Be Still...

When was the last time you were given permission to do nothing for 3 hours but be still and listen?  Listen to whatever God wanted to tell you....no agenda, no kids, no T.V., no radio, no friends, no phone calls, no texting, no internet...

If your anything like me it’s probably been a while.  In the busyness of our world and our culture how many times do we just listen and remain still?  

Yesterday we were given the opportunity to do just that.  Be still!  It was me, my lunch, my Bible, Journal and note cards.  What an amazing time to rest in the stillness of the Lord.  There was no traffic noise, no little boy needing something from me, just me and God.  

While it took a while to actually be ok with doing nothing and being needed my no one, the reward of stillness is hearing, realizing, seeing or meeting God in a place where he desperately wants to pour into you.  

What a joy it is to be given the privilege to be who God created me to be, in His image, for His purpose, to fulfill His plan for my life and to impact the lives of those He allows me to reach.

Psalm 19:14

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord my Rock and Redeemer.

Packing

The last week has been full of packing.  One of the most common questions we are asked is: What are you doing with all your stuff?  Are you shipping it to Thailand?  No, we are not shipping anything to Thailand.  Our plan is to take six suitcases that contain clothes and some items to make our Thai home feel like home.  The rest of our belongings are being stored in a room at Nate's mom's house.  We have been hoping and praying for this opportunity to serve overseas and have designed our life accordingly if such an opportunity happened.  One of the ways we planned was by selling things we did not need and downsizing pieces of furniture to allow moving and storage to be as easy as possible.


Little did we know how difficult it would still be to pack for this new adventure.  We have not only had to pack up our home but we had to make decisions about what to pack for Virginia and what to pack for Thailand.  Below is a picture of trying to put this puzzle together.

The war room.  What goes where? It got much worse after this picture.

We took a picture of the storage room but that camera was a last minute cut from making the Virginia trip.


Thankfully we finished packing up our home and packed for Virginia.  After a long day of flying we arrived in Virginia and will check-in for our two month training on Monday.

Sunday's are changing

Today was our last "normal" Sunday.  For the last 24 years Stephanie has spent her Sunday mornings attending Foothills.  Nathan has been attending for the last 10 years.  Foothills is where Steph was baptized, where we were married, where Isaac was dedicated, and today where we were commissioned to serve with the International Missions Board.


Sunday's may never be the same.  What has been a constant part of our weekly life is now an unknown.  So many questions fill our minds.  What will Sunday's be like in Virginia the next couple of months?  What will church and Sunday mornings be like in Thailand?


With the passing of this Sunday our final week begins.  Thank you for all of your prayers.  Since our last post Isaac's leg is doing better and our car has sold.  Please pray for strength this week as we pack and move everything out of our home.  Also pray for God's comfort as we say goodbye to our friends and family.

4 More Weeks!

As most of you know we will be embarking on a new journey in 4 weeks!!  We will be moving to Chiang Mai, Thailand, but first we will begin our journey in Richmond, Va for training.  We will be there for 8 weeks, then a quick jaunt back to CO before we head out to Thailand.  We are so excited for this next step in our journey.  

We have a few things that we would like to ask you to join us in praying for:

*For our car to sell
*This past weekend Isaac fell and has a Spiral Fracture in his left leg, please pray for continued healing
*For all of our travels
*That God would continue to prepare our hearts for what He has for us
*For health for our family


Our goal is to continue to update this blog with new information and new adventures that we have.  This will be the best place to keep up to date on what's going on in our life and journey!  We are so excited to update you as our journey unfolds!!