We arrived home late Friday night and spent Saturday sleeping in, having endless fun picking out our OWN food at the grocery store (the kids have never before begged to go grocery shopping!) and enjoying a barbeque with friends.

Sunday at church I was amused to find people asking what I was doing home, since my blog had said nothing about coming home!! So here it is folks, a few days late. We were so grateful for the hugs and smiles from so many at church, some we never remember having met before. Going to church felt like returning home and we praised God for it.

Now it is, Tuesday, my birthday. I feel I have yet to accomplish anything significant since our return home. We are resting, mentally, spiritually, physically, emotionally. And we need it. We still have lots to do before we head off for Uganda, but somehow it all will get done. The best thing we can do is to stay calm and focused on relationships with Him and with others.

Coming back we are filled with mixed feelings. We feel very much in transition, but have no idea how long this will really last. We are hoping to deploy at the end of June but have such a significant amount of money still needed. We have our house to sell and one car - both promised to buyers already. We have lots more that needs to be packed up, or given away, or carefully stored. We have list upon list to make to determine what will be coming with us, then more shopping and packing.

We know God is telling us to focus on relationships, to make time for each person who crosses our path for they are divine appointments. We know that getting the word out about what He is doing is presently our biggest task. And that our purpose is to continue to immerse ourselves into the people He has given us to minister to right here, right now; be they friends, relatives or neighbors. Some who know the Lord and some who don’t.

We are deeply peaceful and pray that God will continue to give us rest in Him and grace for each day; not looking towards the future, but knowing our needs for today have already been met.