Greetings to all from Atlanta!
We’ll start with Micah this time. At 19 months, his vocabulary is pretty amazing and grows every day. On a good day, he can count to 20, which surprised us since we haven’t gone over those numbers. Hooray for Sesame Street! He recognizes all the letters, has for a couple months now, and is really close to singing the ABC song in order on cue. He’s also getting stronger, faster, and more adventurous every day.
I’ve been reorganizing my comics lately, which has led me to read some of them. Micah thinks they’re pretty cool. They are. He loves to be with people and repeat things over and over.
Micah had some cool trips the last few weeks. The Easter Egg hunt wasn’t really his favorite, but he loved the petting zoo. He loves animals in general, so seeing them live really pumped him up.
Becca, Micah, Oma and Opah just got back from visiting Becca’s brother, Matt, and his wife, Kim. They have several dogs that Micah loved to play with, and they took Micah to an aquarium in Dallas Sunday morning. Micah loved that, too.
Becca is continuing to enjoy motherhood and tutor German. It gives us a little extra money and allows her to get involved again with something she loves. Becca has also been swimming again, finding a local pool that she can get to early in the morning and is affordable.
On April 14, we had dumpster day at the Mooney homestead. The main project was cleaning out the basement. The big dumpster was completely filled right after lunch. It is amazing how much stuff is stored and forgotten.
I began working at the end of March at a school, Faith Academy. They have a very unique approach. Kids come in and pick up packets of work (basically modified lifepacs, if you’re familiar with that material) for the week that are due the following week. They can come in during the week and get tutoring help for their work. There are also classes and labs for students to attend. My job is to grade writing assignments they turn in and tutor them in English and History. That’s it. I love it. I’m technically part time now, but I should be full time by June, which will be a blessing. It is a Christian school, but most of the kids who attend are not Christians. They are generally young people who have not fared well in the traditional system for one reason or another. The staff is great and I get to have a lot of the joys of teaching without a great deal of hassle. I also have enough down time to write and work on personal stuff if the grading is done and no students come up to get help.
Someone also answered our need for a few thousand frequent flyer miles so we can go to India in August. What a blessing! I will not divulge the name only because I wish to keep their reward in Heaven secure! It was a needed encouragement, though.
A few house churches got together again to share wisdom in our Relationship Round Table on April 14. It was a blessing, and the next one will be in June. God is slowly working to bring together some house churches for corporate fellowship here in Gwinnett County. It is still in its beginning stages, so much prayer and discernment is needed. Praise the Lord, however, for His patience with us.
Check out Becca’s blog here, too. It has some great pictures of Micah!
Love you all,
Britt, Becca and Micah Mooney, Missionaries to Atlanta and the World!
I love y’all!
me too!! so great to read about the family and know how well things are going. i’m pumped about the “relationship round table”…sounds cool. great job too!! give micah a kiss from me
I love reading you alls (?) posts when I get a chance. So inspiring…Micah–as always–is soooo cute and precious! It’s encouraging to read how the Lord is directing you alls steps.
We miss you at ICS!
I love reading how you guys are doing you really blessed me the year at osan thank you!
Love you guys!