On the road . . . again :)

Um, no, Robb has no idea I am posting this picture. It has nothing to do with my post, I just simply couldn't resist. 

We just left Colorado yesterday and have made it to Kentucky.  Before we left we attended an amazing conference that just brought us to our knees thanking our Father for all that He is and all that He has given us. It was an awesome time praising our King with 5,000 others!

We made so many wonderful friends during our time in Colorado. What a precious time we were given to grow and learn in a community of love. It was an experience we will never forget. Being with nearly 70 other like-minded friends going out to 5 continents and numerous countries. When will we ever be in an environment like that again? We will count that time as one of great significance in our walk with Him.

It really is hard to process, even still, what our family is about to embark on. We are in a cozy little hotel right now as I write on one of the 2 full size beds, the three girls snuggling and sleeping on the bed next to me. Do they know what we are about to do? How are they REALLY doing? Have we done enough to prepare them for this journey? How will I feel when we we are there and I know they are becoming a third culture kid: from one country, living in another, becoming both and neither at the same time. Oh how I need the mercies of my Father! How I trust Him to care for them! After all,  He loves them with a love I can barely understand or fathom.

What will our apartment be like? What will our team have in common? What new friends will we make? How quickly will we learn the language? Do I really have to buy my food at a meat market again with chicken feathers in and cow hair stuck in my beef? Gosh, just thinking about it makes me laugh! What a crazy adventure our Father has given us.  While I trust Him to do great things through us, seeing lives changed with His good news, I'm just as eagerly excited to see how He will draw us ever closer to Him. To give us a deeper love and understanding of Himself. What could be better then knowing the heart of our King? What great love He has for us that He should call us His child and that we can approach Him anytime with anything!

Well, friends, I hope and pray that you are well and that you are experiencing the love and peace that surpasses all understanding. Remember who loves you, ask Him to show His love to you daily, moment to moment. I can't tell you how much it means to us to know you are there--reading, praying, writing.  I truly do not feel alone (one of my biggest worries once we accepted this call). You have been there for us and are lovingly supporting us. I can think of no greater gladness then to know you feel just as loved and supported by us. You are daily in our prayers, we love you dearly.  ~ Katie