Luke caught his first fish with Papa Joe. He was excited and kept trying to feed his rainbow trout. He was slightly less excited when we sat down to dinner, but he tried it. He said, ” Not bad Daddy … but Lukey no have any more! ”
We also celebrated our birthdays-big ones this year: Scott turned 39, Lisa 35 and Luke 2! Although, when you ask him how old he is, he sticks up both hands and says, “5!”
Luke is doing really well. His ears have remained completely clear. Thank you SO much for your prayers for him!
He is full of energy and so funny. He talks (or sings) non-stop- he is so curious and asks all kinds of questions like, “where does the rain come from?” and “Lukey have pepperoni and donuts for breafkust?”
He loves to make jokes and tries to get me to laugh at bedtime so he doesn’t have to go to sleep. We were singing “Jesus loves the little children…” a few nights ago and instead of “red, yellow, black & white” he grinned at me and sang, “purple, green, pink and orange” and then he giggled for the next 10 minutes :)!
I (Lisa) have much to praise the Lord for! The conference I was able to attend last February was life-changing for me. Much of it was simple truth but the Lord set me free from fear and worry in many areas and my health has improved. Some things are completely healed (food allergies and sleep problems) and some I’m still dealing with, but I’m trusting Him to care for me. Thank you for walking this journey with me.
Scott is finally feeling like he has slowed down from the hectic pace of May & June. We designed a weekly schedule for our sabbatical time and it has helped us to make the most of it.
He has a regular “work” day Mon/Wed/Fri from about 6am-4pm. He spends the time away from the house and uses it to pray, read, journal, research seminary options, get some exercise, etc.
Tues/Thurs mornings he is home and I have the opportunity to spend extra time with the Lord and get a workout in. Then in the afternoons/evenings we use that time to help others with things they may need and connect with our friends.
I will let Scott speak to what he is learning during this time, but as for me and our family in general, it has been very refreshing.
One of the biggest things for me has been reconnecting with the Lord just because; not because we’re in ministry. So many things that we have known and experienced are becoming fresh for us again-simple things like God LOVES us 🙂 He provides, He heals, He loves spending time with us, He is faithful, His Word is True and we desperately need Him.
It is a gift to be able to have this oasis with the Lord and each other-Thank you for your prayers and support that have helped to make it possible.
