Amanda Faith and a Crazy June

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMANDA!

Today we celebrate our beloved mother and wonderful wife.  While I was away in Seattle last weekend God confirmed in my mind again how wonderful of a woman that He has given me and how great of a team we are.  It has been a crazy June (and really a pretty crazy last six months), but we were able to settle on what Amanda was going to get for her birthday.

Last night we picked up our new pop up camper.  It is a 12 foot Jayco and we are very excited about what we hope it will bring to our family.  As the 22-year-old kid demonstrated all of the things about the hot water heater, the furnace, the water pump, the deep cycle battery my head spun.  Amanda, in all of her wisdom, said, "You weren't taught about any of that stuff, but just because we have the pop up our boys will know more about that stuff than you do."  Our hope is that the pop up gives us another way to, as T says, "raise our country kids in the city."  This weekend is our first trip.  We'll celebrate Amanda more, our anniversary (10 years) and Father's Day.

The kids were so excited about this.  Matthew said everyday for about a week, "I can't wait until we pick up the camper."  Last night each of them prayed and thanked God for the camper.  I am thankful too:  for the camper, my five kids and especially for the woman that God has given me to walk through life with as a partner, lover and friend.