Back in the swing of things

John arrived on Saturday as expected...and then was surprised by the romantic night I had arranged for us in a nice hotel in Long Beach. Usually when we return from several months away, we roll in and start getting re-situated a bit, looking through the mail and such...but doing this helped him to totally relax not only his first day back, but the first couple of days back in our condo as well. We enjoyed a nice walk along the marina at sunset, and even found a free sax concert to listen to, which is one of John's favorite things (live music outside).

Now that he is refreshed, he is back in the office again....working through an in-box full of e-mails. I am busy planning our annual fall trip to visit partners; this year we are heading up the West Coast. We would appreciate your prayers as we figure out our itinerary plus put together our next prayer letter before we go, in addition to our Discovery tasks. I think we are going to move our trip up a week or so earlier than I had originally planned to take advantage of the nice weather...so between that and the time I took to drive with Leanna and Mark to Seattle, things are going to have to come together pretty fast. I am confident that all will work out as we seek the Lord's leading...whether plans go the way I desire them to or not!

Hope you are enjoying your last days of summer....I know we are! Beautiful sunsets and warm weather...what a gift from God!
 
Shevawn

"Our greatest fear as individuals and as a church should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter." Tim Kizziar