Miller Family Snapshot 2006-12-19

What?? Another update 6 days after the last one? Believe it.

Actually, I only want to share two things…

First, a request for prayer. I have scheduled my state board exam. It will be Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. If you happen to think of us that day, please pray that I would face that exam with confidence, and that I will be able to recall over 2 years of knowledge.

Also, and I know this may seem silly, but I just have to share Owen’s new made-up animal. While riding in the car the other night, we were all singing Old McDonald Had a Farm. It was a peculiar farm that night, as we allow Owen to pick the animals for each round. On the farm that night was a dinosaur, an owl, bees, and a light bulb. Anyway, at one point when the animal’s name was to be sung, he said, “Nynosoarowl”. I realized he was saying “Dinosaur Owl”, and made a noise for it (Raawr-hoohoo). Well, it’s one of his favorites now. He loves to share about the dinosaurowl.

Attached are pictures of funny faces, as well as smiles. Also attached is a picture of the study group I’m in. We average about 5 hrs a day practicing nursing questions. Practice makes perfect! (And it helps us learn, too).

As always, hope your days are filled with laughter!

Love,
Eric, Jenna, Micah, Owen, Amelia, and Baby

The Miller Fam - E, J, M, O and A
Look our family up at www.millerlights.blogspot.com
Locke - "Why do you find it so hard to believe?"
Jack - "Why do you find it so easy?"
Locke - "It's never been easy!"

Miller Family Snapshot 2006-12-13

Hello Dear Friends and Family,

Praise reports abound here in Millerville. In no particular order:

-Owen is picking up vocabulary quite quickly now. He still has his own way of saying things, but we (and other people) are beginning to understand him better! His little personality is fun to watch!! The other day I sneezed, and he said, "Bwess Daddy... Bwess Mama... Bwess Sissy... Bwess Onit (Owen)." Too cute!

-Amelia has learned from her brother the fine art of talking as well. She has learned "hi" (her personal favorite), "Daddy", "Papa (which means Mama)", “apple”, “cracker”, "pretty", and "puppy" to name a few. She and Owen really get along, despite having their moments of wanting each other's toys.

-I have officially graduated from nursing!! Graduation was last Friday, and we celebrated all weekend long. I even had the privilege of speaking at our graduation, which packed the gym (estimates of 1000-1100 guests for our 74 graduates).

-I also am pleased to report that I will be a pediatric oncology (cancer) nurse!!! The Lord has given me my dream job! I start as soon as I pass the boards. I must pass the boards the first time however, so if you could pray that God would bless the time I (and my fellow peers) put into studying, that would be appreciated!

-Last, and certainly not least, the news that overshadows all of the above - we're going to have another baby!! God is soooo merciful. We actually found out about the job and the baby within days of graduation. So, needless to say, if what we went through with Micah was "hell week", then this last week was "heaven week"!! One other note... because we have girls and boys stuff, we have decided we are not going to find out what the gender of this baby is until he/she is born. We're really excited about waiting!

That about does it. Sorry it took so long to share all the good news. We have finally upgraded to the world of fast internet, so it took awhile to get everything set straight to email properly again.

We love you all. Thanks again for walking through this journey of life with us. We couldn't ask for better friends and family.

Love,
Eric, Jenna, Micah, Owen, Amelia, and Baby

The Miller Fam - E, J, M, O and A
Look our family up at www.millerlights.blogspot.com
Locke - "Why do you find it so hard to believe?"
Jack - "Why do you find it so easy?"
Locke - "It's never been easy!"