Welcome Baby Vanker!

We are so excited for our dear friends, the Vankers, who has a new addition to their 3 boys-- a baby girl! She's absolutely adorable.

So good that I had to share...

A link to a hilarious post on my older brother's blog.

Dare 2 be Zane

This weekend Ligaya and I got to see our friend Zane in action as one of the guest speaker's for Dare 2 Share - a conference that equips students to share their faith in Christ. I loved seeing Zane speaking to over 2,000 teens about his passion for Christ - it was an awesome weekend.



.... we also loved seeing Zane swarmed by hundreds of teenage girls asking for his autograph.

Do you like cats?

Neither does China. Read this....

Happy Almost-Easter!

Here is an encouraging article to read. It is from an important voice in my life, Pastor Richard Dahlstrom of Bethany Community Church.

Back from Ensenada

(I know we are lame about keeping this updated...)

We returned from Ensenada, Mexico 2 weeks ago with our youth group. The students did so great, and the trip was wonderful. We were able to build 2 houses through the work of a local church. It was a great time!

Here is a link to some pictures:
http://multnomah.facebook.com/album.php?aid=32546&id=526624401

A Peterson Thanksgiving-Mas

I don't think we ever posted that we had a lovely Thanksgiving-Mas (A joint Thanksgiving and Christmas celebration) in Minnesota with the Peterson/Schulte clan. It was so fun and we were all so glad to get to know our new member of the family, Joshua Timothy Schulte!

A Durias Christmas

We ate, we laughed, we watched tv, we opened presents, we decorated a gingerbread house (or we tried, at least :)), we talked, and we laughed some more. Good times, good times.

Merry Christmas!

We were at my parent's house with the family for Christmas Eve, and then my parents, brothers, and their wives and kids came over for Christmas day. It was so fun getting to host for a change. We (I) made some of Phil's family favorites, and it was all a hit. I'll post pictures soon.

Our house is looking more and more like ours. My favorite thing for Christmas was a pink door that Phil got me. :) Sounds funny, but I'll show you in a little bit.

All Moved In!

We've moved into our new place and are SO thankful for all the ways the Lord has provided for us!!! Here are some pics from post-painting/pre-moving.

Entry, dining room, kitchen.
Living room.
Kitchen.
Hallway.
Master bedroom and bath. 2 more bedrooms across the hall, and another bathroom down the hall.