New Adventures and Where You Are

Wow, it's been a long time since I wrote.  I have had a busy summer.  It is almost over now, teachers start Aug. 15!  I spent the whole summer with my two kids...some great and fun times...some very frustrating times.  I guess that's how it goes with a 7 year old and a 4 year old...go go go...

Time sure flies...but I am excited for my new adventure as a 7th grade ELA teacher for Kernan Middle School.  Many teachers left and there are lots of changes happening at the school.  Unfortunately we lost our A status...so we may be under some pressure. 

I sit here this morning with a praying heart as my hubby and the team from FCBC are now in Haiti.  I can't believe that all the planning and time spent getting ready are gone and now the team is gone as well.  I am such a proud wife.  Bob has really felt the call of the Lord and he was so excited to have the opportunity to go on a mission trip with his best friends from the church.  In Mark 16:15, God said to GO...and my hubby WENT!  I am so proud of him!  This time apart is brand new for both of us!  Usually when one of us goes away on a trip we are in constant...I mean constant contact.  We call and text a ton!  Having no communication with Bob is driving me crazy!  I love him so much!!

As I sat in the sanctuary on Sunday, hearing Pastor John commission the team as missionaries....I began to cry and get emotional.  I have been praying daily for the team as they have prepared but somehow see my prayers changed now that they are gone.  More specific prayers come as I think of and realize the realness of this trip.  As I stood in the church parking lot at 6:30 am yesterday saying goodbye to the love of my life...I was surprisingly not emotional...until I got in the car!!  As I listened to the radio...Lifesong, by Casting Crowns....I began to sob at the realization of what was actually going on.  The 12 men and women aren't just taking a trip....they aren't taking a new adventure...they are doing exactly what God told them to do...Acts 1:8 says, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

My husband, my pastor, and many of my friends are missionaries.  They are on fire for the Lord.  We all should be.  They are an inspiration to me!  Be a missionary where you are in your life.  We all can't go away...but we all can step up in our own town or city or neighborhood or workplace.  Whenever and where ever we can!!  

Please pray for Bob, Ricky, Joe, Jeremy, Diane, Harry, Peggy, Jack, Jessica, Chris, Kirsten, and Tom!  
Pray for me as a wife that's going crazy by no contact with my hubby.  Pray the bad weather stays away from Haiti.  

Blessings to all and Happy New Adventures!