NTM

Winter clothes………check
Kids’ schoolbooks….check
Bedding from OK…..check
Legos………………….check
Playdo………………..check
More Toys…………..check
Bins from MO……….check
Four little bikes…….check
Blankies & lovies…..check
Six toothbrushes…..check
And more stuff……..check

packed for departure

Assorted baggage

Yep, we’re packed to the eyeballs and ready to roll! We’re pulling out of North Carolina this Monday morning and making our way to Wisconsin! We enjoyed God’s blessing of family and church family while here in North Carolina and I was able to finish my Linguistic Write-Up paper with lots of support from family and lots of prayers from the Body of Christ! The mountains are especially beautiful this time of year, but they are made most beautiful by family. We will miss Mom and Dad and are so thankful for their love and support! We Love you, Mom and Dad!

We need and appreciate continued prayers from all as we travel the 736 miles to Wisconsin with our 4 kiddos and 2 carloads of stuff: that means the 2 drivers don’t get any breaks…. Pray especially in the afternoon–the body thinks that’s siesta hour!

Our friends Julie and Keith have offered a chance for a visit and a rest–a much needed rest to the tired drivers by spreading our trip over two days. We are so grateful that  they have welcomed us to visit them in Kentucky on our way home! It will be so very good to see them again and see their new little one!

We look forward to seeing our beloved family and friends in Wisconsin again! We’ll be arriving on Tuesday, staying with friends in North Prarie and preparing to move into our new home on Saturday!

Thank you, Lord for gracious caring friends who care for our needs, even unanticipated ones! Praise Him with us for:

• a place to stay and rest on the way
• a place to stay while we settle in
• cars in good running condition
• kids who travel well
• family’s love and care while here in NC
• my ears have been med-free for 1 week and doing great!

Pray with us for:

• safety and alertness on the road as we both drive
• loving kindness between the kiddos
• patience with the kiddos
• missing family and friends we’re leaving behind…again
• health and energy for the next few days, weeks of moving in & unpacking

We are settled into our little room for our time here in Oklahoma.  We went to church today at a Cherokee church and were going to eet our language helpers for the next 7 weeks.  Things did not go exactly according to plan, but it looks like we have a language helper for Tuesday lined up.

Tomorrow we spend the day reviewing Phonetics and going over what we will be up to for the next 7 weeks.

Next time I get online I will be prepared to upload photos of our “fort” as we are calling it, built out of matresses and bunk bed frames.

Please pray for us as we jump into this totally new schedule with our family.  Trading childcare with another family, language helper sessions, cleaning crews, cooking crews, team meetings, data entry and so much more.  Thank you for standing with us in prayer.