Our First Christmas together.

Dear family and friends,

You are all so special to Ron and I. We have been married now 3 months and loving every thing

about being married. We are learning from each other and marvel how much God has blessed us. We have just bought a new car. It is a 2006 Taurus. It is was the best deal anyone could get. The interior has a oak custom color around the radio and a sunroof. We know it is a gift from God and it will help us in our ministry and we will not drive crazy. We will only carry special cargo in it, our friends and family and they will enjoy it too. Ron can get in it a lot easier than the Honda.I am not sure if I told you, but on Thanksgiving the Honda got sick and the clutch had no power. Thanks to our wonderful son Thomas, he let us borrow his car (hot rod Acura). We were able to have the Honda towed to his friends shop and they fixed it for only $180.00.

Ron and I have promised to drive to work together, since we both work at J C Penny Arden.

We can talk together, enjoy the ride and save money on gas.

God has been so good to both of us. Business for me selling draperies and hard window treatments has been good at J C Penney. Ron does well too. So we are humble.

We have been attending the Friends Community Church twice a month since we were married. Than the other 2 weeks we visit other churches and reach out to them.

We are going to continue to blog about our marriage and what is happening in our life.

May we all draw near to Christ

Love

Ron & Lena

WE JUST LOVE THIS GIFT CALLED MARRIAGE....

Happiness to our family and friends,

It has been now 3 weeks that Ron and I have been married in the eyes of our Heavenly Father. We are so so happy and know the blessing of our wedding was our vows before him. Thank you all for coming and experiencing the joy in our hearts. Love was truly seen by all of you as we talked and hugged each other at the wedding. Our marriage is a beautiful refection of God's love for each other. We have entered another door in our lives and are so grateful for the blessings we are now receiving as husband and wife. In fact we really do call each other husband and wife. Ron has such a great sense of humor. He makes me laugh all the time. What joy we see in each other. And yes I try really hard to listen to him. Ha. Ha.

We are still here for all of you too. Let us know if you need prayer and support. Serving the Lord is our main goal to please him.

We went on our spiritual retreat to Monterey. We had a lovely time seeing the ocean and doing our ministry together as the waves rapidly hit the shore. What beauty our Lord has done here on earth. We must never take this beautiful day or memories for granted. We spent about 7 hours at the aquarium. It was quite an experience seeing the little sea horses and jelly fish. We took lots of pictures. The 17 mile drive was out of this world. Seeing the ocean at its blue color of breath taking scenes. Feeding fat squirrels with banana chips. Making friends with the other tourist. Taking a walk at lover's point arm and arm with my moonshine Ron.

We want to thank you so so much for all the thoughtful gifts that were so personal. We will be sending you all personal thank you cards soon.

We want to express our happiness again for you attending our wedding. Also those who couldn't come. My mother Esther sang two songs. Truly that was so beautiful for Ron and me to have her do that.

We are now unpacking Ron's things in our new apartment. The move went well. When Ron left his old apartment of 5 years we prayed for all the good memories he had there. God has truly blessed us both.

We will continue to let you know how are life as a married couple continues. One thing I can truly let you know is ....HAVING SOMEONE TO LOVE IS FAMILY,

HAVING SOMEWHERE TO GO IS HOME,

HAVING BOTH IS A BLESSING.

Ron has been so good to my children and is a wonderful stepdad and is keeping in touch with them.

We have received the pictures of the wedding and will hopefully catch up all of you to show them to you. You can view therm on Maria Orsted site:

www.LAFUENTEDIGIPHOTO.COM 916-281-7215

OUR MARRIAGE DAY HAS ARRIVED...............

Dear Family and Friends,

HOW PRECIOUS IS THIS DAY THAT OUR LORD, JESUS CHRIST HAS GIVEN US.  YES,

IT IS OUR MARRIAGE DAY.  RON AND I INVITE OUR LORD TO BE PRESENT AT OUR 

WEDDING. I KNOW HE WILL BE BLESSING ALL OF US.

THE LORD HAS BROUGHT US TOGETHER AND I WANT RON TO KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE HIM FOR ETERNITY.

 THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LOVE. HOPE TO SEE YOU TODAY.

IN CHRIST'S NAME BLESSING OUR MARRIAGE,

LENA AND RON

September is here!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, Family and Friends,

Sweet September is here and we are so happy that this beautiful month is upon us. It is shining on us from our Heavenly Father. We are getting so excited, because our wedding date and life together in our Lords grace begans in only 11 more days.

The time has really gone by fast. You can see smiles on our faces just thinking about God's joy in our hearts. We are truly enjoying the time up to our marriage and focusing on what God wants us to do. He is in charge and we express that he truly guide us daily in our lives for eternity.

We got our marriage License and Certificate of Marriage on Wednesday, September 2 and it was quite an experience.  Ron was surprised on the cost. But believe me he will get his moneys worth. Ha. Ha.

We are taking pictures on our wedding day at McKinley Park. So pray there will be lots of roses still blooming. Thank you for us calling us and letting us know you are coming to our wedding. We couldn't ask for a more blessed gift than to see you all there on Saturday September 19, 2009 at 12:30 p.m.

If you would like to donate in our names as a gift to the following organizations many would be blessed.

The Voice of the Martyrs

P.O. Box 443   Bartlesville, Ok  74005-0443

Friends Community Church

4001 E Street

Sacramento, Ca 95819

American Bird Conservancy

P.O. Box 249

The Plains, Va 20198

Union Gospel Mission

400 Bannon St

Sacramento, Ca. 95811

In God's loving arms,

Lena and Ron

It will be a spiritual experience with our Lord.

TOGETHER.......

Together family and friends,

Yes, together we are here to share and help each other. " We love, because Christ first loved us."                    1st John 4:19

I was just thinking how blessed we are to have beautiful and supportive families and friends.  So many of you have gifts that God has given you and you are helping us with our Wedding. For instance, our cake is being made by our friend Debra Reeve who just took a cake decorating class.  My jewelry was made by my dear sweet sister Sandy. Ethel has made over 45o cookies with love , and she is Ron's and mine's spiritual mom. My spiritual sister Stacy is making banana nut bread. Thank you Tyla and Janeen for helping us with the preparations of the wedding.  My mom Esther has a beautiful voice and will be singing at the wedding . She carries a tone that is out of this world. My sister-in-law, Dove, made thank you cards. Every one is so special. Maria will be taking our pictures at the wedding and you will be able to go to her  web site and order copies. She will also make us an album which is truly a gift from heaven. Virginia and Barbara at church will be helping with the program flyer. Genny will play piano music hymns expressing the Spirit of the Lord. Andy her husband will do the sound system. My son Thomas  and Kerry who have done so much for us. He is the computer wiz. He designed the Save the date postcards and the invitations to our wedding. Along with those things he has helped us with our website "Jesus without borders" Ministry soon to be on live. Judy my daughter  is making the flowers and decorations for the wedding. She is a display manager for Penneys an knows her stuff. We are also thankful for Son Junior and Fabie. He helps me with my car. Even though he is in Texas. He is still an advisor on the Honda.   Ron's brother John and Cindy are making us something so special it's a surprise. Our special friend Robin will be making us a banner for our reception and she has so much visual talent. We can hardly wait to see it. Our dearest friend Erin and her hubby will be making a dvd of the wedding. After the wedding they will ask anyone who like to express words of wisdom to us and record that on a special dvd.   Thank you all for helping us for this is what our Lord wants us to do. Serve each other. We will always keep the memories dear to our hearts. Our wedding is bringing our family and friends together. That is the greatest give you can give us. We will be looking for all of you and smiling. 

I truly am looking forward to sharing my life with my beloved Ron.

We have now a wedding registry at JC Penney. It is under Lena Newman and Ron Anderson.

Also a ministry:   "Jesus without borders"      website: jesuswithoutbordersministry.com

We indeed will cherish the moment when we all come together with our Lord to share with our families and friends this miracle of marriage. We are asking our Lord to be present as we take those special vows in the holy presence with him. 

 Love in Christ Ron and Lena

Only 31 more days to go.....

