We were blessed to spend the Thanksgiving Holidays with our families. Both sets of Grandparents and all of my (Julie’s side of the family) were together. Here’s a picture of each of the Rentz Girl’s Families. Kelley & David Emig with Noah, Kaleb, Matt & Josh  Our Family: Julie & Ben Agee with Zach, Austin,… Read More
Yes–I AM! I Am SO Very THANKFUL FOR . . . 1) A GOD who loves me and Died for me SO that I can GLORIFY HIM!2) A Husband who loves me even when I drive him CRAZY!3) 6–YES 6–Beautiful Gifts to love on–Austin, Jordan, Zach, Leighanne, Hannah & Sara4) Our Families —Parents, Sisters & Brothers, Nieces… Read More
We celebrated Leighanne’s Gotcha Day on Friday–Yes–We’ve had our precious girl 9 years! AND then we celebrated Sara’s 14th Birthday on Saturday! Two days of fun — back-to-back. We were actually able to get Sara and Hannah to understand that they will have “Gotcha Days” next year also–And after it was confirmed through Yan and… Read More
I love Birthdays–(well all except my 30th–but I’m 12 years past that one now)!!! And I couldn’t have asked for a better present than to be home with all of our kiddos. What a blessing! The boys bought me a great present–a new computer chair. Mine kept falling to the ground after awhile. They brought… Read More
Well it has happened–we now have an official adult. Ben and I are sure we are much too young to be the parents of an adult–But somehow we are. I’ve spent a little time pulling some pictures of the past 18 years. My how my first little boy has become a young man. Take a… Read More
We started the day out . . . with Hannah throwing up and me(Julie) with an upset stomach. It’s a good thing we went to the park and museum yesterday. We made it through the day–and we feel fine now thank goodness. So — sorry this will not be an exciting blog. Just know that… Read More
Almost ready. . . But not quite! Leighanne, Hannah & Sara–All Packed! Zach–All Packed! Me–Almost Packed . . . Okay . . . Mostly Packed! Ben–All Packed! But wait–take a close look at this picture. Ben is ALL PACKED in the little suitcase. The other one is empty! I know–I wondered the same thing. How… Read More
Yes–Austin. is. a. For. Real. Senior. And we’ve got the casual poses to prove it! Here’s a sample of pics from Sunday afternoon. Hope you Enjoy! Oh yeah–the pretty girl you see mingled in with a few of Austin’s shots are of his girlfriend Taylor. Yep–It’s really happening! ( I keep telling myself this so… Read More
Let me begin with a little SHOUT OUT to our CREATOR!! Thanks for the beautiful weather!!! I was able to snuggle under a quilt with a cup of coffee and my Bible for quiet time this morning. LOVE IT! Back to the real post! 🙂 Last night we ended up with Austin and Jordan being the… Read More
Our November calendar!!! I just scheduled our 1st Post Placement Home Visit  for November 19th. AND THEN . . . I looked at the rest of the calendar. YIKES!! Here’s what it looks like: November 1st: Consulate Appointment November 3rd: Return home from China November 6th: Austin turns 18–Have his pizza party and icecream… Read More
