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2012 is over.

What a year.

This year started with Justin's emergency appendectomy and included 4 different hospital stays for our family. It ended with the loss of Rebecca's dad and the mourning process that has followed.

It's been a year of great satisfaction in God's call in our lives but also a year of amazing struggles.

We moved (again).

We had the honor of joining the class of 2012 on their Senior Trip.

We stepped into some new roles at ICSV.

We have see our son continue to grow into a young man of God.

We have seen our daughter loved and nurtured by an entire community of students and friends.

We've struggled with the long term picture and how God will use us.

We had to deal with saying goodbye to too many friends...and feeling the loss of being "left behind".

I feel that this year, more than ever, Romans 8 has moved out of the realm of the cliche. We have seen God at work throughout our sufferings. His goodness has shined in the dark days through our friends and family. We believe His will is being fulfilled, even though we sometimes don't see it. And we are being brought closer to him through all the trials.

I really have no clue where we will be at this point next year. Rebecca and I desire to follow God's plan for us. Whether or not any of it makes sense...we desire to be obedient and serve the Lord.

Thanks for all the continued prayer and support. We love you all.

(hopefully I will get back into the mode of more consistent blog posts)




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