What Just Happened?

Well- there it was- 5 weeks! In our attempt to be better at blogging more regularly, we have already slipped. So is life, I guess. The changes in the last 5 weeks have been hard to keep up with. Melissa and Sophia finally joined Paul in Dubuque in the middle of August, after Melissa completed her final tasks in her first call at Zion. Paul endured, survived, and passed the most difficult academic challenge yet, and made it through the 6 week intensive Greek class. There were new and deep friendships made, some laughter along the way, and a new approach to reading the New Testament!

With living in a new place comes new social opportunities. We could not be more happy to live ‘in the fishbowl.’ With other families within feet of our front door, we have ‘adopted’ new kids, spent hours at the sandbox, and enjoyed meals and conversation with many neighbors. The community is tight-knit, caring, supportive, and wonderful. Amidst all the classes, homework, and reading, families still get together at meals and in the evening in fellowship.

We WILL be better  (more a promise for ourselves than a demand to you) at updating our blog. For now, it is lunch time and perhaps an afternoon nap to celebrate our abundance of blessings!