Final Day!!!!

Well, as I type, we are finishing our packing and cleaning up here at the RMH. We have another appointment with Dr. Hess at 8am and then we will come back, finish a few things, and then head out for the lovely "Bluegrass State". We will drive as long as we can and stop if needed. We will be home Friday, either driving straight through, or stopping for a few hours. It depends on how the boys do.

We had the opportunity to go out to eat, our favorite past time, with our dear friends from Tennessee, the Bean's. We had a nice time at the Mall of America. God has truly given us wonderful friends in them. We have been blessed to be able to be here, along with them, and share a similar adventure. They are getting released on Monday and will come home then.

Tammy and I were discussing this evening, as we were coming home, how truly blessed we have been to be here. Honestly, it is kinda bittersweet to have the opportunity to come home. We have made such wonderful friends here. We have met such wonderful people and the boys have made some wonderful friends. This has been our home for the past 3 1/2 months. Our lives in Kentucky stopped and we redirected to Minnesota. It has truly been a remarkable experience and God has taught us so many wonderful things. We truly believe our faith has been tested and refined in the fire through this. We know God has a great master plan and we truly are humbled that he has chosen to use this opportunity to draw us to Himself. We have learned a life's worth of lessons in this short time and we truly desire that we are changed forever. We know that brokenness is a blessing, and we have been stripped of everything we know, so that He could take our self sufficiency and self centeredness away. Our perspective on life has changed so much. We take time to smell the roses, as the saying goes. We realize how fragile life truly is. We know that God answers prayers and we know that He delights in our time with Him. We also know that He is more interested in making us holy, righteous, and more Christ-like than he is in us being comfortable. He desires our obedience and total dependence on Him. And He truly loves to bless us, but we must be ready to receive it. Holiness and obedience are truly a requirement. Not that we are super-spiritual and super-holy, but He desires a willing heart and a humble attitude. We pray that we will always remain broken to His will, His presence, His desires, and His commands.

We pray that we are not changed for the moment, but that we are changed for a lifetime. That is truly our prayer.

May God bless each and every one of you and may you truly be a blessing to Him. The next time we post, we will be back in Kentucky. Thank you to all of you who have been keeping up with us and praying for us. You will never know how much you truly mean to our family.

God Bless.....