It has been awhile ~ Won't you join me?

I am sorry its been so long since we have been able to get together and enjoy a cup of fresh brewed coffee.  It seems God believes in me more then I believe in myself. The demands of work have threatened to over come me and make it difficult to spend time with you.

 I am so thankful that Gary is able to communicate daily with Caleb and Cris Ann and help them problem solve and continue to complete what is needed each day to get home. Oh yes, I forgot to mention they are not home yet, seems like it has been awhile since "Normal" has been a daily experience. Each day Caleb and Cris Ann face a new challenge getting home and they step out in faith. Each day I face different challenges but I know that it is as important that I trust and lean on God as it for them, holding tightly to Gods truth and his word.

It looks like they will be home next week, that would be a Christmas to remember. This whole experience has once again broken me and has made me focus on the Christ child of Christmas. It has stripped away the unnecessary, the unimportant and most of all reminded me that the little Christ child who came to earth would later die on the cross for me......I was thinking of when I gave my life to Christ. A young frightened teenager who came to the cross and told the Lord that I just couldn't go on another day without Him. He met me right there, no conditions, no behavior's of mine made a difference, it was all Christ's love for me. Christ gave me unconditional love for the first time in my life, freedom from the past and sin. Merry Christmas

God remains God, he sent the angles to protect Caleb and Cris Ann from the storm, he has provided prayer support, financial support and love extending from our brothers and sisters all over the world, to remind us that he is there, loving us, caring for us and sustaining us when we have nothing to give, Amen.

So we thank you for your faithfulness to your family, your love and support has made it possible to weather the storm and learn to sit patiently at the foot of the Cross as we trust the Lord with the details of our lives and the details of getting the kids home.

Each day is a day that patience and trust is required, so we rest in knowing that God remains God and we remain grateful. Blessings, Dawn