Return trip & update

Well, Connor and I fly out early tomorrow and will be back in CA around 10:30am (PST). I've had a LOT of meetings with various leaders and ministries and my excitement continues to grow. We also looked at a lot of housing options. Nothing solid on that yet but that's OK. We are so grateful to all of you in your partnership with us through your prayers. It's been a very good and productive couple of weeks and we can see the future a lot more clearly. More on that in a future post. But for now....
I promised you all a picture of a male Cardinal. Well, here it is:


Pretty cool, huh? From right out the back door. The picture was taken through a screen door which is why it's a bit blurry, but you get the (very cool) idea that God had when he made these.

Next we have one of the many chipmunks that populate the area:

And finally, pictures from Connor's time out in the country woods with new friend Daniel Tarr. Big thanks to the Tarr family for their hospitality to Connor and me this week. Captain Tarr gave his approval for us to light some fireworks Tuesday night and we had a great time, and we only went through about half of what we had!

We just want to thank everyone here in NE PA who made Connor and I feel so welcome and EXCITED TO RETURN!!! We look forward to coming back as a complete family next month. Which reminds me, many of you know the conflict we're experiencing with our dogs and whether or not to bring them out. We want to be responsible in this matter but, for us at least, it's a little complicated; mainly in the area of an appropriate place for them here in PA. And because an ideal housing situation didn't present itself yet, we're just not exactly sure what to do. So, for those of you who are animal lovers, you understand the conflict and if you feel so led, we'd appreciate your prayers on this matter as well as the sale of our CA home. 'Til next time!