REALIFE GROUPS
Realife Groups are our small groups where we want people to connect intentionally to grow spiritually. We believe that life-change happens best in the context of consistent relationships. Discovering and living out the God's plan for our lives was never meant to occur in isolation. In fact, we believe not being involved in vibrant community will result in a road block to our spiritual growth. Below you will see specifics about how to get connected. Please let us know if you have questions.
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01 - Chase & Jillian Kerlin
Tuesday Evenings in West Round Rock
Open Enrollment
Kids: none
Hometown: Elgin for me / Houston, Dallas, and Austin for the wife
Occupation: Interior Design/Sales with Louis Shanks
Favorite Movie: Shooter
Favorite Music Artist: Chris Tomlin
Favorite Book: Ecclesiastes
Favorite Web Site: google.com
Favorite Pastime: Running, Tennis, Running, Swimming
Favorite Place to Travel: Anywhere with a trail
Favorite Bible Passage: Philippians 4:4-9
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: dissecting scripture and really diving deep
Something Random: Our dogs have a babysitter
02 - Matt & Tiffany Buss
Tuesday Evenings in NE Round Rock
Open Enrollment
Kids: Aidan (4), Asher (2)
Hometown: Born in Austin
Occupation: Fire Insurance surveyor
Favorite Movie: Braveheart
Favorite Music Artist: Dave Matthews Band
Favorite Book: Harry Potter series
Favorite Web Site: busskids.blogspot.com (shameless, I know).
Favorite Pastime: Spending time with my wife and kids.
Favorite Place to Travel: Oddly enough Las Vegas with Tiff.
Favorite Bible Passage: Ephesians 6:6-7
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: watching people grow in their faith and love of God.
Something Random: I lived in Germany for 3 ½ years when I was a kid.
03 - Bob & Linda Goodfellow
Wednesday Evenings in NW Round Rock
This Group Is Closed At This Time
Kids: Tim, Sarah, Stephen Jennifer, Nathan and Matthew
Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: Corporate Sales – Hi Tech
Favorite Movie: Anger Management
Favorite Music Artist: Michael W. Smith
Favorite Book: Bible
Favorite Web Site: Wikipedia.com
Favorite Pastime: Cooking for company.
Favorite Place to Travel: Kauai Hawaii (The garden Island!)
Favorite Bible Passage: Philippians 4:13
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: Personal sharing and prayer time.
Something Random: Life is not the amount of breaths you make, or even the moments that take your breath away; it’s all about that moment, after all your breath is gone.
04 - Jeff & Jamie Armstrong
Wednesday Evenings in NW Round Rock
Open Enrollment
Kids: Kyle (12), Anna (8), Ben (6)
Hometown: Austin, TX
Occupation: Account Manager with Sequel Data Systems
Favorite Movie: Saving Private Ryan
Favorite Music Artist: None.. I like several Texas Country artists
Favorite Book: Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose
Favorite Web Site: Drudge Report, ESPN
Favorite Pastime: fishing, skiing (water and snow), and coaching my kids
Favorite Place to Travel: Germany
Favorite Bible Passage: Romans 12:1-2
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: Developing deep relationships with others.
Something Random: I don’t like being tied down with single answer questions like “What is your favorite book”… and I used to be a farmer.
05 - David & Carolyn Jeske
Wednesday Evenings in West Round Rock
Open Enrollment
Kids: Rachel 19, Joel 17
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
Occupation: Graphics Products Engineer
Favorite Movies: Time Changer, Pirates of the Caribbean, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Favorite Music Artist: ?
