Well, we are entering a new phase of life. First, the new year started with the second semester of school and all its busy-ness, including basketball for Michael and... Ivy. This is her first time to play basketball ever, and she had her first game today. She did pretty well for a rookie. Scored a couple of points, dished out a few assists, hacked more than her fair share. Noel is helping to coach the team, so this will be a fun season. Michael also had his first game of the year. It was extremely exciting; they won 26-23. It's the 5-6th grade boys league, and Monk's in 5th grade. So he's at the younger end of the group, but as always, he is at the bigger end of the group too.
But the newest phase of the DeVries household is the fact that Dennae has a regular boyfriend. This is a first for us. We've held them off as long as we could telling our girls that there is no sense in having a boyfriend unless you find one nice enough to be a potential husband. Well, we have no idea what God is in store for Dennae and Brett, but we really like Brett a lot and are thankful that he and Dennae have struck up a friendship. It has been a pleasant experience for all of us. Brett met with me and asked me what my "expectations" were for him and Dennae in how they should conduct themselves. I told him, "You tell me what your standards are for how you should treat a Christian young lady, and I'll tell you whether or not you can date my daughter." So he spent a week in the Scriptures and came back to me and Noel and presented his plan. He passed with flying colors, so we told the two of them that they could start seeing each other at appropriate times in the days to come. Brett comes from a Christian family so that is a big plus in our opinion. Please pray for them.
And I trust you will have a great day for Christ's sake. Don't forget to look at the pictures at the bottom of the blog.
MJD,Sr.
But the newest phase of the DeVries household is the fact that Dennae has a regular boyfriend. This is a first for us. We've held them off as long as we could telling our girls that there is no sense in having a boyfriend unless you find one nice enough to be a potential husband. Well, we have no idea what God is in store for Dennae and Brett, but we really like Brett a lot and are thankful that he and Dennae have struck up a friendship. It has been a pleasant experience for all of us. Brett met with me and asked me what my "expectations" were for him and Dennae in how they should conduct themselves. I told him, "You tell me what your standards are for how you should treat a Christian young lady, and I'll tell you whether or not you can date my daughter." So he spent a week in the Scriptures and came back to me and Noel and presented his plan. He passed with flying colors, so we told the two of them that they could start seeing each other at appropriate times in the days to come. Brett comes from a Christian family so that is a big plus in our opinion. Please pray for them.
And I trust you will have a great day for Christ's sake. Don't forget to look at the pictures at the bottom of the blog.
MJD,Sr.
