10/26/2015 Ramblings from 30,000 feet.

Here we are 2 months into the new adventure.  We have seemingly settled into a routine, and even shopping for our next forever home.  Living in a rental house is so frustrating.  I want so badly to be able to make improvements but am an unable, and unwilling to sink money into someone else's house.  I am impressed that I have finally started to learn a LITTLE patience.  This weekend I made the decision to delay our build my 2-3 months so that I could get a more favorable lot location.  Gods still working once, but it's refreshing to see some results.   

Yesterday sitting in church the pastor started a series on giving.  Appropriate as we enter into the thanksgiving season.   As he was speaking I realized what a joy it's going to be to write my 3rd and final committed to check to the 3 year capital campaign at Baptist Temple.  When we as a church went through that campaign I struggled with if I would commit to the whole campaign of 3 years, or just the time that I was going to be at Baptist Temple.  God pressed it into me to trust Him and commit to the full term.  I did, and amazed that God has provided on His commitment to me, to be able to give to His church.  I really don't know why this amazes me, but for some reason I thought that I was the one making the commitment, but ultimately it was God that made a commitment to me to supply above and beyond my needs, to be able to give to His church.  I am so glad that I committed to the entire campaign and not just for my time at the church, because I would have missed out on this incredible blessing.  I haven't talked it over with Amy yet, but in accordance with Gods word I would like to give as we have been bless and either double our last payment, or double our initial pledge.  Regardless I am going to write this letter to the church so that they might also be blessed by what God has done, but to offer encouragement as the church enters into the 3rd year of their commitments to stay strong in their trust that God is providing all of their needs.  

Today I am blessed to be flying to Idaho Falls.  God has really blessed me with the opportunity to go to some incredible places.  I hope that soon I will be able to take my family on more of these trips.  I am excited to get to take them to CA this weekend.  It makes the trip even better to get to experience part of a business trip with some family pleasure time.  God is blessing not only my work life, but also the business that Chris and I have started.  I am amazed at the growth rate in 6 months, as well as the money that we have received to date.  God has really blessed our efforts, and I can't wait to see what God has in store for the future.

Here is the letter mentioned