Thursday, August 26, 2010

Chinese Class + China Trip = FLASS Fellowship!!!


BIG NEWS!!…

We got the fellowship for Asian studies at the U!! WaHOO!

What does this mean, you ask? Well, it means not only is Shawn’s tuition at the U being paid for BUT he’s getting paid to attend the school! Seriously…SERIOUSLY…how cool.

PS) This fellowship is NOT something that is easy to get (although Shawn may make it look that way ;) Shawn's hard work, dedication, more hard work, late nights of studying, letters from incredibly adoring fans (aka: letters of recommendation) his Smarts, and LOTS of help from the Lord helped him receive this highly notable award!

You are amazing
GREAT JOB LOVE!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

SLC Summer

After seeing all these cool pics of Shawn in China you might be wondering to yourself…"so, Mary, what have you been up to while your adventurous and amazing husband is away?”…and to that my friends, I say—a lot of really cool stuff ;)

Due to the fact that we only have one camera (and honestly, I know we’d all LOVE to see pics of what I have been up to—but the Great Wall of China took the “I’m cooler” card and so that’s where you get the pics, and honestly I know I'd rather much see those as well!). But don’t fret I do have this picture to share…what is it?

Oh, it tells so much. One thing for sure is that when I don’t have someone around I have to cook for…I don’t. Yes, that’s orange juice that started growing bacteria…along with everything else in my fridge and cupboards.

I’ve spent my time going to yoga classes(Love Yoga...love it), working on making our little apartment a home (do red and robin egg blue really go together? Well, I sure hope so because those are the two colors I picked and I’m likin’ it, let’s hope Shawn will too :) , reading, playing tennis (not enough though), laughing with the girls, and biking--biking up the canyon, to work, and just all around the city. I LOVE biking. That is a post all in itself.

Isn't summer just the best?

Monday, August 9, 2010

Forgiveness: My Burden Was Made Light

A Powerful example of FORGIVENESS--