More birthdays!

Hello Everyone!

Here's a few pictures from Mom Williams and Adam's birthdays! We had such a good time! Mom and Dad Clayton, Sarah and Stephen, Adam, Mom and Dad Williams and Jeff and I all went over to Mom and Dad Williams' for a nice birthday celebration! Adam had his own little cake and we had a cake for mom as well. It was so much fun. Adam also loved mom's birthday peeps! He ate those things up pretty fast.

Also, a little update on the wedding. Me and Jeff started our counseling sessions and have had a good time so far! We had to take a personality test for each other and for ourselves. Then next week we are going over the results. This should be interesting. :) Other than that, we are basically just gathering information for what we need to do. Thanks so much to everyone who has given suggestions! They are very much appreciated. We are so thankful for everyone in our lives and I know we can't say that enough!

I'm off to study but thanks so much again for your prayers and as the wedding gets closer we will post more pieces of information for everyone on the blog as well. Love you guys!

Another New Wedding Date!!

Well Everyone, ONCE AGAIN, we are announcing our wedding date! I'm not going to say what I did in the previous blog entry but I can definitely tell you that this date is truly a gift from God and we are certainly pursuing it with much more detail. Alright, drum roll please....

August 9, 2008 - will be our wedding!!!

Mark your calenders because hopefully (I won't say definitely) this is the final announcement! Once you get the invitations with the date on it you will know it's official! :)

Jeff and I are just so excited! On April 5, we are starting counseling sessions with our Pastor (the one that's marrying us), we are looking into apartments near Geneva, and our reception hall is booked.

I have to tell you the story about the hall. Since Aug. 9th is only a few months away it was kind of a test to see if this is really what God's best was for us. My dad called June, the reception lady (who is wonderful by the way), and asked about the date. She said she'd check her calender and get back to him because there were so many people who have booked around that time. When she called him back this is what she said (not exact words :) ), "I have every single date in August booked solid except for AUGUST 9th!!" Wow. God definitely is good and I'm so thankful!

We are planning on getting an apt close to Geneva for Jeff's first semester next fall and then we will move back into our house afterwards. It's going to be a long commute for both of us but we are just so excited and aren't even thinking about the commute right now!

If you think about it, please pray as we get all the details together that God will keep working in amazing ways and just show us where we need to be. It's amazing how God is truly so sovereign and loves His children with a love we can't even explain or imagine. I have seen His love for me and Jeff so evidently through everything and I'm so thankful for what God has done in our lives. And I thank Him for putting all of you in our lives! We love you much and can't wait to celebrate our new lives with you! Love you!

More fun times!

Hello Everyone! We are finally posting again! So many lovely things have been happening I can't even think of where to begin!

First, Sarah, Stephen and little Adam have been such a true joy to have around! I can't even say how thankful I am for them! I am enjoying them more than I thought would be possible and I'm so thankful they are in dear ole PA! God has truly been good to me by surrounding me with such blessings! Check out Sarah and Stephen's blog to see some new pics of Adam. :)

Also, finally I am able to post our pics from Mom C's birthday! We had such an enjoyable evening! We were able to go to a wonderful restaurant (one of the best!), see the amazing show Amadeus and have cake and a bunch of laughs! We had such a great time! Happy birthday Mom C!

Once again, I can't even describe how thankful I am for such a wonderful family!

Here's some more pictures of little Adam playing the piano!

Birthday fun!

Hello everyone!

This is a bit late but about 1 1/2 weeks ago we were able to celebrate Dad C's birthday! It was so much fun! We got to just hang out with Mom and Dad C and had such a fun time! Happy birthday dad! Here are some pics:

We also have a few more birthdays coming up! Mom C's is on 2/21 (only 1 more week!!!), Mom W's is 3/19 and of course we have little Adam's birthday too! This is just so exciting! I'll try to post another post with some pics from Mom C's celebration!

Love you guys! Talk to you soon!

New Wedding Date

Hey everyone!

The day has finally arrived! We decided our wedding date and it is set - Lord willing - never to be changed again! So, get ready and mark your calenders......

MAY 16, 2009

This is so exciting! Thanks so much for your prayers and support! We love you all!

Rachel and Jeff

New Events!

Hello everyone!! Sorry it's taken us so long to get a new post on here! Things have been going so fast it seems! Here's a little update:

- Jeff is back at college and studying hard! He loves all his classes and already is learning a ton of stuff! He is leading a Bible study on Thursday nights too which is exciting. If you think about it, please pray for him on that and of course his studies. :) Also, if you could pray for him with an opportunity to go to Scotland, we'd appreciate it! He is filling out the application currently. It would be for the fall semester of this year. It's so exciting!

- I finally start my class Monday night. I'm very excited! It will be on Litigation so that should be interesting. Also, I am just so excited for Sarah, Stephen and Adam to come to PA!!! This is going to be so wonderful! They should be here in a few weeks!

- Jeff's parents took us to see the Lion King on broadway last weekend! It was so amazing!!!!! Here's a pic Jeff's mom took of us at the restaurant. :) That was such a wonderful show!

I also got a new stove last weekend and it has been WONDERFUL!! I made cornbread the other day and it came out perfectly! I'm just so excited about this thing. :) God is truly good!

Here's a verse that has been so true in both Jeff's and my lives, Ps. 40:5 " Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare."

Merry Christmas everyone!

Hello and Merry Christmas (w/ Happy New Year) !! Hope you all had a wonderful time!

We just wanted to give a little update on what we did and throw in some pics for you guys!

First, we were able to have my lovely sister and hubby and cute Adam over for Christmas! They came and stayed from the Friday before Christmas until Christmas day. We had so much fun! We went shopping, ate, talked, ate, watched a Christmas movie, ate, went to grandma's, and REALLY ate! We had such a great time just relaxing together. :) We also were able to spend some time with Jeff's parents on Christmas Eve which was so nice. :) Here's some pics -

Then, Jeff's parents, Jeff and I went to see all of their family in Binghamton, NY. It was such a great trip and we were able to see so many wonderfully sweet people! It was so much fun. I'm truly thankful for our wonderful families! Here's some pics -