Soarin over CCBC (A glimpse into the paradise I call home)

For my friends and family who do not live here in Murrieta ... (check out the video)

I came here on a whim in 2005

I met the Lord here

I got chronically ill here

I made everlasting friends here

I met my husband here

I fell in love here

I graduated from here

I got married here

I helped make a movie here

I got pregnant here

I moved into my first home here

I raise my daughter here

and I support my husband who works, teaches and serves the Lord here!

I am so blessed.

(Jeremey just made this video for a promo for the school. Thought I would pass it along. If you want to come visit, let me know!)

A year with Tatum documented on video!!!

Before Tatum was born, Jeremey and I decided that we wanted to capture her first year of life on film. As often as we could, we shot clips of our little girl growing up and doing what we thought were the cutest and funniest little things (all parents think their kids do the funniest things right?) Soon our Cannon T21 became like a 4th member to our family. Even Tatum loves it, so much so that I caught her just this afternoon kissing the lense, haha. Though there is a full year of beautiful moments depicted in this video, you must know that its the behind the scenes, where lifes truest moments weren't recorded. The not so beautiful moments of being new parents, the moments of exhaustion, diaper explosions, and learning to the trust the Lord when we rather not spend time to wait on Him. The moments of growing and dying to ourselves, the moments of an inconsolable crying baby, the sleepless nights, the anxiousness, the stress and the tears. For me personally, the moments of being chronically ill, and having no idea how I would take care of my baby with each passing day were some of the hardest. All of these are moments that most of us would rather not remember, but they were vital to our character and relationship to the Lord who gave us this precious life in our daughter. Aside from that We are thrilled to have captured many and most of her first milestones during her first year. We hope this is something we can cherish and hold onto in remembrance of all the Lord has brought Jeremey, myself and Tatum through in such a short span of her life!

Update: What's happening now with Steph and London!

Wow ... there are moments in our lifes, that make everything else seem SO unimportant. So menial, so trivial. The moment my husband called me last Friday and told me the news that his sister had made it through surgery in 6 hours LESS than estimated, with little to NO complications, was one of those moments. There was a chance we might lose stephanie, but now we not only celebrate the fact that her life was prolonged, but we celebrate the birth of her little miracle baby, London Grace Dorsey! Born 5 pounds 13 ounces, and 6 weeks early. Praise the Lord, he hears our prayers. No matter what the outcome might have been, he hears our prayers!

What most of you might not have known, is that after a phenomenal miracle surgery, several days later stephanie started to have terrible pain again, and proceeded to go back into the surgery room. There was a major blockage and her kidney started filling up with fluid. She is stablaized now, but in a lot of pain, and overly tired. She has a long recovery ahead of her, but we pray that the hard part is over, and that soon the pain will subside, allowing her to enjoy her new baby.

In this difficult time, for my sister, for many of my sick friends, and for even myself (as I have still been feeling very ill) I wanted to post this video ... many of my CCBC facebook friends have seen it. But for my friends and family who aren't a part of this little community. This is a song written and sung by a Calvary Chapel worship leaders daughter and was sung at a conference here a couple weeks ago. She is 15 years old. Let me repeat that, 15 YEARS OLD. Check out the voice and maturity of this girl and her younger sister. An encouraging song for everyone!

There May Be Tears from School Of Worship on Vimeo.