The New Bronson Child

It's a GIRL!!!

That's right. Last night Natalie delivered a healthy, plump little girl. Her name is Alexandra Rose Bronson. She was delivered at 11:55pm on July 10th, weighing 9 lbs 10 ounces and measuring 21" long. Everything went very well with the delivery. Alexandra is even nursing very well, which is a huge blessing. Thank you to all who were praying for the pregnancy and delivery.

Life has been pretty busy lately, as evidenced by the lack of posts in recent months. Charis had her dance recital a few weeks ago, which was the end of her dancing until it resumes next fall.

The home is still up for sale, but real estate has been pretty slow in the area, so we are continuing to pray and wait.

We will be putting more posts up in the days and weeks ahead to keep everybody up to date on the progress Alexandra is making.

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May Showers?

Its spring here in Central Oregon which means, of course, showers. What you may not know, however, is that its usually a mix of rain, hail, sleet, wind, and snow.

The family is doing well. Charis is still in pre-school, and will be finishing up on the 24th of May. She is also very excited for her dance recital, which is coming up about that time as well. Joel is staying busy terrorizing his sister, and keeping Nat very busy. Not much slows him down, except meal-times and sleep-times. Thank the Lord he stops to sleep. I think its Natalie's bit of sanity during the day.

Speaking of, Nat is looking forward to July, when the baby will be born. The official date is July 6th. She been uncomfortable for a while, and is looking forward to the pregnancy being over.

Our home is still on the market, and there hasn't been too much interest up to this point. We know the Lord is in control, however, and so we continue to pray that His will be done.

We are gearing up for a busy summer, with lots of activities at the church and with family. We will continue to keep you all posted here on whats happening with us. Feel free to email us anytime. Its always a joy hearing from you.

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P.S. Sorry there's no picture this time. My computer is down, and I'm trying to figure out how to revive it. But you can always check out our Flickr pics!

House For Sale

I thought it was time for another update on the Bronson clan.

Natalie has been sick the last couple of weeks. She has had a nasty cough, and lost her voice. She seems to be feeling better, but she still has no voice. Pray for her to fully recover.

Charis and Joel are both doing well. We are getting warmer weather, so they are spending a lot of time outside playing. Miraculously, neither of them got sick from Natalie. That was an answer to prayer!

As for me, I've been staying busy at the church, and looking forward to getting my Bronco put together so I can start driving it. We sold our white diesel truck a while back, so I'm driving our '69 Ford truck. I like the truck, but it only gets about 8 mpg. Not too practical.

As far as things around the house go, we are finishing up some small projects here and there. We listed our house for sale earlier this week, so pray that the Lord's will be done concerning that.

We had supper the other night with Jerry and Jan Swanson, which was great. Next week Pastor Marselle from Ouagadougou (wah-guh-doo-goo), Burkina Faso, Africa, will be here. He will be sharing with our High School group on Tuesday night, and sharing with the rest of the congregation on Wednesday night.

If you haven't checked out the links to the right, you should. From the de•fined youth page you can find the blog we have for our youth group. You can also visit the Calvary Wien (Vienna) webpage. And as always, we would love to have comments from you.

Natalie's Latest

Well, so far you've been hearing from Ben, or as I hear it said the most, "daddy". Thought I'd better contribute to the Bronson Family blog. The kids are busier than ever keeping me just as busy. Charis is anxiously awaiting her new little..:)- no one knows! Its been fun watching Charis go back and forth with what she will be satisfied with- a little sister or a little brother. I think she will be thrilled with either at this point. Joel just looks at my belly in amazement and confusion all at the same time- "thats a baby?" Just tonight Charis was thrilled to get to see my belly go different directions as the baby was moving around. That was the first time she got to see that and feel it with her hand; quite an experience for her!

Anyway, things have been really busy lately. Just a couple weekends ago a group of ladies and myself did a purity retreat for young girls at our church. We had a great group of Jr. High and High school girls that came. Such a special opportunity the Lord gave us to share His desire for them to live a life of purity and to fall more in love with Him than anyone or anything else. I am so excited to see these girls grow and live out what was shared on our retreat. God is good!

I am looking forward to our new arrival here in the Bronson house! Partly for selfish reasons because pregnancy has seemed to have lost its appeal (imagine that!), but also to meet this new member of our family. Prayers for good health for baby and me are so much appreciated. Thats all for now! God bless you!

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