Hi everyone,

Thanks for letting us know if you are coming to our wedding.

Time is flying by and we have only 31 more days before our Blessed Wedding day. Ron and I are doing the finishing touches and preparing the program for our Wedding. We have an introduction of how we feel the Lord has brought us together.  My mother will be singing a special song and a few other surprises for you. We pray our wedding will leave you with the spirit of God's LOVE  and the BEAUTY of Jesus' touch in your heart. 

Oh yes, Ron had a big  big birthday on August 9th. Ha. Ha. He enjoyed his favorite meal. The highlight was this Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake. His favorite sweets are chocolate. Ha. Ha. We went to Baskins and Robbins ice cream later that night. Ron had the biggest grin on his face. Ice cream does a man good. 

I had a wonderful birthday, however too much ice cream can spoil a man!!!!!

I am truly blessed to be marrying Lena. I look forward to getting married, and do not have cold feet. My feet can't wait to get married and they wish the wedding day would hurry up.

Thanks everyone for your love and support. It is humbling to now how many people care about Lena and I. We hope we can return that love in the future.

If you have questions on how to get to the church or other questions about the wedding please leave a comment on this site or email me at ironquaker@gmail.com or Lena at pinkyface48@sbcglobal.net. We have had 120 visits on this site and look forward to hearing from you.

 Love in Christ 

       Ron and Lena

 

A BLESSING ON OUR NEW APARTMENT

Hi Family and Friends,

Ron and I have blessed our apartment on Sunday 26th of July in the presence of our Heavenly  Father. Our Lord now dwells here and we are grateful for all he has done for us. Our love

comes from him. As we receive his love our love for each other grows. This is God's miracle for us. We had our friends Tim and Eppie over and did our Ministry "Jesus Without Borders"with them and prayed with them.

We are getting excited as the weeks get closer to our wedding.  Family and Friends please let us know if you have any question concerning the wedding. We are always praying for our friends and family. We can hardly wait to see you at the our wedding. Please leave a comment so we know people are getting our wedding information.

        Love in Christ 

                     Ron and Lena

WEDDING INFORMATION

The time of our wedding is coming quickly, and Lena and I are excited. We would like to share our plans with you. The location of the church is in East Sacramento, near McKinley park. We would also suggest that you check out Mapquest for detailed directions.

We are delighted that our friends and family are excited for us and want to help. 

We also appreciate that people want to give us gifts. Your presence at our wedding would be the greatest gift you could give us and to share in our joy of marriage. If you would like to give us a wedding gift we would like it to be of a personal nature that we can remember you by. If you would like to give money, that would be helpful to use in our Jesus Without Borders Ministry. God has blessed us with  this ministry to reach out to people who can't get to church or don't feel comfortable in a traditional church setting.  

As the time draws nearer we  have a special request to our family and friends and that is for you to pray for us during this happy time that God has blessed us being together for his purpose to serve him as we marry. We love you all and look forward to hearing from you. Please leave comments when you visit our blog so we know you are getting the information you need.

 Love in Christ, Ron & Lena

Our Marriage is getting closer!!!!!

My dear family and friends,

We can hardly believe it only two more months and we will be married in the eyes of our Heavenly Father. I just moved into our new beautiful apartment #35 at Westlake. Ron will move in on that special day September 19th when we wed.  I had lots of help moving with Ron, Thomas, Kerry, Alyssa(my 2 year old granddaughter), Ethel, Connie, Guy and Tarik. We did it in a day!! Can you believe it?

We are sending out the invitations to the wedding now and many of you have received them. We are hoping you can join us and experience our joy in our love with Christ as we marry on this special day.  We will change our vows in the eyes of our Heavenly Father. It will be a spiritual experience you won't forget. Please call and let us know if you can attend.  I love you all so much and pray for you always. 

In Christ's Love,

Lena

Hi

  This is Ron. I am back from Iowa. I am so thankful that Lena could come  back and see where I grew up and meet some of my family and friends. It was a blessing for us to visit my parents grave site at the Rock Island Arsenal in Moline Il, just across the river from Iowa. We prayed and talked about my parents. I wish they could have met Lena. I know they would have been excited and happy for us. Lena was also able to meet some friends of my parents and get a clearer idea of they kind of people they were. I also showed her the schools I went to and other local places of note. Having Lena go with me was a big help in getting us started in cleaning up my parents place and to get the estate closer to being settled. We had a wonderful time together.

