Thursday, September 17, 2009

A Little Fall Fun





















To be honest, we were hoping to NOT see the fall colors this year. Not that we have anything against them but we were hoping to be in Cambodia by now. For whatever reason, God does not have us there yet. As we continue to look forward to moving we also continue to put our hope in the One who has called us there as well as in His timing. As Carolyn put it, "Our hope is not in our circumstances changing but in God's plan in the midst of it." He is certainly using our time here to grow us, stretch us, challenge us as well as bless us. One of our blessings was to get up into the beautiful Colorado Rockies to see some of the fall colors. We went for a hike to celebrate Calli's 10th birthday. How soon we all forget and take for granted the beauty right in our own backyard. We took a long walk around Long Lake, saw snow, collected leaves and generally just had a good time as a family. All 6 of us are in a way grieving not having reached our destination yet, but trying to find good from God in the midst of it…and you know what? Its there!