Just checkin' in

Hey everyone! Just thought I would fill you all in on things that have happened since Christmas. We had the opportunity to go to Roanoke, VA, to visit with my parents and brother for a few days. It was a very quick trip, but the boys definitely enjoyed it. They really enjoyed swimming in the pool while I relaxed a little in the hot tub.

A family that we met just last week watched Sandi-dog for us. She was very glad to get back home last night though. At least we hope she was.

We are excited about the opportunities that this new year will bring to us as a family and as a church. It looks like we will be having a Prayer Retreat the last Saturday of January. I'm eager to build some momentum, especially after we move into this new facility around the 16th of January.

The boys really enjoyed Christmas and all the gifts that they received. Isaac likes his Spider-man Web-Blaster and GameBoy games. Riley really likes his Thomas trains still. Susan is enjoying the canopener I got her for Christmas. No kidding! That's really what I got her. Of course, I also got her tickets to the upcoming Mercy Me/Jeremy Camp concert in April. I really like the burnt orange shirt and tie combo that Susan got me as well.

Overall, life is good. We would like to see some more snow though. We saw some on Sunday night, but nothing really came about from it.

Maybe it's just me, but does this post seem to be kinda sporadic in it's thoughts? Anyway, happy new year to all our friends and family both near and far. Mostly far though since we don't have any family very near.

Merry CHRISTmas!!

Christmas is finally here! Although not as busy in years past at this time, we are still quite tired. I think the emotional exhaustion is causing some physical exhaustion. Although, Riley's sleeping patterns aren't helping the physical part either.

Just some quick news. It looks like Northeast will be moving to Olive B. Loss Elementary School!!! Possibly as early as January 15th. WOW!! We are estimating that the expense will be just a bit greater than where we are now, but the space is sooooo much greater. The cafe-gym-torium will seat about 500, my guess. It is in the middle of a subdivision of around 1400 homes. What a great opportunity God has given us!

Back to Christmas now!!! Isaac and Riley are so excited about Christmas this year. They are looking forward to tearing into their gifts! And then, of course, leaving the gifts in the middle of the floor to watch TV probably. We are all excited about seeing my parents in Roanoke the first part of next week too. The boys have been so excited about getting to talk to Nana and Poppa and Mamaw and Papaw. They ask about calling frequently.

Please pray for our friends Gary and Renee Boschain. They are expecting their first child, a boy, any day now. We are excited for them and wish that we had more time to visit with them and share in this exciting time. Pray for the safe arrival of Baby B and for the health of Renee and the baby. I'm also sure that Gary could use some prayers as an anxious soon-to-be father too.

We love you all and wish you the very best Christmas of all!!

What a weekend!

Hey everyone! We had a great weekend here in Delaware. Friday afternoon I rode around the area with Jim Warwick from the church. We went to look at the possibility of renting a school for our Sunday services. We had a good time visiting together, but, more importantly, we think we have a good shot at renting Olive B. Loss Elementary School. The school is still north of the C-D Canal, but it gives us the space that we need to grow. The cafe-gym-torium will seat about 500 people. It also has a partition to make the room smaller for now. A couple of the men are going tomorrow to meet with the principal who said she was more than willing to sign the necessary papers for us. WOW!!! How exciting!

Saturday we attended the surprise 70th birthday party for one of our church members. It was nice to be invited to that and also visit once again with church folks. Saturday was also the day that Riley decided to take a nose-dive down a flight of stairs at the house. I was all set to give him a 10, but he didn't stick the landing and ended up with a mark on his eye and a little "shiner".

Yesterday was good at church. The kids did a great job with the Christmas program. Isaac was a wise man and said his line perfectly, "We are following the yonder star!" We were so proud......until he started picking his nose in front of everyone. I guess, like father-like son, huh? We had our open house last night and had both church people and neighbors come. It was really good to get to know some of our neighbors better.

Already this morning (Monday), I ventured out to the hospital to visit with a gentleman, only to find out he'd already been discharged. I wouldn't have a problem with that, except that the wind chill is below zero today!!! I then made my way to Family Christian Bookstore where I got part of Susan's Christmas present and invited people to church. It's really cool to be able to do that. Inviting them to an exciting, growing church. They seemed very receptive too.

Also enjoyed watching the Colts game last night. I actually called a local sports talk radio show that was "bashing" the Colts, saying that the Ravens were going to not only hold Peyton in check, but also win the game. Do I hear repeat caller this afternoon???? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

FINALLY!!

Ok!! Here we go. Several weeks ago I though about starting this blog thing to help communicate with family and friends and church folks. However, in typical Tim fashion, I kept forgetting to do it. So here goes the first edition, the first posting on thegrashams.blogspot.com. How cool!

For all of our family and friends, things are going well for us. We have been here in Newark for just over 3 weeks now. That is hard to believe. I (Tim) am adjusting to working out of the house. For the past 8 years, I have been able to go to the office and work there. However, now that my office is in the house, it is taking some adjusting.

Susan is adjusting to it too. She just sent in application for graduation yesterday to Concord University in West Virginia. That's right!! Susan will soon have her degree in Business Management. We are so excited. She has persevered and not given up over the past few years. I am very proud.

Isaac is enjoying Kindergarten. He is only going half-day here in Delaware, though. He's beginning to read and write and understand some simple math concepts. Now we just need to work on his "inside voice". He likes the school and the church. He rides the bus to school and loves it. The kids at church are really good to him and he really likes them too.

Riley will be turning 3 in January. He is something else. I don't know that he has slept past 6am since we moved out here. Some mornings he's up around 3:30 or 4. Crazy, isn't it? Hopefully that will change soon. He is really developing his personality. He talks a lot now. He loves Isaac and loves to hate Isaac. Of course, they are brothers.

Anyway, that's the latest scoop on the Grashams. I hope to update this thing fairly regularly. Just don't give up on me. Send me an email to remind me if you need to.

Gotta run!