Feels Like Home to Me….

Last week got better as time went on, and so did Amy. As you may have read, Amy was pretty sick for most of last week, alternating her time between the bed and the bathroom. She fought a fever, cold, and stomach flu from about Saturday to Wednesday evening. Eventually, she was able to get, and keep, some vittles (that means food) in her system and made a speedy recovery after that.
The remainder of the week was just what the doctor ordered. After Amy spent the week sick, and I spent the week trying to figure out some basic accounting software called QuickBooks, we left on Thursday evening to meet some of our friends in Springfield. On Thursday night, while Amy and our friend Abby went to a movie, me and BIGGIE were busy playing cards with some of the guys. Let’s just say Big Slick was good to me that night. Sorry Dewey.
The next morning we were able to visit the school where I used to work and see several of my old students and teachers that I worked with. We were a good team, and I miss the lot of them. We also had lunch with Bob & Phyllis, a couple that we love dearly and have become like adopted grandparents to us. After lunch we saw our friends Josh (the preacher at South Fork), Mindy (his wife), and their new baby, Phillip. We also visited Family Christian Bookstore, where one of the elder’s from South Fork is the manager. We were also able to meet some friends, who are also moving away from the Springfield area, for dinner to say goodbye.
In addition to getting to see all of these friends, we have been so blessed to be able to spend time this summer with family. Spending time with Amy’s brother and sister-in-law, Andy & Abby Huette, has been splendid. We have a lot in common, namely: all four of us are teachers, Andy & I are both youth ministers, and we all like ice-cream. These two are not only family, but they are great friends. They have made a point to spend as much time as they can with us before we leave. With Andy and Abby we have done dinners, had sleepovers, walked to the ice cream store, and just been encouraged by their zeal to do God’s will in their life. They have been a constant encouragement and support to us. On Saturday night they took some time to just pray for us and our ministry. That means a lot.
We are so thankful for great family and great friends who are such a huge part of our lives. It is going to be one of the most difficult things to leave these people, but we cannot even imagine what God has in store. Although none of these people can be replaced, we take hope in the words of Jesus in Mark 10:29-30. We just have to remember that it will all happen in God’s time, not necessarily Flammer time.