Are you excited by all of this? Hmmm, I didn't think you would be.
Marion and I ventured out into the wind, snow and cold last Saturday (Marion's Birthday! Uh uh - I aint telling you - she can tell you if she wants). We drove to Minneapolis in the cold and snow to go to the camper show. Stephen was there selling campers. We went primarily to look at park models. We found one we like. Now we just have to buy that lottery ticket and win. Fat chance!
We are looking forward to the Ides of March for a couple of reasons.
- Mitchell will be departing the Navy and the Schueler family will be traveling to Minnesota. No job yet so we are not sure where they will be taking up permanent residence. Where does God want the Schuelers? It is really hard for us to not be selfish and hope that the Schueler's Ninevah is a little closer to Willmar, Minnesota so that visits are more frequent. Yet, we know that the Schuelers will go where God wants them to. We pray that God's lead will be evident to the Schueler family.
- While the Schuelers are traveling from Virginia to Minnesota we will be in Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Mexico. It has been 16 years since the last time we went to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. We really enjoyed the last two trips we made there and this time will be even more special. We are going with our best friends the Andersons and Alslebens. We are planning to enjoy the sun, thaw out a little, enjoy each others company, go snorkeling and we have chartered a fishing boat for a day. We may even get in some golf.
Enough dreaming about a month from now and back to work, cold and blue fingernails and toenails.
1 comment:
I for one like your updates even when I chat with you weekly. I also want to thank you for your post about us. Ninevah seems so far off and we feel blurry-eyed over this whole ordeal. It is a daily struggle to decipher God's call from our own desires. Sometimes I wonder if He tires of my begging and pleading. It is an all consuming time. We are greatly excited about the future, and at the same time greatly confused. We so very much want to do what the Lord calls us to do, but just like Jonah we sometimes want to flee. If we aren't in Minnesota our hearts would break at the thought that family is still far away. So, I/we will continue to fall to our knees and beg for clarity. One thing we know full well, we are desperate for God and He is teaching us. In that state we want to respond to exactly what He asks us to do.
One thing that is also for certain, I adore my family and miss them greatly. Don't ever doubt that, and may I never take your love for granted either!!!
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