WOW it's almost. . . . 01/01/10!

It is amazing how time passes us by! We've celebrated birthdays, taken vacations, started school, given thanks, and exchanged gifts. It's now time once again to make those resolutions that we know we won't keep. . .or will we???

For our family a NEW YEAR means that we will have been on FULL TIME DEPUTATION for 4 years!!! That's a long time some may say... "are you sure you're really called?" My answer to that is this, "Every missionary is different and cannot be compared to another." God has a perfect plan for us and has never made a mistake in using us. We have learned to be flexible and how to have FAITH when ALL else seemed lost. Sure, deputation has been hard, but God & His people have been so good to us. Timing is everything, and His timing is what we need. I have wanted to be in Croatia for a long time, not just to get back on a normal schedule and routine, but to hopefully make a difference in the life of a precious Croatian soul. In reality, what is normal? It is certainly not living in a foreign country where you don't know the language or the people! However, it will be our "new normal". . . . hopefully soon!

Pray for us, we are almost at 75% and are praying about making the move this spring.

. . . . . . .It's What?

The Dr. at Patient First told me that I had a minor break and so he wrapped it and gave me crutches. I was then sent to the orthopedic Dr. the next day to get a better look at my ankle. It was really hurting and still swollen and bruised. This doctor told me that it was not broken, but badly sprained. The tendons in my ankle were just stressed out from repeated times where I have hurt it.
......So, he gave me something called an "Air Boot" that I have to wear all day when I'm on my feet. I have to do this for three weeks and then go back for him to look at it again. We will see what comes of this I guess.

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

We FINALLY got what the weatherman said we were going to get..... SNOW! My children have only seen it a few times and were thrilled to bits! Erin, Ally, and Noah were not all that happy to be bundled up, but when the door opened all of the whining stopped. Everyone had fun with snow angels, snowmen, snowball fights etc...... except for me! I stepped on the snow the wrong way and twisted my ankle twice. You can only guess what the Dr. told me the next day..........

Wow "32"

I can't believe that I am 32 years young! LOL I don't know where time goes, but each year goes by quicker than the last! (that's for sure) My sweet husband did great this year with the chocolate cake, and oh did I mention this.... the Rockettes? I have always wanted to see them live. Plans fell perfectly into place and we were able to go to D.C. and see them, stay free in a hotel, and eat a nice dinner for next to nothing! All of this happened while God was sending snow our way! Our 2 hour car ride home turned into almost 4 hours.... I thought we would never make it home! Praise the Lord we made it though!

Wsihful Thinking

Well, I thought that by having my blog as my Homepage, that it would encourage me to blog more often. I guess that was just "wishful thinking". Life has a way of making you busier than you ever intend to be. Maybe things will slow down for us once we get to Croatia! ;o)

Knifty Knitting Projects

I had alot of time on my hands while traveling in the car so I desided I would try my hands at knitting!!! This is coming from a momma who is still working on a baby blanket since my first pregnancy back in 2001! LOL The traditional way that is.... until... I found this cool contraption called the Knifty Knitter. The first set I bought looked like a set of hoops to make hats of differents sizes and anything else round. The second set I bought at the craft store with a 50% off coupon, they are rectangle and make scarves, blankets, and if you are really good, you can put together fancier projects.

So far I have made an infant cap for a new nephew that is coming in December and a scarf for one of my girls. I am almost finished with a second scarf for my other daughter. I love those things. Today, I picked up another project book for when I get really good. Maybe one day I will learn to knit and crochet with just the needles.

* I will post pics as soon as I can *

Let's Get on the Road

Deputation this summer was very productive and kept us out in the midwestern states almost all of our summer. We were blessed by the response from many of the churches in wanting to give us the support we need and even by the ones who couldn't. God know just which churches we need on our team, I think that is one reason why we have not lost any support yet. He has given us good churches who have been FAITHFUL. HOWEVER, that is not to say that we won't lose support because we all know things happen! Deputation has taught us to have complete FAITH in Him. It has also taught us to NEVER underestimate a church because of it's size. Some of our biggest and most faithful supporters are those small congregations!

Fall has taken our deputation out to the midwest once again. I think our car doesn't know what to do if our trip is any less than 10 hours. =) Churches have really seen the need and responded, three more churches have promised us their support! They have been so good to us!!! It is a blessing when a church shows us they care about what we are doing. One of our Missions Conferences our family received a list to fill out concerning our needs. Then each night we gave two needs to the church. When the week was over, they presented us with what we had asked for. God is so GOOD to us, He went over and beyond what we needed. A Mission Conference doesn't always happen like that, but it is a true blessing when it does!

We have two more meetings before Thanksgiving and then have a break from traveling until Christmas is over... that is unless someone calls us and we can make it!