A Sweet Time Of Fellowship

Steve announced on Thursday before Labor Day he wanted to go away. I just returned home from a long trip from one shining sea to the other with the kids and was not looking forward to pack everyone up again! Since my husband has been working until midnight most nights for the last four months I knew this was important for him to spend time with the family.

Steve rented a little house up the mountains that had room for friends to come so we invited dear friends of ours hoping the day’s notice wouldn’t be a problem!! When they couldn’t swing the trip we decided to go just our family. All I was secretly hoping for was to not cook, and be able to watch the US Open!!

When we arrived at our destination in the mountains, I tried hard not to “bee line” it to the TV to see if the Open was on. IT WAS NOT! I decided I would not die without seeing tennis over the weekend. Instead we all started to play cards. “Spit”, “Trash”, and “Go Fish” were words used often over the course of the weekend. It was hard to understand why Emeline and Steve won most of the time and the boys and I lost most of the time!

The best part of the weekend was the sweet fellowship with Steve. Sure the kids were crazy and the boys are into wrestling all the time but in the midst of the utter chaos we were able to talk, discuss, and pray about the challenges that lie ahead for us over the next year. Spending time reading the bible and praying gave us both a sense of security to know we are in this thing called life together with a God who is faithful and still very good. Sometimes we can’t trace His hand, but we can trust His heart.

“Oh taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the man who trusts in Him” Psalm 34:8

Thank you to all our friends and family who love us, and pray for us. We are eternally grateful!!

Blessings,

Debbie