one more thing

Would you also pr. for the next few days.  Ryan and Jubilee both have colds.  Would you pr. that the Healer would make them better before we start traveling and also that I would not get it.

 

Practicing being thankful and  joyful in trials…

Sarah for everyone

Pr. for Upcoming trip

Dear Pr.ing friends,

We hope you had a lovely Christmas and that 2009 will bring a year of intimacy with the Son.

 

Next week we will be traveling to Cedarville University for their annual M conference.  We will be recruiting students for our company to join us in the work the Father is doing around the world.

 

 

We will be traveling Jan 5-10.  Would you pr. for:

1.       More workers for the Harvest Field

2.       Ministry to the students

3.       Meetings with fellow Cedarville alumni…encouragement for us and them

4.       Smooth travel with a  baby…enough saidJ

5.       Jubilee to sleep at night so that she doesn’t disturb our hosts and so we can be refreshed to encourage other during the day.

 

Love,

The Tausch’s

 

Crawling!

Jubilee crawled tonight!

Something New Everyday

Jubilee is doing something new everyday. This one kind of freaked me out a bit...Check out this video of what she did today:

CHRISTMAS LETTER

Enid's Memorial Service

 

Dear Friends and Family

Thank you all for the expressions of love and compassion. We have already learned much from you about comforting others.

Here is the information about my mom's memorial.
We are having a service on Monday December 15th at 7pm at Hopevale in Saginaw.
We also plan to have a memorial in Lansing in July when my brother can come back to Mi.
Here is a link to view the obituary:
www.deislerfuneralhome.com

Please pr. that my mom's memory and God would be honored.
Love, Ellen

 

 

Going Home

Grandma Enid went to Heaven today. Here is a sweet email that my mom wrote.

From: ellen reed

Dear Family and Friends.

There is a song by William Bradbury and Charitie Bancroft called Before the Throne of Gd Above. The last stanza reads:

Behold Him there the risen Lamb,
My perfect spotless righteousness,
The great unchangeable I AM,
The King of glory and of grace,
One in Himself I cannot die.
My soul is purchased by His blood,
My life is hid with Ch on high,
With Ch my Svr and my Gd!

My mom believed in the Son, The Risen Lamb, and we believe that He is sovereign and knows our days, our comings and goings, that our life is “hid with Him on high.”

My mom went Home (she has wanted to for a long time) today at 11:30 a.m., after a short but intense battle with pneumonia.

We loved her very much and will miss her. Thank you all for your pr-ers on her behalf.

We are considering having a memorial in Saginaw to honor her the week of December 15^th. We then would have a memorial service in Lansing at a later date when my brother from Louisiana can attend. We will communicate details once plans are set.

Love,

Ellen and Mark.

_____________________________________________

We love you Grandma Enid

Sarah Enid McViccar
Nov 19, 1912-Dec 4, 2008

Tuesday update on Grandma Enid

We did get to go see Grandma Enid today.  She looked considerably better.  We did take Jubilee and she brought so much joy to Grandma.  She was also instrumental in helping the time pass for Ryan’s grandma and mom during Grandpa Tausch’s surgery.

Grandma Enid decided to have a NG tube put in because she is getting very hungry.  This way she’ll be able to get some food pumped into her stomach.  That will probably be Wednesday, so please pr. for comfort during that procedure.

It seems your prs. are really making a difference.  We didn’t think she’d pull out of this, but we are definitely seeking the Father’s will for her.  Your prs and emails are a big encouragement to our family.  We hope you’re enjoying these updates and that they’re helping you pr more effectively.

Love

Ryan and Sarah

Happy 6 Month Birthday Jubilee!

On Tuesday, Jubilee turned 6 months! We were able to celebrate in several ways.

1. Monday we had a beautiful snow, so we decided to go out in the courtyard of our apartment and build a snowman even though it as past Jubilee’s bedtime. We want to enjoy those fun times, make family memories, not be rigid about rules.

2. Tuesday after Ryan got home from work, we let Jubilee try rice cereal. It was very thin, so we couldn’t put a candle in it, but we held it next to the bowl and sang “Happy Birthday!” She did ok. She wasn’t too interested and eventually digressed to just banging the rattle on the high chair.

3. Today, which is Thanksgiving, however we tried it again, this time a little thicker. She seemed like she actually liked it. :-)

Prefield Ministry Trip

 

Last weekend we took a trip to Dayton OH.  We represented our company at a conference and visited the church Sarah attended in college.  We were blessed to spend time with many friends.  We even cozy-ed up in a twin bed together…much too small for 2, sometimes 3, people J

We are thankful for our time with:

~Amber and Nate

~Jeff, Lora, Rodney, Robert, Daniel, Lady

~John and Linda

~Nathan

~A Visit to Cedarville University

 

We learned about being patient too as we traveled with an infant!  Trip down took 5 hours minus time to meet friends for lunch.  Jubilee slept all the way from Ann Arbor MI to Dayton.  The trip back though took 7 hours!  At least we got to stop for a nursing break at Starbucks!

