Thank You

Just wanted to take a moment to thank every one who had a part in helping with the wedding. I am not going to name people because i will forget someone. But, everything was great. The photos (professional and personal), food, decorations, organization, flowers, and dresses =) everything was wonderful and we wouldn't have been able to do it all with out each of you. thank you so much and we love you all.

We are home

Well, Eric and I are home now in Noxen, MT. We went on a cruise out of LA and stopped in San Diego, Catalina Island, and Ensenada Mexico. We had great fun. It is great to be home now and getting into the business of being a pastor's wife. Imagine that =) I am enjoying it and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. We are starting a Bible Club in the High School here and today was our first meeting. As you think of us please pray for the club as well. We have our Christmas tree up and as soon as i can get pictures to mom she will post them for me. We do not have the web at home so i am at the library. We also have been getting some snow so we will post some pictures of the camp with snow as well. We will keep you updated.

Dreams Do Come True!

Today was the wedding of Eric Lamphere and Christa Boyle. It was beautiful. Christa looked like an snow princess in her satin dress with silver and rhinestone beading and fur shrug. Christa's Dad gave her a heart when she was 17 that had a key that came out of the middle of it the heart was engraved and said..."He who holds the key can unlock her heart" The key pulled out of the middle and her Dad has kept it until today. He wrote a song for her and sang it to her after he gave Eric the key. Here are the words. The tune and the first verse was written when she was a baby. (Some of you will recognize them!) The new verses were a surprise to Christa. There are a few pictures below and you can go to www.specialimagesphotography.net to see some of them. To all you who have known Christa through the years and to all those Crown College Friends who prayed for her even though at the time you didn't even know her, Thank you for all your love and prayers. Only the Lord knows the prayers that were offered up for her and today we see the victory! We love you all and we wish you could have all been here for this special day. We are so thrilled that Christa has married a man of God who desires to serve Him with his life. He is God's perfect choice for Christa and we love him. Pray for them as they serve the Lord together at Clark Fork Baptist Church in Clark Fork, ID Enjoy the pictures!

8 days and counting

Well, If it didn't seem real before it does now. Eric's Grandmother "Gram" came in on Wednesday afternoon. I was able to pick her up from the airport and spend a little time with her. Eric drove down on Thursday and the three of us spent the day together. We went to the court house and got our marriage licence. So, it is all a go. =) Then Thursday evening Eric's parents came in. We are all looking forward to Thanksgiving together and then the wedding. It is all come very quickly, but i am thrilled and am getting more excited every day.

To all the faithful

Isn't my mom wonderful. well, to all of you who like the details. I had my fifth and final shower this past weekend with the ladies at Clark Fork Baptist Church. My mom, sister, and Angie Samples were able to drive up and attend as well. We had a great time and i was very glad the ladies got a change to spend some time with my mom and sister. I am now down to 10 DAYS and i am very excited. We have a lot to do still but it is all coming together. My mom and friend Cyndi have been a huge blessing to me. While i was working they did a lot of the planning and shopping for me. I don't know what i would have done without them. I will try my best to update more often. or i will just call mom and have her do it for me =)

Bridal Showers

Shower Given By Faith Baptist Church Ladies









Who Are These Crazy Girls?




It's Christa and Cyndi Partners In Crime Since 1988!












Comforter Set For The Lamphere's Bedroom!






Christa's Aunt Terrie and Cousin Kelli Boyle Gave The Family Shower In Seattle






Eric Meets The Family In Seattle And The Guys Go Fishing On Uncle Tim's Boat On Puget Sound!



The Personal Shower









OoohLaLa!!!

