Well, it's time for another blog post since our lives have changed so drastically since my last post of October. It is amazing how you can be going along and BAM! your life can turn on a dime. There are many things that can be learned from this situation but one of the biggest is that we have so many friends who have our backs and support us. It is very humbling. But, when you live a life of integrity and honesty that is the overall outcome.
So we have celebrated Thanksgiving, with many things to be thankful for. We are too quickly approaching Christmas. We are excited to celebrate this time of year with our friends and family. We are also excited and let's be honest, a little apprehensive about what the future holds. But I know that God has us in the palm of His hand.
We did the first installment of what I am calling our truck stop ministry yesterday. We put together 25 boxes to give out at our local truck stop. I spent Friday night baking away and packing the boxes with lots of help from T and the kids. I am glad we decided to only do 25 boxes to start. I would still be baking otherwise. It was awesome to give them out. It was kind of hurtful, when a few times, we were rejected. And I thought about the figurative rejection of that box. How so many people reject, so quickly, the free gift of God's love without realizing how sweet it is. Just like the cookies and candies in those boxes are sweet, so is the love of Christ.
I also, instead of grading papers this weekend, spent some time on a project. I found the coolest table at the ReStore in M'ville. It needed some TLC. So I cleaned it up and then painted it. Oh how I wish I had some before and after pictures. I am quite proud of this project.
