I finally have a moment to sit down and reflect on all the events of the last couple of weeks. In trying to gather my thoughts as to what I’d like to say and to whom, it all still seems to be a big jumble. So, I decided to just go ahead and start writing and see if anything intelligent comes out! These past two weeks have been filled with so many big emotions...excitement, stress, elation, exasperation, enjoyment, exhaustion, anticipation, love, amusement, discovery, patience, impatience, appreciation & hope. I have come to a point of being a bit numb from it all! Not in a bad way...just in a completely, thoroughly exhausted kind of way. But boy was it fun! Trying to come up with an adjective to describe how I feel now is impossible. I am so very, very thankful to God for bringing such a wonderful, sweet, beautiful, Christian, young woman into my eldest son’s life. I prayed for her before I knew her. I prayed for her when he was just a baby. I knew she was out there somewhere, but I had no idea how their lives would eventually cross. There are many reasons why God brought us to Wilmington, but this one, this particular reason, is absolutely the best by far! Not only did we gain a daughter (finally!!), but we gained a wonderful extended family in the Turkals! We are so very blessed to be close friends with Ann & Mark, and to say Alex’s brothers are stoked about having Sam as their brother-in-law and Laura as their sister-in-law would be an huge understatement! Wow! God is good!! Now as I start packing up Alex’s room, it hasn’t quite hit me yet that they are moving so far away. But, thankfully these days we have the internet, skype, facebook and texting to keep up with each other. Unlike when I did the same thing nearly 26 years ago when I got married and moved to Ft. Worth, TX. I’m very excited for them! I know God has some wonderful things in store for them, and I can’t wait to see what He’s gonna do! Thank you to everyone who shared in Alex & Laura’s coming together. Thank you for sharing in their big day, whether it be with your physical presence or your prayers and well-wishes! God used all of that to bring these two extraordinary people together and changed all our lives for the better! And now...on to the next adventure! Please keep us all in your prayers as we them up and move them to Columbus, OH in about 10 days!
Genesis 2:18 - "The Lord God said, "It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
