Latest Update on the Garris family

Hello Everyone,

I know that it has been quite a while since my last update- but so much has happened! We had a wonderful visit from family in Nebraska (Grandma and Grandpa Garris along with Aunt Mae Mae)- as you can see from previous shots that I posted. We got spoiled, and spoiled, and then spoiled some more...we feel so incredibly blessed...realy blessed. They threw me a surprise 30th birthday party, and took us all out to our favorite eating spot...CHILI's (for those of you that don't know :))Ava has begun to do some more cute tricks...she now officially "rolls" to where she wants to go. She thinks she is hot stuff! It's quite funny to see her do it. I am going to attempt to post some video footage of it :)...but I have tried and failed many a time. We also got a slammin new camera from Grandma and Grandpa Garris for our 5 year anniversary gift. It is really nice, and has provided the new shots that I posted. I have also been given the wonderful opportuniy to provide some additional income for our family from home! Pray that all the details would work out and that it would be approved! I so miss loving on people on a daily basis and helping out those in need- and this new job would allow me to do it from the comfort of my own home! I am also going to be helping out with weddings here and there at the church throughout the summer to supplement our income as well. The first wedding comes next week. Corey continues to do his job wonderfully- he is such an incredible servant. Work was a little crazy for him for quite sometime, but it has started to plateau a little. Mother's day was amazing. Ava got me some beautiful flowers,(with a little help from her Dad of course, and I got some really great smelling candles.)

We have been praying about our future and what it would hold for us...Many questions loom in front of us. Where do we live? Should we stay in our apartment? Will we be in Columbus for 3 more years? If so, do we purchase a home? Our Sentra is looking like it needs repair, do we get a new car? We really don't have many answers right now. We have no idea when and where he would lead us. We made a trip to Cleveland On May 2nd to see about possibly church planting there...it was a good trip- but we both had no real direct sense if "Cleveland" would be the place for us. We both were comforted and felt like the Lord was speaking to us through the passage in Hebrews 11:8, which talks about faith- REAL faith. It says "By faith Abraham when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going..." We are certain that the Lord will lead us in His timing, and in a way that will build and stretch our faith. I hope you enjoy the latest- I will attempt to post more pics later when Ava isn't as crazy as she has been grunting at me for the past 10 minutes...her way of saying, "Mommy pay attention to MEEEEE!" Oh Lord, give me patience! Bless you all!

Warmly,
Cyndia for Corey and Ava