.

We came across iheartpgh.com in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette this morning. Wish this would have been around a decade ago :-) How about the piece on Pittsburghese? As time allows, we hope to add a category regarding local congregations and the people of God in 'da Burgh. Anyone interested in helping out? Which reminds me, would you join our family in prayer for the work of Kingdom of God in 'da Burgh, prayer requsts hosted at Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation.

FYI: Sites which we've found helpful at times include

http://www.pittsburgh.net/

http://www.pgharts.org/

http://www.visitpittsburgh.com/

And I nearly forgot to mention, nothing can surpass Rick Sebak and WQED's History Series, with What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh premiering tomorrow at 8pm on WQED/Channel 13. We've found Carnegie Library our source for those we didn't see on 13.

I'm sure others will come to mind. Do you have any suggestions (maybe even your own blog/site) to add?