25th Anniversary Edition

  Today is the big day!  Our 25th wedding anniversary.   I wanted to take this opportunity to wax poetic about marriage, except for the fact that I don't do poetry. 


    25 years is a long time and we are thankful to have made it this far.  We've both changed and grown, and yet somehow remained the same.  We gone through ups and downs, sickness and health, richer and poorer. My goal is to continue to improve and grow as a Christian.   I can say that if we are still together and still love each other, it is by God's grace alone.  We are all too selfish and proud to make marriage work on our own.

 I am thankful for and proud of my husband.  He has been through a lot this past year, as we all have, but he has had to shoulder huge burdens.  He has done so with grace and temperance. He has accepted this new ministry and all its challenges with determination and excitement.  And through it all, he has been thoughtful and caring of me and my needs and wants. 

 So, now that we are considered grown-ups, here's to the next 25 years!

Don't even know where to start

I haven't posted in ages and there are several good reasons for that.  I need to blog, but I really can't/don't want to blog about the major events of the past few months.  We've dealt with unimaginable tragedy and loss. Suffice it to say that we are now in a new town, new ministry and new life.  There are many folks we miss from our old home but when God has spoken, you obey.  Moving 1000 miles away is hard but nothing like the horror of being out of God's will.

  Neil now pastors a church in Edinburg, Tx, that is only a Spanish church.  They have about 90 folk, which is a great start.  They  all seem to have a sweet spirit and they are ready to work.  I am getting used to living here, and we are in the process of buying a new house.  We had a couple of false starts, but now it seems we are on track.  If all goes well, my house will be bigger and newer than my Tucson house.  The only problem is that I am thousands of miles away from the nearest Disney park, which those of you who know and love me,  understand that this is a real downer.  I can talk to my family on the phone anytime, and I do, but Disneyland is too far away.

It was Neil's birthday yesterday.  He turned 49. Cannot believe it.  Still doesn't act like he's 30 much less 49. Well, except for all the aches and pains.  But he's had those for ever. It was sweet to see everyone's Facebook birthday messages.

  I am curious to see why God chose to send us here.  It's interesting that He sent us to some place we'd never even heard of.