Giving blogging a try

Here I go.....i actually think blogging is a great way to communicate the comings and goings of my life with the people I love...or maybe it is just a fun distraction for me while I am trying to adjust to this "empty nest" season of life. I have managed to make it through the first three weeks of having none of the girls at home. True confession-I have only been home for 4 individual days of these past 3 weeks. So now the real test begins.....We set up Bethany's apartment and Bekah's dorm room at APU beofre leaving on Sunday September 2nd after a fantastic chapel service put on by the APU staff. Rick and I left the girls in the care of the Taylor family (fantastic friends who live right near APU) who took them out for lunch as we drove up the coast to Salinas to attend the wedding of Kelli McDaniel (Jess was a bridesmaid). Two days later, I left for Colorado to visit some dear friends and attend a training for my FIRST Response team. This FIRST team is a great group of women who are now trained and ready to respond as trauma counselors (God's hands and hearts), bringing hope and healing to people in countries in the 10-40 window. After that training trip, I was home for one day and then Rick and I left for our 30th anniversary trip to Glacier National Park, Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. It was a glorious trip filled with hiking, boat rides, geyser gazing, wildlife scouting and tons of picture taking. What a way to start my empty nesting!!!