The Kids: Elizabeth

Elizabeth  is sixteen and has her driver's permit.  She had a bit of a scare while driving Grandpa's car this past summer, which slowed the driver's ed process down a bit.  She'll get there.  

The Lord has put it on Elizabeth's heart to travel to Uganda next summer on a three week mission trip. This is something I never would have planned for Elizabeth, but God had different plans for her. Our church is associated with a church and school in Uganda.  A pastor friend of ours and his wife will be heading up the trip, which they have done numerous times before.  Elizabeth will help at the school and be a part of food deliveries to the needy in outlying communities.  We are still working through the many details associated with such an undertaking.  God has already opened many doors and provided a good part of the funding for Elizabeth to go to Uganda, so we have confirmation that this is His will for her.

Liz's braces were removed a few weeks ago.  Two years were worth the beautiful smile the braces produced.  Liz continues to take sewing lessons and has now moved into dress design.   She recently remade a formal thrifted dress by adding sleeves which she fashioned out of our old dining room curtains. She wore that dress for our family's annual Reformation party.

Elizabeth has become a very dependable sous chef and even makes dinner for the family entirely on her own a few times a week. For the second year in a row, she is helping Grandpa Bob do pre-Thanksgiving food prep.  Liz rocks the low carb pizza and makes a mean no sugar peanut butter cup, too.  She's got an excellent ability to tweak recipes to make them tastier, which is a talent I don't have.

Always a willing shopping partner, Liz accompanies me on many a couponing adventure.  She helps me think through menus, points out good buys in the store and keeps track of my Ibotta rebate app on my phone.  Elizabeth is also the chief laundress at our house and continues to make good progress in her studies.

Elizabeth is a natural with animals.  She's the only one who can get Rachel back inside when she escapes out the front door.  Well, Matt can do it, but Rachel almost never escapes when he's home. Elizabeth is currently taking care of the neighbor's horses after their recent return to this neighborhood.  She understands the horses' personalities and works around their idiosyncrasies.

Matt and I are in awe of all the Lord has done in Elizabeth's life.  She had some big shoes to fill when Grace started school and was no longer home during the day, but she has done a great job of filling those shoes.