 

Happy 4 Month Birthday Jubilee

On Thursday, Jubilee will be 4 months already! To celebrate, she decided to roll over this morning 6 times. Here's one I caught on video for friends and family to enjoy!




Also, you can see another video of Jubilee, taken only one week ago. See how much she's progressed in just a week! As an added bonus, you get to view a precious treasure. Yes, Jubilee's cute sneeze. She does it like this every time!

26 things for 26 years of life!

My birthday was recently and I took the time to reflect on the Creator's goodness to me...

Sarah's Blessings from the Father

1. salvation and new lief through J.C. my Master
2. My handsome, awesome husband, Ryan Randy Tausch
3. A great marriage to this man
4. A new baby girl, Jubilee Magdalene
5. A home of our own, 4580 Colonial Dr., Apt 2
6. The Holy Sp. inside of me, His constant presence
7. Food on our table
8. Good health, mostly
9. Migraines, because they've taught me to rest in Him
10. Work for Ryan to pay the bills and bless others
11. Parents who enjoy being a blessing
12. In-laws who have accepted me as their own
13. Parents and in-laws who get along like one, big family
14. A Body who loves us
15. Brothers and Sisters in Ch. all over the world!
16. Being a part of CS, our company, like another family
17. Friends who have chosen to parner with us to reach Turks
18. An email yesterday from a Cedarville Alum who wants to support us financially and be a DPP!
19. A Cedarville education
20. Graduation from a Chr. high school
21. The ability to keep in touch with friends through internet/email
22. A fish named Methusalah who brings smiles to our home
23. A personal copy of the Word (actually many) and Chr. resources
24. Ability to sing, speak, hear, see, smell, taste, touch
25. Two running vehichles
26. A great view out our front window - gazebo, trees, flowers

Thank you Father...26 years of life and so much more than 26 blessings!

Volkan Amca

Here is our Turkish friend Volkan. Volkan Amca (pronounced "amja" in Turkish) is translated" Uncle Volkan." Jubilee holds a special place in his heart as he does in ours too!
He visited a school in Boston back in the fall and got this bib for the Baby. Today was Jubilee's first time to wear it. Actually it's her first time to wear a bib period. :)

Isn't she cute?!?

It's a Girl!

On a beautiful, sunny, Sunday evening we met our gorgeous daughter Jubilee! We met her Sunday, May 25 at 8:03 P.M. and were in complete awe of God’s handy work! She was 8 pounds and 20 inches long with the cutest chubby cheeks! She is so peaceful and it reminds us of how we should let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts.

Our daughter’s full name is Jubilee Magdalene. Through much prayer, God led us to this name. Our hearts longed for her name to point her and others to the LORD Jesus Christ. “Jubilee” celebrates Jesus as our Redeemer and is great because it is very similar in Turkish spelling and meaning—Jubile. “Magdalene” is after Mary Magdalene who Jesus healed and who was very jubilant at the sight of Jesus risen from the dead! We pray both of these will be a testimony to all, but especially Muslim women.

Advice?

what would you advise a new mom as THE essentials for preparing for a new baby?

How Long O Lord?

How long O Lord? Will I treasure the things of earth more than You? You have commanded that we, as Your children, set our hearts on things above. Even when I think I’m doing well, You show me that I still need pruning.

Today I gave away something that was precious to me…Muriel’s Bible. Muriel was my next door neighbor when I was growing up. She was like a grandma to me. We were pretty close. She died my senior year of high school after battling brain cancer. She was really the first person to die that I was close to. I grieved hard, but now it’s been 7 years and the Lord healed me of that grief. Today, I was able to give her Bible to a friend of mine who needed a new Bible. I was honored to share such a precious treasure with her.

But tonight, I lost the only other thing of Muriel’s that I had. As Ryan was doing the dishes, he bumped her teapot off the counter and it broke in pieces. As he told me, I burst into tears. I didn’t know I was that attached to it, but I think it was even harder since I had just TODAY given away her Bible. What timing you have God! You knew this would happen.

I am saddened, maybe even a little angry, at the state of my heart, that I would grieve so much over a teapot. But I think I’m not grieving for the teapot. I’m grieving once again for my good friend Muriel. This just brought back the memory of her.

My heart is sad, but I am glad that my Father cares more about the character in my heart than my feelings. I am glad He pinpointed my misdirected treasure. Jesus said: "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Luke 12.34

Election Day

I'm taking a vote since it's election day here in Michigan :)
Which pregnancy ticker do you like the best?

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