January 2011
SHAHEENUPDATE
This update is for you who, we have found, really care for us. Some of you we may have met once, others, we have known our entire lifetime. We understand that we could just as easily use facebook, twitter, or email to write you individually. However, we want to offer a more personal touch in updating you about how our lives together, by the will of God, are progressing.
AND THEN THERE WERE THREE....
Once again it is my turn to update you all on our lives, and of course, I find myself struggling to find the time to do so. Jiryis and I rang in the New Year during our last night in Florida, and the made the journey home to start the New Year. Jiryis started his new job with Support Innovations on January 3rd! It has been a great time of transition for him as he is learning the ins and outs of his new job. We are so thankful and blessed that the Lord provided this opportunity for us. I started this New Year with anticipation. Anticipation for what I could sense God doing through Jiryis and I, as well as the ministry around us. I was anticipating the second season of our Life Groups, and the
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continued growth and connection amongst us. I was anticipating our upcoming trip to Israel in June, as well as my brother’s wedding. The term “anticipation” echoed in my head. I was ready and willing to give God our year, and await what he was going to do with it. Let’s just say, God definitely is in the business of making a statement. On January 21st, we found out we were expecting! Jiryis and I are absolutely THRILLED! This has been the greatest gift, and indeed, one of the greatest things we could have anticipated in 2011. God is so good. I hope you will celebrate and anticipate with us SEPTEMBER 23rd when Baby Shaheen will make an arrival in our family.
by Amanda Shaheen
Enjoy these first pictures of our healthy baby from our first doctor’s appointment. We pray many blessings on your New Year, and hope that you find a way to anticipate what God will do in YOUR life in 2011.