Been a awhile

It's been a long time, since I written. With that said, lets catch up. The New Year came in rather quietly. January seemed quiet on the outside, but internally and spiritually things didn't seem quite right. A period of waiting or dryness seemed to leave me with more questions than answers. February rolled in and thoughts moved to my mom, my wife, and the news. First, my mom's birthday rolled on by with the continual questions of why I don't feel pain or feel very little about her passing. More of my focus was on my wife, Valentine's day, our tenth anniversary, and how God is working wonders in our relationship, but I still don't know whether I just don't feel the lost because of the nature of our relationship, or if I'm just refusing to feel the pain.

My wife and I are experiencing God's blessings in our relationship. Because of His Great love, we are moving into an intimacy that I or we have never known before. Our anniversary was a sealing of a new covenant between us and God and in the days since as well as the month before we have experience wonderful moment after wonderful moment. We still have a long way to go, but we have the Greatest of Leaders and our combined thoughts are centering on Him. I am filled with excitement even in the mist of all the crap life in this fallen world continues to throw at us.

Which brings us to the news. One of our daughters is and has been engaged to be married. The wedding is one and a half weeks away. Near the end of February, she confesses to being pregnant. They had promised to wait, she had only a few months left of 18 years of virginity. Needless to say, we were quite saddened for them. They already had a rough road ahead, and this can only make matters tougher. We know God is in control and everything is for His Glory. It's still sad that they have to endure the pain of facing God with their mistake. I am hopeful and am assured that God is in control. This would bring us just about to the present.

With the wedding less than to week away, I find myself awe struck as God leads us into His future.

Richard.