January 14

It's funny how quickly the days go by now that I am home. We got home from the last of our vacation on Monday night, and after dropping off the C's at home and having dinner there, we finally made it home. 5 weeks to the day since last I was at home, and it felt great.
The week has been flying past though, getting caught up on cleaning, undecorating Christmas decorations, slowly getting the kids used to doing school work again. I have had some time to cook dinners for everyone though, and sitting at the dinner table with my family has been a treat. It has been a while since I have been able to eat a whole week of dinners with them.
Recovery from the surgery has been going pretty well, although I am usually reminded a couple times throughout the day that I am still recovering and not fully recovered yet. If you are not sure what kind of surgery I had done, way down south in Oklahoma, USA, I'll tell you. It was a vasectomy reversal. I know right, all kind of thoughts in your heads, most of them starting with "are you crazy?". Maybe we are, but we feel that this is one area of our lives that we needed to give back the control of to God, so we did. Maybe we will be blessed with more children, maybe not. It is done, and the rest is up to Him now.
The work situation is shaping up to look like I will end up taking a job up north (this time in Alberta) doing a 2 week in 2 week out rotation. The benefit of this (besides the $) is that they will be able to help me get my restrictions removed from my EMT license very quickly, and at very little cost. I expect to do this job for a few months, and I am hoping that come spring time I will be working for the local EMS service here in town, and the travelling away for work will be limited to once or twice a year (did I mention the $ from the camp job? It pays well)
I do miss our friends, both in Surrey and in Goldendale. We always love to be around our peeps. The farm in Goldendale was especially fun this trip, as Eleanor was able to go horse back riding with her bestest friend. Thomas had a blast with the boys, and since the weather was so mild they got to spend a bunch of time outside running off their energy. We met some new friends while there too, (Hi Pittmans!) who know what it is like to move from your hometown to somewhere that you know nobody. They have been to Malaysia, and all over the USA, working as missionaries spreading the Good News. It was a blast to get to know them and their children.

That is all for now. Until next time, answer me this:

Have you ever been a missionary?