scroll down to read, these pics are a little out of order:)

Over the stadium

This one's for you, Michael

Tim and Sabrina

A visit to see my brother and sister in law in Pullman, Washington

Alex's speech

this is a little dark, but Alex is in the white shirt ready to give his speech for shool treasurer.

Allie's volleyball party

Michael in action

Kacia and a little bit of Kevin

pics from my birthday....

Michael in the new house

To catch you up....

We're all moved in, our sale closed last Friday....many thanks to the best agent in the world!!! We are excited for this new phase in our life. The kids have enjoyed playing in leaf piles,,,which we now have, and the weeping willow tree leaves a lot of fun branches to snap your brother with:). I have enjoyed the big neighborhood to run in(especially with all the leaves right now) and Pete and I are enjoying sleeping and exhaling after a very busy 2 weeks.

Allie finished volleyball, Michael finished soccer, and Alex starts soccer today!

I went to see my brother and sister in law in Pullman last weekend.It was a nice break for me after a busy week. The time down to sac and the flight gave me good reflection time. I had never been to WSU and it was fun to see their life, and where they both teach. It was a beautiful campus! Cold-but brilliantly sunny! We walked all over the campus, went to a Shakespere play, Tim cooked a wonderful gourmet dinner, we went to a "grad bar" that had amazing jazz music, and they gave me the VIP treatment at a restaraunt that their friend is a chef at. I got to see Sabrina's class and Tim's office and where he teaches. It was so nice to get a glimpse into their everyday life! and yes, I came back with red and grey surprises for the kids (he he, Pete:))

I'm home off this morning (the first in a while!) So.... a run, a little coffee, computer time and I think I hear the couch calling me to come sit and read.

Hope you all are having a great fall! Here are a few pics,,,,more later! Love you all, Bre

The Nomadic Golden Family!!!

Yes, sometimes I feel like we are nomads-despite my desire to have one house that I die in, God seems to have other plans. So, the official news is that the sale of our house is set to close next week! After much prayer this summer, Pete and I listed the house with Kevin (my brother in law) the house sold in a month, and has been in escrow for about a month. That time frame is nearly a miracle itself in our market! God has laid it on our hearts to try to pay down Pete's students loans and live debt free . After much prayer and advice, we decided to take advantage of the depressed market and rent for a year or so to do that. We have felt God asking us to submit to His leading. It has been a hard decision, in that we loved our house, and were so blessed by what it provided for our family. But we are excited to see what God has in store as we submit to His plan. Over the past year, Pete has felt a desire to be in ministry. We have no idea if that is where we will end up, but we are trying to put ourselves in a position to be easily used by God if He opens up that door. The California housing market has gone through a big down slide this year. We had happened to buy at the highest point of the market a few years ago. Good timing! We are hoping to be able to take advantage of the lower prices and end up in a cheaper mortgage. But for the next year, we are renting a house a few miles from the twins school. It is in a beautiful neighborhood, and provides a little more space. God even blessed us with landlords that go to our church. So please pray for us as we make this adjustment. Pray for God to move where He wills us to be, and for us to be obedient and have hearts that He will use. Pray for our emotions as we pull apart the roots we have to this world, and seek to place them solely in our King. As for now, you all have to pencil in our new address for a year or so......I'll post pictures later next week!