We Have an Announcement!


We are excited to announce that Jon and I will be moving to Hamilton, Ontario this summer to begin our PhD programs at McMaster Divinity College (MacDiv) in the fall. This decision came after much deliberation and consideration, but we are overjoyed and feel MacDiv will truly be the best place for us. We are especially excited because this means that we will be living much closer to part of our family, Jon's side specifically. Jon's maternal grandparents will be 10-15 minutes away and Jon's dad, stepmom, grandma, stepsister, brother, and their loved ones will all be in neighboring cities. Also Jon's mom and brothers will now be within driving distance as will my aunt and uncle. We are overjoyed by this! Especially since it means that Elena will grow up for her first 3 years near family (something very important to us).

Our PhDs at MacDiv will both be generally in Christian Theology, but Jon's PhD will focus on Systematic Theology while mine will focus on New Testament. We have already been in contact with the professors who will be mentoring us and they have expressed excitement at working with us as well. We felt MacDiv was the best choice because it addressed our lives in the most holistic way. We feel it will be a good place to grow intellectually, spiritually, and personally.

As for our li'l Elena, she is practicing laughing these days which is really fun because she tries to mimic my laugh and I laugh four or five different ways just to see what she will do. Sometimes she just lets our a squeal of joy. Other times it sounds more like a giggle and still other times it sounds like a loud guffaw! She is so adorable!

She has also just learned the joy of the Jolly Jumper.



In this picture, Elena is wearing her squirrel overalls. One of my favorite outfits on her!


We look forward to our cross Canada trip this summer and hopefully seeing some of you along the way. (You probably know who you are : ) )


Love,
Beth, Jon, and Elena