Well, here I am...a few more months since my last post.  (Eesh...almost 6 months this time!)  The truth is...there is so much I could write, but I just haven't wanted to.  Many times I've sat and stared at my computer, trying to come up with the right post to kick off blogging again.  But, I get overwhelmed with all that has happened, is happening, will happen, and I end up with nothing.  But, here's the short version.  We had a difficult summer last year, which led to an even more difficult fall, which led to a not quite as hard winter, but it has all left us tired, and a bit worn.  We're okay.  We're just...doing what we have to do to get by for a while.  I think the Lord is teaching us in new ways what it is to be faithful and disciplined in the midst of the hard seasons of life.  More leaning into the Father, less leaning away from the hard.  I will ask for your prayer, dear friends who still pop over here when I write.  We're embracing a bit more chaos into our life for the short-term, in hopes that it will benefit us all in the long-term.  Pray that our bodies stay healthy enough to keep up the pace that we are running at these days.  Part of what has made the last year or so hard is the frequency with which we have all been sick -- like, knock you down and out sick.  We are just coming out of yet another really hard couple of weeks where we were all really, really sick.  We can't seem to encounter any germ or bug without all of us getting it.  We are praying, praying, praying for good health in the coming months.  We will need it.  Would love to fill y'all in more in person (or over the phone or over e-mail if you're far away).  Love to you all.

And, just for fun, I'm attaching a song from the particularization service at our church this past fall.  One of the things that keeps us busy (but we love it) is our church, By Grace Community Church here in Newport News.  We have been a mission church of the PCA for a few years, but we became a particularized church in the PCA this past fall, and worshipping together with this song, at this service, surrounded by people from various local churches that have helped us, guided us, taught us, etc.. stands out in my mind as one of the coolest moments I can remember in our church history.  Just a little tiny glimpse into our life here.