Friday, March 23, 2007

Sean Michel American Idol Performance

This guy is AMAZING. He has a great story of living faith, doing music and being Christ's hands and feet. check out his myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/seanmichel yeah i know, he's on american idol - but the word on the net is that he got cut b/c he wouldn't cut his hair...more power to ya dude.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

yam group

this past week we kicked off a new Young Adult Ministry (affectionately titled "yam" or "the sweet potato class"!) for our church. we will be having two Bible studies, one on Sunday and one on Wednesday, and a host of other activities and outreach events. there were 23 attendees to the first meeting, which was very exciting. grant and i are thrilled about the response and looking forward to seeing spiritual and numerical growth among the participants. if you think about it, pray for the 'yam' group and for grant as he works hard to find time to balance work and leading this ministry. thanks!

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

leo at his best


leo at his best
Originally uploaded by amylynnheckman.
my cute puppy

leo


leo
Originally uploaded by amylynnheckman.
i don't think he would do this anymore - he used to fall asleep so easily - now he would probably bite grant's pants :-)

leo


leo
Originally uploaded by amylynnheckman.
coming in after a successful 'elimination' session outside

LEO!


LEO!
Originally uploaded by amylynnheckman.
this is our baby, leo. here i am saving him from the big spay and neuter truck about to run us over. just kidding. we took him home exactly one month ago, when we was about 11 weeks old. he was adorable for about a week (he would fall asleep everywhere but especially on us!) and had no issues. now as he's a little older we have some classic puppy issues (biting and jumping while on a leash) to deal with - but he's also very smart and has learned sit, stay, down and go to your bed! i'm quite proud.

my adorable husband


my adorable husband
Originally uploaded by amylynnheckman.
i love my hubby b/c he puts things together like our really nice new sleigh bed, while i annoy him by taking pictures and generally getting in the way. :-)

new life, new blog

welcome to my new home on the web. i start this blog with the understanding that it won't be updated that frequently, and when it is, it probably won't be that exciting. but hopefully it will serve to help keep people connected with new goings-on in the life of the heckmans. i will post some starter musings about married life and ministry soon - but until then i am glad to say that while definitely not a walk through the tulips, marriage is full of deep blessings and fulfillment - AND sanctification sure happens faster when you live with someone day in and out! i love my husband so very much and want to thank God for putting him in my life. life is an adventure, and i will chronicle much of what i experience while on this journey here. until then, peace.