Mike & Steph

Pictures of our first Chirstmas!
Wednesday, December 27, 2006

What is crazy is that Stephanie and I's first Christmas together is one in which we are married! Unbelievable! Here are some pics from our special day together.

Steph got a little sick with a cold so we just hung out most of the day. We opened gifts, had a great dinner (bacon-wrapped filet mignon!), read the Christmas story, watched Field of Dreams, and fell asleep to Pirates of the Caribbean. It was a great day.
We hope that you all had a great day as well. We missed seeing everyone, and we wish we could have spent the holdiay with everyone one of you! We love you!
Peace,
Mike and Steph

Posted byMike Fennema posted 9:03 PM 0 comments  

A Great Christmas So Far...
Saturday, December 23, 2006

Our first Christmas together has been great for Steph and I so far.
We have an awesome Christmas tree...

...a great new coffee table...

...a fantastic desk...

...and a wonderful (when she's not peeing and pooping in the house or throwing up) new addition to the family...


And all of these were from our parents! Thank you so much! we love you all!

--Mike & Steph

Posted byMike Fennema posted 8:59 PM 3 comments  

History Lesson
Thursday, December 14, 2006

For my upcoming class at RTS called Judges to Poets, my first assignment is to write a critical review of a book entitled "A Biblical History of Israel." So far it has been fascinating because the authors begin talking about how people view the "history" that we find in the Bible, especially the beginnings of the Old Testament. So many people have written off the Bible as true history for a variety of reasons. The author then talks about the history of history and how since the Enlightenment, people have been more scientific about their approach to history. Prior to that, people were more concerned with philosophy than science. According to the author, historical stories were previously used as examples to teach lessons. Now we use history to prove facts.
As things have happened over the last day, I look back at the history of the Bible and the lessons that it can teach me. I'm especially reminded this morning of the Israelites journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. No matter what obstacles they faced, whether it was the Red Sea, no food, no water, or opposing people, God remained faithful and he took care of them. Since God is the same now as he is then, it doesn't matter if the baseboard in our bathroom is termite-infested or the new puppy is throwing up all over the place and has to go to the vet. God will remain faithful, and he will take care of us.

Posted byMike Fennema posted 8:15 AM 1 comments  

Christmas came early...
Monday, December 4, 2006

...to the Fennema household. I guess Stephanie and I have been extra good to us because he decided that we should get a present 3 weeks before his normal drop-off date.

Avery is a beautiful mix between as shih tzu and a poodle. She is playful, loving, and very small. Her big brother doesn't know what to think of her quite yet, but we think that they will become the best of friends.

Posted byMike Fennema posted 10:19 AM 2 comments  

Our Tree
Friday, December 1, 2006

Even though its was 85 degrees today, Steph and I got our first tree together. She is definitely the tree guru. She knows want she likes, and se knows what she wants. So that is what we got: a 8-9 foot frazier fir. It pretty full and pretty even, and it smells great.
Now comes the decorating. With Steph being swamped with work, the decorating will come in stages. Tonight was the lights (although we came up a strand or two short). As you can see, we had a little incident with the lights on the tree. They got so bright I thought they were going to explode and start the tree on fire! Just kidding!
There will be more updates as the tree takes shape!

Posted byMike Fennema posted 11:16 PM 2 comments