Wow! It’s been almost a full week since I last blogged!

Let me tell you what has been going on with us. Our best friends and next door neighbors moved today. To Seattle! (We live in Vermont.) Yeah, we will not see them for quite a while. So, we have been spending every minute with them and helping them get ready for the road. (They drove!)

I cannot even begin to explain how much these people meant to us.

When God brought them to Vermont - yes, God brought them here. He revealed it to them to come here, from Texas, before they head to Seattle to fulfill their missionary vision. When God brought them here, Bob and I were just in the early stages of seeking Christ. I cannot even imagine where we would be in our walk had it not been for these amazing examples of God’s love and grace coming into our lives.

My first real experiences with Jesus happened after the mother of the family invited me to join a woman’s book study group.

The D thought Christian Rock was not as cool as regular rock, which we used to listen to, until he found out that their daughter, his age, likes it too.

The mom and I were both stay-at-home moms, and the only moms in our apartment complex who sit outside with the kids when they play. Needless to say, we spent many days together.

The dad and Bob used to play outside with the kids when they were home from work. All the kids in the neighborhood would join in the big kickball games that they would start.

They have four children ranging from The D’s age to Little E’s age.

The boys actually schedule our day around when the girls would be home from school, so they could play.

Their little boy would always come over when his sisters were at school to see if Little E could ride bikes.

We had barbecues and birthday parties together. We went to the beach together. We spent hours outside playing together.

We will miss them so much, but we are at peace with it because we understand that the Lord has plans for them in Seattle. Their time here is at its end. They have blessed so many lives and our lives have blessed them as well.

I am excited to hear about what God has in store for this amazing family.

I am excited to experience what He has in store for our family, too, as this chapter of our lives ends and we start the next one.