Saying Goodbye to Minnesota

Welcome to the first installment of our blog page. While I never thought about doing one until now, I've always enjoyed checking out all of our friends that are in the same state as us. So I thought it would be good for us to use it as a way for our Minnesota friends and family to check in on us from time to time.

And just as I suspected, we are going to be spending the next few weeks not only packing but trying to get one last visit with many of our friends and family, especially for Christmas. While I know it won't be possible to see everyone, we are so grateful for the ways we have been blessed by each one of you. Please make sure to keep our phone ringing and emails coming at least for our first month down there so we don't feel lonely!!!

Check back after New Years and I'll have pictures of the move into our new home! For now, we'll go from here:

. . .to here.

The moving truck will depart either the 27th or 28th (yes, of this month!) and we will plan on bringing in the New Year in Catoosa, Oklahoma, just off of Route 66!

In the meantime, we have been listening to a lot of Christmas music and one of the phrases is my favorite: "And God sent out salvation, on that blessed Christmas morn." (Name that tune, anyone?!) That's what we're celebrating, right? God actually sent out salvation to us that morning that we've somewhat modeled our American Christmas after 2000 years later. May it be the celebration of all our hearts! (For those looking for a great, short Christmas read, check out Cosmic Christmas by Max Lucado. It's a tradition for our family to read it every year.)