Hope – Wonderful Joy – Faith to Trust – Complete Surrender to Obedience  It is June 8th, 2018 – This day looks VERY different from the June 8th, 2018 that we had envisioned on June 8th, 2017.   So much has changed, and yet at the same time, there is a lot that has remained the same.  The destination is the same; but the road to get there took a huge detour.  How many times are we on a road and there’s a delay; a detour, an unplanned stop – whether to see something wonderful or because of an issue beyond our control?  Do we still arrive at our destination, eventually?  And sometimes that destination changes and is it not always better than we had originally planned? I should put a disclaimer here because I’ve been out on the KLR and my brain is a bit dual sport rider focused.  Sorry folks. Many of you know that 1Peter1;6 is very close to my heart.  ‘Be truly glad, there is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while.’  I haven’t always been glad, I definitely didn’t think there would ever be wonderful joy ahead.  I hatedthe trials I was being made to endure.  But the destination; full time missions in Argentina, never changed; being a […]

Today we would be celebrating 23 years married and 30 years together. Max loved to share the number of years together more than the number of years married. The reality is that we had 20 years married and 27 years together. 27 amazing years filled with love, laughter, tears, disappointments and accomplishments. I want to always honour our life. I want everyone to know the love Max had, the husband he was, the marriage I was so blessed to have. Max chose me to live life to the fullest with. He was my best friend. He was never the old man, the ball and chain.. he was my everything. We had our own ideas about growing old together, so maybe 46 and 44 were old; we had our own jokes about being 80 and 78 and chasing each other around the house. Life didn’t work out that way, but I am so grateful for everyday we did have together. In sickness and health, for better and for worse; but it was all done together. We experienced it all and even more. Life is not for better OR for worse, it is for better AND for worse. Men, love your wives. Treat them like a queen everyday, it doesn’t have to be a special day to do something special, to say […]