Favorite Book: Deuteronomy
Favorite Web Site: Google News
Favorite Pastime: Relaxing with my family
Favorite Place I’d like to Travel to: Alaska or New Zealand
Favorite Bible Passage: 1 Corinthians 2:9
Favorite Part Of REALife Group: Hearing what God is doing in people’s lives
Something Random: I can’t multi-task worth beans, but I can ride a unicycle and play a guitar and harmonica all at the same time…
06 - Steve & Dawn Orand
Thursday Evenings in NE Round Rock
Open Enrollment
Kids: Nick and Austin ( Both grown and out of the house-married))
Hometown: Fairfield, Texas
Occupation: owner of a machine shop
Favorite Movie: Jeremiah Johnson
Favorite Music Artist: Bob Dylan
Favorite Book: Tom Sawyer
Favorite Web Site: Fox Business
Favorite Pastime: Riding on a Harley
Favorite Place to Travel: Colorado Rockies
Favorite Bible Passage: 1 Corinthians 10:13
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: Getting to know people well and sharing life stories with them, supporting one another
Something Random: Steve and Dawn enjoy great meals and having intense conversation on many topics. As parents of a thirty year old and a 27 year old son, they have been empty nesters for a long time. That’s a lot of life to look back on and laugh about. Dawn works with Steve at the machine shop in Round Rock. She is an information junkie who loves to read, follow politics, go to the theater (mainly for musicals), and cook Cajun food.
07 - Jordan & Ashley Wonderly
Thursday Evenings in NE Round Rock
Open Enrollment
Kids: Payton (1yr)
Hometown: Georgetown
Occupation: Supervisor for Farmers Ins.
Favorite Movie: Saving Private Ryan
Favorite Music Artist: Mutemath
Favorite Book: Mere Christianity
Favorite Web Site: IGN.com & iTunes
Favorite Pastime: mountain biking & video games
Favorite Place to Travel: Switzerland
Favorite Bible Passage: 1 Thes. 5:16-18
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: building relationships & digging into the Word
Something Random: I could watch soccer all day long
08 - Larry & Gina Allhands
Wednesday Evenings In NE Round Rock
Open Enrollment
09 - Chris & Susan Kedroski
Thursday Evenings In NW Round Rock
Open Enrollment
Kids: Owen (5), Ryan (2), Lucy (9 mos)
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Occupation: Test Engineer, Dell Inc.
Favorite Movie: The Natural or Raising Arizona
Favorite Music Artist: Robert Earl Keen/Foo Fighters
Favorite Book: Anything by Stephen Ambrose
Favorite Web Site: www.lonestarball.com
Favorite Pastime: Spending time with the fam and Texas Rangers baseball
Favorite Place to Travel: Italy
Favorite Bible Passage: Proverbs 3:5-6
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: Snacks…er, I mean building relationships through the common ground found in Christ.
Something Random: A good piece of moist, barky brisket is the key to my heart.
10 - Shawn & Amy Wills
Thursday Evenings In West Round Rock
Open Enrollment
Kids: Abby 8 Mia Margaret 2 Fisher 1
Hometown: Fort Smith, AR
Occupation: Software Sales
Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Music Artist: Chris Rice
Favorite Book: The Notebook
Favorite Web Site: Coast to Coast AM
Favorite Pastimes: Golf /Fishing
Favorite Place to Travel: British Isles
Favorite Bible Passage: Hebrews 4:12
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: Relationships and Discussions
Something Random: Amy and I both grew up in AR and went to school at Baylor but we had to travel all of the way to Wales before we ever met.
11 - Kevin Carmack
Friday Mornings In NW Round Rock
Men's Group
Kids: Kiahna Carmack
Hometown: Houston
Occupation: Case Manager/ Student ACC
Favorite Movie: Remember the Titians, Gladiator
Favorite Music Artist: Lacrea (reach records), Kirk Franklin, Smokie Norful, Hill Song, The Katina’s
Favorite Book: I don’t really have a favorite, but I’m currently reading “Humility True Greatness" by C.J Mahaney
Favorite Web Site: Wade o Radio Show
Favorite Pastime: I love hanging out with my daughter (She keeps me going), watching college football LET’S GO OU!!
Favorite Place to Travel: One day I plan to travel to Jamaica
Favorite Bible Passage: Isaiah 41:9-10
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: Being real and getting know others.
