Handfuls of Blessings

As our departure draws near, we have reached our last birthday celebration in the States.   We celebrated Shiloh's 15th birthday in Kansas. What fun to be able to include my nephew in our celebration as we went out to eat at Zaxby's (love their chicken wings), went bowling, and then stopped for ice cream at Dairy Queen.   We are very blessed to have Shiloh as a part of our family, and we are grateful that God has granted us wisdom in taking care of his diabetes.  When he was diagnosed in Uganda, the doctor looked us in the eye and said, "People who get diabetes in Uganda die." We love you, Shiloh, and pray that you will always seek the Lord's direction for your life.

What brings March Gladness?  Each month brings us closer to our departure when we get to go home.  At the writing of this...16 more meetings and just 85 more days. We all agree . . . Keith is the best preacher! We are privileged to spend time with other special missionaries. Keith and I were interviewed on a Christian radio station. We have been in several mission conferences this month which are opportunities to spend more time with the church members enjoying fun activities with them. Our children hiked to the highest point in Alabama. The boys went fishing, and Shiloh caught an eel! They did catch some fish, too. Each furlough someone invites the kids to ride horses, which they love. We enjoyed eating some Louisianna crawfish. The boys had opportunity to get some gun practice in. We have made some family stops, too.  It has taken a while, but we have finally made our rounds in getting all of my family visited.  They are r...