Another Brief Introduction

Seeing that we're new here, I thought it appropriate to take a minute to introduce ourselves. Even though several of you (there's someone out there reading this, right?) have already met us, I wanted to detail a little about us just in case...

Patrick:

I grew up in the North Dallas area and, yes, I'm an ardent Dallas Cowboys fan. I'm not sorry, and you'll just have to learn to deal with it. ;) I went to high school in Frisco (home of the Fightin' Coons), graduated in 2000 and then left for the thriving metropolis of Belton, TX where the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor resides. It was there that I met the most beautiful woman in the world (more on her in a moment) at the start of my sophomore year. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion and English Education. Shortly after graduation, I got to marry the most beautiful woman in the world. I taught English for two years at Ellison High School in Killeen before moving to Montgomery. For the past 6 years, I have been teaching English and (just this year) Bible Literacy at Conroe High School. This past January I enrolled at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and I am pursuing my Master of Arts in Theological Studies. I've been waiting for an opportunity to get into youth ministry and I could not be more excited to be a part of the family at GracePoint Fellowhsip Baptist Church!

Hannah:

Hannah was born and grew up in this area. She spent the first 18 years of her life in Plantersville, TX and graduated from Montgomery High School in 2001. She left Plantersville and popped in at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor where she had a devilishly handsome Welcome Week dad (Welcome Week is the freshmen orientation week at UMHB--and I was her WW dad, for those who are missing a couple of tools in their shed). She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and began her teaching career at Meredith-Dunbar Elementary School in Temple, TX, tecahing the 2nd grade. After just one semester there, we moved to Montgomery and she spent the next 5 years at Williams Elementary School in Magnolia teaching kindergarten and 2nd grade. This year, she is staying home with our two beautiful daughters, Abigail (4) and Susannah (3) and teaches them and a few other children at what she calls "Sunrise School."

Here's the most recent photo of Hannah and I, followed by our daughters:

So that's a little about us. We look forward letting you get to know us better and vice versa!

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