Pressing On

I miss my family being altogether! We have finally arrived at the point where we can at least say, "See you next week!!" They return to Benin on Friday November 17!

The Lord is so good! In one of the lessons I was working through last week, it was said, "We are always going to doubt the goodness of God, unless we come to know the goodness in Jesus Christ our Lord!" Amen!! My relationship with the Lord is the glue for my life. He is the anchor that keeps me calm, strong and sane when I am by myself in Benin with my 2 youngest children for 3 and 1/2 weeks and He is the one that fills me up with joy and surrounds me with his unfailing love as if I have his full attention! And I do have his full attention and so do you! That is one of the millions of things that makes knowing him so amazing!

This week I keep being drawn to Psalm 103: 1-5

Praise the Lord, O my soul: all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord O my soul and forget not all his benefits-
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Thank you so much for remembering our family in your prayers. We have been so blessed here and there with refreshment and sweet memories.

Tomorrow (already today in Benin) is my best friend and the love of my life's birthday (Randy Vaughn)!! To say I miss him is a huge understatement! Absence is making this heart grow fonder!! I am so thankful God created him! What a blessing it is to be Mrs. Randy Vaughn!