Well, we knew to expect the unexpected when we started on this road trip with three babies, but little did we expect that they would be champs… and that the rest of us would end up getting sick for the rest of the week. My dad, brother, sister-in-law, and I all got sick for the majority of our time in Durango. A bummer, to say the least, but sometimes I’ve found that God just tends to find a way to knock you off your feet when you’re trying to do too much, too fast. I will admit that some of the time I spent reading and talking with family–when there was nothing else I could do–was very refreshing and encouraging time that I probably wouldn’t have had otherwise. Yet I think we were all a bit disappointed that we didn’t get to do more while we were there. Thankfully all of the kids stayed healthy, though, and my mom and wife were absolute heroes helping pick up the slack for all of us sick people!
We planned on stopping back in Albuquerque on the way back home to spend more time with that part of our family, but since we were still sick and some of them had actually gotten sick during the week as well, we decided to just come home a day early. We drove through one of the craziest hail storms I’ve ever been in near Clovis, New Mexico, but eventually we made it back and are ever so happy to be home.
Overall, it’s been a really special time off for me. A time to pour into others and reconnect with God myself, and a time to let him teach me as I realize I can always use more teaching 🙂
Lastly, I want to thank Kris and FDLIC for allowing me to make this sabbatical happen. I probably wouldn’t have gone to camp otherwise, so it’s just amazing that my company would support me so fully on this endeavor. I hope and expect that from this time there will be tangible impacts in his kingdom that we will all get to find out about someday!
