wow. I can't believe it's been over a year since I added anything to our blog. I guess that's good news medically! I taught full time last year until the end of March when I had a serious reaction to a lumbar puncture that I had. What followed was a couple of life flights to Cleveland, only one of which I remember, and hospitalizations in Lima and Cleveland. I lost alot of my mobility as a result and gained some physical issues that have become a permanent part of our lives. Mobility wise I slowly regained my strength and am now walking about like I was before last March. I went back to work in mid May and finished out the school year working half days. Our summer was a good one as we were blessed with vacation trips to Myrtle Beach and a western excursion that took us to the Rocky Mountain National Park and Yellowstone. We were able to share some great pictures of that trip on my Facebook page. Went back to work in late August and have been teaching full time since. I wish I could say that spiritually our lives have shown steady growth but that nagging problem called personal sin keeps getting in the way! Our paths are more like a rollar coaster but we are reminded daily of God's goodness to us and still covet your prayers in that area - that Kim and I would continue to grow in Christ and glorify Him in our circumstances. If you are saved, we wish the same for you and if you're not, we pray that you will bend your knee to a Holy God who sent His Son to pay the price of our sin through His sacrifice on the cross. Praise God that His children are forgiven! We were blessed today with a wonderful testimony to the Good News by my brother Dan Bruns as we remembered the life of his mother Connie who went to be with her Lord last Friday the 23rd. Thanks Dan for sharing the gospel today. Your commitment to Christ was not in doubt today nor was the assurance that you have, because of what Christ did, that your dear mom is with her Savior in heaven.