6-3-2024

Sitting in my car just before 8:00 am, in front of my dentist office. While I wait for the doors to be unlocked so I can arrive for my appointment, I’m contemplating all the necessary preparations for our upcoming journey through Turkey and Greece.

I’ve put over $700 in my separate savings, with a goal of having $1,000 cash, in small bills, ($20’s) to bring with me on the trip.

I have purchased some new but selected almost all the clothes I’ll bring on the trip. I’ve contemplated how to present several identification documents for my personal security and how I will carry them.

~~~ Now it is 7 months past our return home from our trip, and still the images are fresh in my mind. The excitement of our life is an ongoing wave of joy and calm. Each new journey is well planned, and each family member considered. My sweet bride is always right beside me, beside our family, always looking for new experiences to grow and witness that joy of life revealed in “Us” as a family. She is selfless and pure in thought, a peaceful calm in the face of the raging sea of life before us, knowing, believing, trusting God will protect us and provide us with a safe path forward each day.

🕊️ Thank you Father, for my lovely bride. May your Spirit continue to bless her daily! May you bless her with wisdom and the comforting words to give each family which comes through the doors of her work, to prepare and providing a memorable and well planned memorial experience. May I always appreciate her and make her feel loved and cared for. May your Spirit continue to guide my steps and fulfill the list of duties expected of me. May I learn to act in unison with our family goals and each well planned activity. It’s a celebration each time she returns home from a days work. We are so blessed with hearing Amy’s voice, as she sings in the band at church each Sunday. Always cheerful, always so positive. What a wonderful life we have together. Thank you Lord!, in Jesus’ name, Amen! 🕊️