Huh?

We made it to Florida last night.  It is probably a good thing that we decided to visit some family here for a few days before we head home.  There was a blizzard that hit Michigan yesterday and from the sounds of it a lot of snow, winds and drifting.  We noticed at the airport yesterday afternoon that tons of flights heading into Detroit and Chicago were cancelled, so we probably wouldn't have made it home yesterday anyways.  Rob is really thankful that he decided to park our van in the covered lot at the airport.  It was a couple of more dollars per day but now it appears to be well worth it, especially given that we didn't bring along a shovel to dig out the van.

I am sitting here waiting for Nick to wake up from his nap so we can join everyone else at the pool.  The weather here is in the 80's and we are definitely soaking it up!

So, it was definitely sad leaving Guatemala.  It's hard to even put it into words. 
It's really wierd....when we go in August with the church team we look forward to heading home because the kids are there, but since the kids were with us this time it felt like there was really no reason to even leave.  I remember we asked Pastor Jake awhile ago...how do you know if a calling is really a calling and not just something else?  He answered (I can't remember his exact words but it was something like this)....it is something that keeps popping up in different situations and everything seems to point you in that direction.  

While we were in Guatemala at the airport....just sitting there watching the airplanes and waiting for our flight an elderly woman from Pennsylvania came up to us and started up a conversation with us.  She asked us why we were in Guatemala and so forth and we asked her the same.  It appears that she was visiting her grandson or son (I can't recall which one) who works for an orphan resource agency in Guatemala and that he is from Michigan.....crazy huh?  So, are we really called to serve the orphans in Guatemala full time or is this just another one of those huh moments that we ignore again. 

All I can say is this, we are really motivated to pay off our remaining debt (thanks Dave Ramsey) and see what the future holds.  I have heard this twice this past week so I feel it quite fitting to include it here. 

"You will find success in life, when you stop trying to include God in your plans and instead ask God to include you in His!"  

So God, I am asking and praying for you to please include us in your plans....wherever they may lead....