Thanking the Lord for His blessings...

God has blessed Chad & me so graciously with the wonderful families in which He sovereignly placed us. We were both given the privilege of growing up in Christian homes and we do not ever want to take that for granted. I'm posting a few pictures of each of our families.

For those of you who don't know, God took Chad's mom home to be with Him four years ago. Although I very much wish I could've met her because I've only heard wonderful things about her, I know that God has a divine purpose in all things, and I just look forward to the day when we'll be together in heaven for eternity. A little over 2 years ago, Chad's Dad married a sweet lady, Rachel, who also lost her spouse to an illness. She has been so gracious and a helpful addition to the Vradenburgh family. Chad's dad is a pastor at the church we attend here in Raleigh, and Rachel has been able to be a blessing to him in fulfilling the role as a pastor's wife. She has a daughter named Victoria who is adjusting to having quite a few new siblings now! She is a senior and will be graduating in May and heading off to Bob Jones in the fall.

There were 3 weddings in the year 2007 for the Vradenburgh's: 1-1-07--Chase & Miranda started the year off with a surprise wedding (they got married while he was home on a leave from serving in Iraq). 2-14-07--During Christmas break Cheyenne & Wes announced that they would be married on Valentine's Day in Hawaii where they live. 7-7-07--and finally bringing up the rear, although ours was the one planned for the longest time, Chad & I were married this past summer. Chelsea, the "baby" of the family is working on finishing up her schooling, and she is planning to go into Missions.

As for my family, I'm the oldest of 6 children, so I'm the first to branch off on my own, but Tim is following closely behind because he & Anna Ray are getting married this summer, 8-9-08. Bethany will be graduating from high school this May and she's planning on going to Northland in the fall. My brother, Byron is a sophomore in highschool, my youngest brother, Stewart is in 8th grade, and Natalie the "baby" of our family is in 6th grade and keeping my parents young! My parents are in full time Christian work at Greenville Christian Academy--my dad was principal all through my elementary & high school years. I'm so thankful for my sweet family & I'm glad that I don't live too far away from them now. God has been so good to us & we're thankful for his continual blessings on our lives!