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Amber Alert!

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  The above picture was taken at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, it is simply there for attention! Anyway, in my previous post I talked about Amber. Since writing that, I have learned that Amber pulled through! PTL! I eventually spoke with the Ranger who worked with us that day, and she said that that's all she knows about Amber . . . that she lived. Finding purpose in God's plan can be tricky waters to navigate and, at times, completely confusing. I don't know what's next for us, much less for Amber, but I do know that God will show up at the most opportune time. There have been many instances throughout my life where there was no doubt that there was a distinct purpose to be at a certain place at a certain time. Amber was one of them. We are so thrilled about Amber's good news! However, confusion abounds at times and I am still unaware of the immediate future for us. At one point in our cross-country journey I stopped looking for work in order to focus on...

Texas Tragedy

 The last post I made was while we were in Texas back in mid-February. I haven't written since then because we had an experience like no other and it has been difficult to get back into the groove of writing. Today I am writing to share that experience with you. I realize there aren't many people who read these blogs (mostly family and close friends) but that's ok because I am doing this writing for documentation purposes as well so that Pam and I have something to look back on while we live this life we have dreamed of living. Living! That is the purpose for today's blog. It was a crisp February afternoon in Southern Texas on this day. Pam and I bundled up to take the dogs for a walk through Lake Brownwood State Park. It was sunny, but cold. We left the warmth and comfort of our home and decided to walk towards the lake, about a ten-minute walk from our trailer, and see what it had to offer by way of scenery. So we leashed the dogs and headed out. At the lake there is ...