 Please keep visiting the website. We will keep everybody updated on our wedding plans. We will be sending out the invitations in the next couple of weeks. Lena and I look forward to sharing with you in the blessing of God bringing us together for His purpose.

                                                                    In Christ Love

                                                                                      Ron

WE ARE BACK FROM OUR VACATION !!!!!!!

Hi family and friends,

What a wonderful experience it was seeing the Mississippi River and a showboat going down the river. There were so many farms with red barns and lots of corn going all over. Where Ron lived there were large yards, with a bunny or two hopping around with no fences to divide the yards. Many of the towns are lot smaller than what we used to in Sacramento. Some towns have 500 to 1,000 people living there.  We saw fireflies that light up at dusk. Ron took me on a ride to Illinois only 10 minutes away from his hometown and I saw a Dutch windmill that was so cool. They actually make cornmeal out of corn when the winds pick up. We visited a famous park called Eagles Point. It has a castle that Ron used to climb as a child. The weather there was hot(90 degrees) and sometimes rainy with lots of humidity. The clouds were  so breathtaking at dusk with beautiful colors of blue, purple and yellow. I met his youngest brother Howard, his wife Faby and child Ana.(she is 5 years old) who live in Iowa. Ana called me Auntie Lena and made me feel at home and already part of the family

I pick Ron up tonight at the airport. He stayed extra week to finish up some family business. All in all this was quite fun for me and I will keep these memories in my heart. Have a Safe and Happy 4th. We will be thinking of you. We have about 80 days left until the wedding.!!!

I love you all in Christ's name,

Lena and My Beloved Ron

RON AND I ARE GETTING READY FOR OUR TRIP TO IOWA!!!!

Dear Family and Friends,

We are just about ready to began our adventure trip to Iowa. We leave on June 18th, Thursday around 11 a.m. and arrive in Moline around 6:40 p.m. This is exciting since I have never traveled to the mid-west. We will take lots of pictures of Ron's home town in Clinton, Iowa. I hope to visit the many places surrounding where Ron grew up in and learn more about this wonderful blessed man I am marrying. God is so good, cause he wants us to love each other and be there at their side to encourage each other. I will see the home that he grew up in and visit his brother and family who still live there. I will miss you all and be back on Thursday June 25th. Until then I know that Jesus will take care of you. 

Lena and my beloved Ron

THE WEDDING DAY IS GETTING CLOSER!!!!!

Hi Family,and Friends,

By now you should have received the save the date notices. Ron and I are planning a little trip to Iowa starting June 18th. and we are really excited about that. I will get to met his youngest brother Howard and his wife and child. I have never been to Iowa so this will be all new to me and Clinton,Ron's home town, is near the Mississippi River.We will be taking lots of pictures and email them to you.  I will be back in a week and the wonderful other news is that I will get to see my daughter Judy in Colorado on the way back. This is a gift from God to me and Ron has helped this happen and we are so blessed. I miss you all and hope the Good Lord is taking care of you. Please feel free to post comments on this site. We are happy to hear from you. 

With Christ's love, 

Lena

INTRODUCTION TO WEDDING SITE

Hi,

    Welcome to Ron and Lena's wedding site!!!

Lena and I are excited about our upcoming marriage on Sept. 19, 2009 at 12:30 p.m., in the

Friends Community Church in East Sacramento. We hope you can join us as we make our    spiritual covenant of marriage to become husband and wife in the Spiritual Presence of Our Lord. 

  We appreciate everyone's encouragement and support. It is truly a blessing to see God's Love working through our families and friends. Lena and I pray for God's blessing on all of you.

We will keep you posted at least once a week on what God is doing in our lives and our marriage plans. Please post comments and questions so we can experience God's Love together.

    Always in God's Love and Grace

                                Ron and My Beloved Lena