Trivia

Late last night the phone rang as I was sitting reading. It was Shauna and Tim. They had arrived safely at her parents in Saskatchewan, Canada. They made the trip in two days, we always take three. It's our age! They'll be in Sask. until during August, then back to Malaysia. When we said good-bye it was good-bye for almost a year. It was tough. In May of 2009 we'll be going to Kaleb's high school graduation! We can't miss that! So we'll see them in almost a year. Then in 2010 they'll come as a family again so we'll have another family time with everyone. But in two years time a lot of changes can come along, so we can't say it'll be the same. Life doesn't stand still. Oh yes, we'll probably even have our two new grandchildren by then!

Today as we were getting ready for the tea party we suddenly saw deer in the back yard! There were four or five of them-all sizes! It's always so exciting. Bella said, "Oh, that was so awesome!" And she was right, it was so awesome.

Our assistant pastor, Shane and Mary and Hannah will soon be moving to northern Michigan to become senior pastor. We'll sure miss them. We're happy for them but sad for our loss! I don't know who will take his place. He's got big shoes to fill.

Lord, thank you for the good time we had with our family. Thank you for the safe trip Tim and family had driving to Sask. and for all the others driving to and from their homes. Thank you for the delightful tea party and for the deer we saw this morning. Thank you for Pastor Shane and his family. Please be with them as they make the adjustments to a new town and church and position. Bless them real good!