A GREAT BIG ANNIVERSARY BLESSING!

Sunday was our 29th anniversary! We celebrated by going to church and attending the Uganda fundraiser meal and auction afterward. Other than that there were no dinners out this year or anything like that.





BUT.....we had another big blessing occur just a few days later. We closed on a beautiful 15+acre piece of property! This was a big dream and blessing that has come about just in the last few weeks. Since we resigned the pastorate we had been praying about a possible move back to our old hometown and had a realtor looking for suitable building sites for us. They are few and far between in the area we were desiring (only a few miles away) and we thought this might take a while. Most of our area is flat land, but this piece of ground is different. The views on this property are gorgeous and no other houses close. When it came up for sale, we lost no time making an offer that was accepted in a short time. Now we own this lovely, largely wooded, rolling acreage with a pond at the back. Some of the pond is within our boundaries and some is on other land, but it's all very secluded--a hunter's dream with a lovely site for building a home with walkout basement. You see me in the picture walking down ONE of the steep hills leading to the pond. A good walk through this property gives a hearty workout!





We don't know if we'll be able to build or when, but now we are one step closer. I never thought we'd be able to build two new houses in one lifetime, but God really blessed us with this opportunity and so rebuilding now becomes a very strong possibility. When we built the house we live in 7 years ago, we never dreamed we'd ever move again, but needs change and that's what happened to us. With one of our kids now married and us not pastoring, the housing needs are different. (Did you know that pastoring creates special housing needs? If you never thought about it, consider your pastor and his family and how you could bless them with help since they often share their home with others). Our ideas to move again could all become a reality in God's timing.



This land would put us only a couple of miles from our new jobs and in this high-priced gas economy, that alone is a blessing! Rejoice with us as we thank God for this blessing! LORI