This isn't flip-flop wearing season!

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I keep re-reading this line from the book, Streams in the Desert. ( A gift from a dear friend. Thank you very much!)

"Each of us may be sure that if God sends us over rocky paths, He will provide us with sturdy shoes. He will never send us on any journey without equipping us well."

This has also been connecting with my Beth Moore Bible study homework from last week on faith. "Faith is a response, believing/trusting in God's faithfulness." 

God is faithful. He can not be unfaithful. He keeps His Word. He never changes. He loves us.

Do I have faith to trust God 

and put my "sturdy shoes"on every morning? 

Some days the path is nice, flat and clear other days it's difficult to even see the next step. Then there are time when that path is so crazy hard and steep that I want to turn around and head back down. 

I shared with my sweet friend, "We are definitely NOT in a flip flop wearing season of life! More like combat boots." 

I need to remember that God is faithful.

"Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.

They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."

                                     Lamentations 3:21-23

Remembering to tell folks that you love them!

"The years have been a struggle for those you left behind.

 You are never far from our hearts and minds."

Today marks 3 years of my Dad's homegoing. I miss his smile.  I miss his love for others. Dad would always let me know that he loved me. He loved his family and his friends. I think that is one of the qualities that I remember most about my Dad. The ability to love others and to make them feel special. 

I miss him. 

Reblog: A set of teeth & a new bicycle

Meet Sharon. She comes to Albania twice a year to serve others. Whether it's to help missionaries, Albanians, Roma, organizations, or churches. She brings others with her or at times travels by herself. She comes with: tons of ideas, encouragement by the heap and a love for those God puts in her path. 

Below are links to her recent blog posts that we feel blessed and humbled to be mentioned in. 

A set of teeth and a new bicycle - 2 November

So, if someone asked you the question, “What is evangelism?”...  how would you respond?  Is it a large crowd, lots of lights and music, the laying on of hands?  Or, alternatively, is it true that evangelism isn’t an event, but a lifestyle?  Krystal and Don moved from South Carolina to Tirana some years ago with... click to read more on Sharon's Blog: Quilting in Albania. 

9 November - The least of these!

Have I told you about Krystal?  She is an amazing (edited by KZ) crazy lady with whom Debbie and I have spent a lot of time. Remember Don?  Well, Krystal is his wife. So, while Don wiles away his days building stoves, modeling a work ethic and building relationships with men (targeting the Roma), Krystal is demonstrating God's infinite love for the Roma children and click here to read more.

We are thankful for the many people that God brings into our lives. God knows just when we need that extra touch of encouragement to keep going.