Something Random: Real men wear pink
12 - Dottie Hall
Thursday Evenings In East Round Rock
Ladies' Group
Spouse: Mike Hall
Kids: Mike Hall Jr.(wife Becky grandkids, Andrew, Tracy and Loren), Tony, wife Priscilla) Travis (soon to be married to Marisa)
Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
Occupation: District Textbook Coordinator, RRISD
Favorite Movie: I like the Hallmark Channel and all the feel good movies
Favorite Music: I like Christian music. It is all I listen to
Favorite Book: The Bible! For pleasure reading, I like mysteries
Favorite Web Site: www.facebook.com (lately)
Favorite Pastime: I like to woodwork, making mosaics, making jewelry, quilting, sewing, having coffee with a friend, traveling with my husband
Favorite Place to Travel: I was blessed to go to Greece
Favorite Bible Passages: Phil 4:8 and Phil 4:13
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: I love the friendships that come from ReaLife group. Something Random: I have been married 37 years! I have worked for RRISD for 27 years and I have lived in the same house for 32 years. Maybe that means I don’t like change! J
13 - David and Amy Grunow
Thursday Evenings In SE Round Rock
Open Enrollment
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14- Roberto & Mary Trevino
Sunday Mornings At The YMCA
Spanish Speaking Group
Kids: Rob (38), Milinda (35), Román (33)
Hometown: Corpus Christi, TX
Occupation: School District Administrator
Favorite Movie: Officer and a Gentleman
Favorite Music Artist: Aretha Franklin
Favorite Book: Bible
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Favorite Pastime: Bicycling (Roads & Trails)
Favorite Place to Travel: Hawaii
Favorite Bible Passage: Mark 10:27
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: Fellowship
Something Random: Joyfully married for 39 years!
15- Robert and Drenda Young
Friday Evenings in North Round Rock
Open Enrollment
Kids: Collin (13), and Alexandra (22)
Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
Occupation: Chief Financial Officer, Field Asset Services
Favorite Movie: Field of Dreams
Favorite Music Artist: Mercy Me
Favorite Book: Come Thirsty-Max Lucado
Favorite Web Site: ESPN.com
Favorite Pastime: Playing Golf
Favorite Place to Travel: Scottsdale, AZ
Favorite Bible Passage: James 1:2-3
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: I love "doing life" with Christians that endeavor to strengthen each other's spirit through prayer, words of encouragement, and service.
Something Random: I wear aluminum foil on my head so aliens can not read my mind...only kidding...Miracles happen every day in front of our eyes. Did you see it?
16- Bart and Gina Bevers
Day and Location TBD
Open Enrollment
Kids: Zane (10) and Gracyn (2)
Hometown: Highland Park, TX
Occupation: Inspector General (Texas-HHS)
Favorite Movie: High Plains Drifter
Favorite Music Artist: Johnny Cash & REMFavorite Book: Snakes in Suits, by Paul Babiak, Ph.D. & Robert Hare, Ph.D.
Favorite Web Site: ESPN.com and weather.com
Favorite Pastime: Golf and Running
Favorite Place to Travel: Disney World and Destin, FloridaFavorite Bible Passage: John 16:8-11; 1 Thess 5:24
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: Learning something about God’s personality and WHY He does what He does
Something Random: Played football at SMU during the Pony Express days (winningest Div. 1 team in the nation for 6 years, 1980-85).
17- Dana and Carole Tucker
Thursday Evenings/Location TBD
Open Enrollment
Kids: 2-married
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Occupation: Operations Manager, Printing
Favorite Movie: When Harry Met Sally, Brave Heart
Favorite Music Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
Favorite Book: The Reason for My Hope, Charles Stanley
Favorite Web Site: Foxnews, 321gold, Morningstar
Favorite Pastime: Hunting, Fishing, Outdoor Sports, RV Camping
Favorite Place to Travel: Mountains, National Parks
Favorite Bible Passage: Jeremiah 29:11
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: Seeing God’s word change lives
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18- Hunter and Leigh Westbrook
Thursday Evenings in West Round Rock
This Group Is Closed At This Time
Kids: Kaden (1st Grade)
Hometown: Austin
Occupation: Business Development
Favorite Movie: Last of the Mohicans --or-- Band of Brothers
Favorite Music Artist: Stevie Ray Vaughn
Favorite Book: Holy Bible
Favorite Web Site: Google.com
Favorite Pastime: Scuba Diving
Favorite Place to Travel: Riviera Maya, Mexico
Favorite Bible Passage: Colossians 1:15-20
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: Answered Prayers
Something Random: I dig Texas sports, authentic Mexican food, diving with sharks, and I’m Scotch-Irish.