The Rock

Hi everyone! I am tired of going on Christa's blog and not finding an update. I have been bugging her about it and so she told me to do it! So here it is the beautiful ring that Eric gave her. She has been very busy making wedding plans, going to MI to meet the family and attending showers in her honor. So far she has had a shower in MI at Eric's home church, A personal shower given to her by her best friend since 3rd grade and Matron of honor, Cyndi DeGarmo. Christa's family in Seattle had a shower for her, Faith Baptist in Spokane had a shower last night and Eric and Christa's church in Clark Fork, ID is having a shower Friday night. Is she spoiled or what. Eric told me it is my fault and now he has to deal with it. That is not all about her he will have to deal with! HE!HE!HA!HA! We are very excited about having such a wonderful son-in-law and are so thrilled that they will be serving the Lord together at Clark Fork Baptist Church. If Christa doesn't post wedding pictures I will!!! Love, Christa's MOM

Soon To Be Mrs. Lamphere

Well, Saturday evening, Eric asked me to marry him and I said YES. We went to a very nice dinner and then we went on a walk. We found a really pretty clearing where we could see the mountains and we were talking about lot of things. Then he turned to me and got down on one knee and pulled out a ring box. The ring is beautiful and I am so excitted. I didn't know it was coming because he told me he wanted to go look at rings on Sunday after noon. He did a great job. We will be getting married in Spokane at my home church on Saturday, November 24th at 12:00pm noon.

Rock Creek

A couple of weeks ago Chris and Christy King, Eric, and I were able to take some of the teens from the church in Clark Fork on a camp weekend. We went on a hike to rock creek. It was a beautiful hike and I hear that once you make it to the falls and lake they are beautiful. Unfortunately we were not able to make it to the top. It began to get dark and some of the teens were worn out. So, we stopped at a creek and had a Bible lesson and a some food. As you can see the whole hike was worth it. It was breath taking. We had a lot of fun and the kids seem to love it. The boys camped out side at Lake Lota Wata and the girls stayed in the big house. We had a great time and I was able to spend some time getting to know the youth in the church there. We also had the opportunity to take a couple of kids from the community with us, who are not able to attend our church. Please pray for Clark Fork Baptist Church and the work that the Lord is doing there. Satan has a strong hold in that town, but the Lord is always stronger. Please also pray for Eric as he is now the interim pastor at the church and with that brings a lot of responsibility and learning.

Yellowstone

On the way to Washington we stopped at Yellow Stone. We had a lot of fun and it was beautiful. We got to see lots of animals and pretty sites. We even got to see a bear. He was a ways off but a bear no the less. As a result of seeing a bear I had to buy dinner that night. Oh well, it was worth the fun we had. The pictures of the waterfall are at the Grand Canyon of the Yellow Stone. It was so pretty.

Tennessee

Well, seeing how this was my last weekend in Tennessee, a few of my friends wanted to get together. So, Saturday night Sam, Kristina, and I all went to Pigeon Forge, TN. We rode go carts and bumper boats. Sam also tried to find a mechanical bull for me to ride. Unfortunately the only thing we found was a donkey. Yes, i rode the donkey but Sam couldn't figure out how to make the video on my camera work. so, i have no pictures to show. Yes, I made myself look like an idiot for no reason. it was lots of fun though. Sunday night the singles went to Zaxby's Chicken after church. there were to of us who were moving away so we all went out one last time. It was nice to be able to say bye to everyone.

Well, as i am thrilled to be moving on with my life and go back to my home, there are some friends i have made here in Tennessee that i am going to miss. The Lord has taught me a lot while i have been here and i am thankful for this chapter in my life. I also can't wait to start the next chapter. SPOKANE here i come. I will miss you all and i will do my best to keep in touch with you all.



This is my friend Heidi. she and her husband Dan were my Sunday School teachers and great friends. We all went out to Zaxby's Sunday night.


This is me and Kristina waiting to ride the go carts. We had lots of fun and Sam enjoyed making fun of us both.



So Sam talked us into riding the bumper boats. Just for the record the sprayer on my boat didn't work. So, once again i was an easy target for EVERYONE. I was soked but we had fun.

Glacier

We had a wonderful time at Glacier national park. Mom kept taking pictures of everything. This is the first time any of us had been to Glacier. It is crazy that it took us this long to go seeing how it is not really all that far from Spokane.

my first blog

well, i have been hearing from so many of you how great these blogs are, so i decided to set one up. hope you all enjoy this and bear with me as i get this set up. i tend to take my time with these things.