Dear friends-
It has been a long time since I last wrote. I feel that on many
levels the Lord has had us sidelined, which is weird in many regards.
Sidelined has never meant "unbusy" in God's Kingdom. Many things have
been going on this year.
Much of our lives have been dedicated to our children and our grand
children. Our son Matt, had his wedding on August 14th to Alexis, and
Tyler his wedding to Emily on Sept.4th. Certainly both of those
events signify more than the event itself for those who have known us
all. Since we had to move to this apartment as the result of the mold
issues a lot has gone on. As I said, children and grandchildren have
been a lot of our lives. The mold triggered the merge of my paper
last year and yet in May I ended up with it back. (You can follow it
at Compasspaper.com.) It has been a long summer with regard to
business and all that it entails to run a newspaper that is
growing(2.5 times since 5/28.).
We thought our home would be restored by the end of summer but
contractors, issues, etc..indicate that will not be happening. The
landlord here called one night, drunk, and told us we needed to move
out. (He has a daughter with two kids who "needs" the place. So Tina
and I have been packing for the move. We know not where and have
rested it in God's hands. Paying mortgage, taxes, insurance AND rent
can not go on anymore, so one or the other will have to go.
We have once again come to the place of "your will" with no options.
I think we are both OK on it. We know that it will have to be the
hand of God to get us anywhere.
On other levels we are on year 2 with Mark and Village Church. We
will be starting a new school with him shortly and we shall see where
that heads.
Back to the sidelines for a moment. I think a lot of us have felt
that way. What are the next steps, what is going on, etc..And I think
just like sidelines in the real deal provide for rest, observation
and even feelings of frustration, it is also a time to "listen" to the coach.
Look forward to hearing from you. May you be blessed!
Blessings,
Lee
http://www.facebook.com/lee.johndrow