19- Nason and Hayley Hengst
Thursdays in West Round Rock
Open Enrollment
Kids: Nason “Gunnar” Hengst, 3 months old
Hometown: Austin
Occupation: Real Estate Agent (N), Stay at home Mom (H)
Favorite Movie: Good Will Hunting (N), The Notebook (H)
Favorite Music Artist: It’s hard for me to name one favorite….I like LOTS of different kinds of music, and LOTS of different artists…I probably lean most towards the singer/songwriter type. I love Joe Purdy. (H)
Favorite Book: Too many to name --- right now I am reading “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years” by Donald Miller & FLIP – How to find, fix & sell houses for profit. (N), The Glass Castle (H)
Favorite Web Site: Facebook!
Favorite Pastime: Reading, Cigars, Coffee, Taking Hayley out, Basketball (N); Reading, taking baths, taking walks with my little man, going out to dinner (Chuy’s) and movies with Nason (H)
Favorite Place to Travel: Europe if we’re talking BIG vacations, Washington DC if we’re talking “medium” vacations and South Padre Island if we’re talking small vacations
Favorite Bible Passage: Joshua 1 or all Proverbs (N), Psalm 139 (H)
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: Hanging out with great friends (N),I love getting involved in good, in depth discussions, hearing different people’s perspectives, and learning new ways to think about things (H)
Something Random: I am an only child (N), I love to watch clothes while they are in the washing machine. Not sure if that’s “random” or if it just makes me sound crazy (H)
20- Jon and April Lamb
Tuesdays in West Round Rock
Open Enrollment
Kids: None
Hometown: Tonganoxie, KS (J); Oklahoma City, OK (A)
Occupation: Ph.D. student (J); teacher (A)
Favorite Movie: The Princess Bride (J); girly movies (A)
Favorite Music Artist: Beirut, Cake, Nickel Creek, and despite my better judgment, John Mayer (J); Christmas music (A)
Favorite Book: Wild at Heart, King Lear, The Brothers Karamazov (J); Never Work Harder Than Your Students (A)
Favorite Web Site: espn.com (J); brainpop.com (A)
Favorite Pastime: Running and reading (J); watching Food Network (A)
Favorite Place to Travel: England (J); home (A)
Favorite Bible Passage: 1 Corinthians 4:20 (J); Jeremiah 29:11 (A)
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: The colossally awkward silence between a question being asked and someone answering it (J); potluck (A)
Something Random: When people ask me if I speak French, I say yes, but when they proceed to say something in French, I realize that I do not, in fact, speak French (J); my computer is from 2001 (A)
21- Todd and LaDonna Baxter
Friday Evenings in Southeast Round Rock
Open Enrollment
Kids: Meagan (9)
Hometown: Windsor, NY
Occupation: Manager System Engineering - ERCOT
Favorite Movie: Right now I am pretty fond of “I am Legend”
Favorite Music Artist: Red, Kutless, Fireflight
Favorite Book: Mere Christianity
Favorite Web Site: Wiki
Favorite Pastime: Gaming, Gardening and Working out
Favorite Place to Travel: Forests, Mountains, Beach
Favorite Bible Passage: John 13:34 - A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: Social interaction
22- Greg and Deborah David
Day and Location TBD
Open Enrollment
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23- Scott McBroom & Sheila Jordan
Thursday Evenings and Location TBD
Singles Group
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Kids: None, Yet
Hometown: Earth, Texas, don’t laugh!
Occupation: Database & Communications, Spanish Instructor
Favorite Movie: To Kill A Mockingbird
Favorite Music Artist: Rich Mullins
Favorite Book: Redeeming Love, Pillars of the Earth
Favorite Web Site: The Pioneer Woman, Footnotes2Stories, Central Texas Gardner
Favorite Pastime: Learning, Teaching, Gardening, Music, Travel, Cooking, Reading
Favorite Place to Travel: Anywhere Spanish is the native language!
Favorite Bible Passage: Right now, Psalm 27 and Ephesians 5:1-2
Favorite Part Of Realife Group: Laughing, praying, eating, and serving together!
24- Kevin Carmack & Lauren Lacy
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