It is now nearly the end of June and so much has happened since I last posted. The days go by so quickly I can hardly keep up with life, let alone this blog.
Nathan is doing well but is anxious for his return home for mid-tour leave. We are both learning great lessons about trusting in, and leaning on, the Lord for our strength these days. Nathan has been in Iraq 103 days today. He is out of contact for the time being so I'm just biding my time. October seems infinitely far away right now but I know it won't be long until Nathan is home for a bit.
I've been staying busier than I really ought to. My latest obsession is the Minnesota Twins. We have won 14 of the last 15 games and we are smoking hot right now. I've been going to at least one game a week. It is a nice distraction from all the waiting. I don't know what I'll do without baseball to get me through the second half of this deployment.
Apart from baseball, I have become quite involved with both of our new churches. Since moving to Minneapolis I have been blessed with two very different houses of worship. I sincerely hope and believe that Nathan will love both of these congregations as much as I do. Our Sunday church is Grace Church (www.atgrace.com) in Eden Prairie, MN and our Monday night church is called Corner Church (www.cornerchurch.tv) in downtown Minneapolis. The two are so different and yet have much the same heart. Grace is a church of 5,000 and is very missions and prayer focused. Corner Church is a church of approximately 20 and meets in a coffee shop in the city. The focus of CC is to be throughout the city at many locations, much like a franchise, within walking distance of everyone who lives in downtown Minneapolis. Both of these places feel like home to me and both are offering such amazing support. I'm thrilled to be involved with both of these congregations.
There is so much more going on in our lives right now, and, as usual, I've got no time to write about it all. I'll try to update some more soon. For now, I just thank God for the incredible journey of being married to Nathan.
