Bruce News July 2013 June ‘13 Bruce Homecoming Homecoming We were given a hero’s welcome by our friends and family here in Michigan last month. Check it out 1. Pregnancy We’re on the home stretch! Baby Rye is scheduled to make a grand entrance next month. Details on 2. Meanwhile… Back in the village our coworkers Mike and Sandy are holding down the fort and people still need to hear ……….. 2. It’s been a smooth transition as we settle in to meet baby. You, our friends and family, have made our time here wonderful so far. We hit the ground running as we began the first month of our short maternity leave. A big highlight of our time so far was my sister Chelsea’s wedding, where we saw a lot of family and friends gather together to kick off Chelsea’s life with Kyle, the newest member of our family. Of course life has a way of throwing curve balls at you… Ric’s mom’s mom had to be life-flown to a medical facility in Texas to be treated for a stroke just a few days before the wedding. Thankfully, since a lot of our family already had time off to come for the wedding a lot of them were able to fly down to see Grandma. Unfortunately for Chelsea, it meant a lot of our family couldn’t make it to her wedding. Speaking of curve balls, what’s been going on in your life? During our time here in the states Sharon and I would like to get together with you and catch up. We’ve been encouraged while home as we attend summer studies at our home church. The men’s group is going through Ecclesiastes. Chapter 12 verse 1 says, “Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, ‘I find no pleasure in them.’” The interesting thing is that the verse promises trouble but it also ties two important ideas together: following God and happiness. If we remember our creator we will be able to celebrate even in days of trouble.