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From 2010-05-31 - Photos (by Eye-Fi)

Crawling

She hasn't done this a ton... but Kristin caught her first attempt on video:

Susannah Crawling from Matt Schulte on Vimeo. #

Susannah at *Almost* 9 Months

Runnin' 4 Orphans

Dear Friends and Family,

This summer I have decided to do something I have never done before: run a half marathon.

Yes, it’s a bit crazy, but I am excited about the adventure. I am excited to push myself physically and I am excited to be doing it for a great cause.

I believe that God’s design for children is to be placed in families. Yet every night there are children throughout Latin America facing some very dark situations. God is using Casa Viva to offer hope to these little ones—hope in the form of Christian families. Casa Viva is working with Christian churches in Costa Rica to identify, train, and equip families to welcome children into their homes.

These Casa Viva families are living out the verse in Matthew that says "Whoever welcomes a child in my name, welcomes me." They are the hands and feet of Jesus as they welcome these little ones into their families. And so in this safe and loving refuge, these little ones can experience the love of Christ in a completely new way.
I am running so that more children will hear the words. . . ."Welcome home!"

My goal is to raise a minimum of $750, and so anything you can do to help is greatly appreciated. Will you join me in this adventure by clicking “Sponsor Me” from my profile page:

http://casaviva.org/team/2010/kristin-schulte/

Running to Connect Children to Families,
Kristin Schulte

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Happy Mother's Day to my wife, mom, grandma, and mother-in-law.

We celebrated mother's day with Kristin's mom and brother. We celebrated by dedicating Susannah, grilling outside, and visiting Lilacia Park.

Good day! Enjoy the Pictures!

I do not think that means, what you think it means

Joshua, after a great trip to Nebraska while Mommy went East to visit friends, was cuddling with Mommy last night and in a loving way turned to her and said.

"Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too."

This morning when Joshua woke up he and I laid on the couch together for a couple of minutes and he turned to me and said, "Daddy, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too."

I couldn't help but turn to him and say, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means, what you think it means."

I am not sure what Joshua thinks that phrase means... perhaps "I like you", "I am glad to be with you", etc.

But he definitely met a lot of people this weekend and it is shows.

I Go in the Potty!

We are in the midst of potty training.

One week in we are doing very well. Yesterday Joshua was dry all day... Not always clean (if you know what I mean) but dry.

So last night we ventured out to Good Friday service at church and halfway through the service I (Matt) took him out to use the restroom. Success! First time on a big-person toilet and it worked. So I said to Joshua, "Mommy is going to be so proud of you, you'll have to tell her."

As we returned to the sanctuary it was dead silent. I mean not a peep.

They had just entered a time of quiet reflection and prayer as people beganecoming forward to take communion. So it was dead quiet, not even music, people were packed in the isle.

As Joshua and I reached the row and started to slide down he proclaims, "Mommy I go pee in the potty!"

As the echos off the 1,2000 seat auditorium walls die down, I quickly turn around to grab and hush him, but not in time as he proclaims yet again "Mommy I go pee in the potty!" This time as the reverence was partially broken his proclamation was followed by a few snickers.

Kristin and I were a little embarrassed, but it was also one of those moments where you just have to laugh and think to yourself... "Joshua you are going to hear the story of how you proclaimed your potty success to the whole congregation for the rest of your life."

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