Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Some time by myself
Well...it has been strange having some down time during the night, without Chris here. He left on a mission trip last Tuesday (9 days ago) for Peru and this is the first time in our marriage (7 years) that we have ever gone more than a day without speaking. That, by far, has been the hardest part of the whole trip! He was able to call us for a few minutes until Emma hung up on him-Yikes!
But I have gotten some time by myself, especially in the evenings...which I am not at all used to getting. Emma has started school and I am having to get her in the bed at an early hour and without Chris being here to talk to at night, I have found myself actually spending some much needed time catching up on my blog page, facebook, watching The Notebook (my all time favorite movie) and reading! Wow...actually time uninterrupted! Those times are few and far between with a 4 1/2 year old around these days.
But I have gotten some time by myself, especially in the evenings...which I am not at all used to getting. Emma has started school and I am having to get her in the bed at an early hour and without Chris being here to talk to at night, I have found myself actually spending some much needed time catching up on my blog page, facebook, watching The Notebook (my all time favorite movie) and reading! Wow...actually time uninterrupted! Those times are few and far between with a 4 1/2 year old around these days.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
It's about time....
Well....I started out the new year thinking that I would create a blog page to keep all of my family and friends up-to-date with what is happening with us down in Tampa, but after looking at my last entry (in May)....I'm not doing so well. Sorry. Alot has been going on since May. May was kind of crazy month because after Mother's Day we received news that our pastor was killed in a plane crash. This was a devastation for our whole congregation and has taken alot of dedication from the staff to keep the ship running, but with God's help, we have.
Just this past Sunday morning, early in the morning, we received word that our Worship Pastor had experienced a second heart attack (was at home recovering) and was not able to be revived. So, we are left with ministering to a hurting church family...one that doesn't understand why these sorts of things happen-I don't understand. But we were changed with a wonderful message tonight at his Celebration of Life service...we don't have to know, but God is in control and He will always be the answer to any of our questions. For those of you that know and love us, please be in prayer about these recent events. So many positive things are going on here and we feel that Tampa is a wonderful ground for many to receive Christ and begin a new journey with the Savior. This is our mission field.
With all that said, Chris is gone to Peru for the next week and a half. This is his first out-of-country mission trip and he was excited. I don't know that we will know what to do without him here, but it is good to miss each other! He will be training people in "house church" ministry down in Peru. I look forward to hearing all of the stories that I'm sure he will come home with.
Hopefully it will not be quite so long for another blog.
Until next time,
Sonya
Just this past Sunday morning, early in the morning, we received word that our Worship Pastor had experienced a second heart attack (was at home recovering) and was not able to be revived. So, we are left with ministering to a hurting church family...one that doesn't understand why these sorts of things happen-I don't understand. But we were changed with a wonderful message tonight at his Celebration of Life service...we don't have to know, but God is in control and He will always be the answer to any of our questions. For those of you that know and love us, please be in prayer about these recent events. So many positive things are going on here and we feel that Tampa is a wonderful ground for many to receive Christ and begin a new journey with the Savior. This is our mission field.
With all that said, Chris is gone to Peru for the next week and a half. This is his first out-of-country mission trip and he was excited. I don't know that we will know what to do without him here, but it is good to miss each other! He will be training people in "house church" ministry down in Peru. I look forward to hearing all of the stories that I'm sure he will come home with.
Hopefully it will not be quite so long for another blog.
Until next time,
Sonya
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