It was really a special reception and such an answer to prayer! On ya Craig and Andy - we are amazed at so many answers to prayer in your newly joined lives!
...and Digging in! Food was very yummy!
I was personally encouraged by a conversation we had with Craig during the evening. He was sharing how they had recently sold the home he had spent so long building. Craig, having studied architecture had a home built - put a tonne of effort, time and detail into the specifics of tiles, flooring, kitchen details, etc. etc. etc. After Andy's surgery she found stairs difficult to climb (actually creates pressure in the brain) and so they decided to put the house on the market. They are now living in the home Andy had before she was married, a much smaller , low-set one. What encouraged me was the way Craig was delighting in the simple joys of married life - the less complicated life (owning a new home he felt everything had to be kept just so ...) and how free he felt in terms of debt, opportunities for ministry, serving his wife, etc. Owning less, being content with the simple and enjoying life itself ... wise choices and a challenge to keep my own life in check with eternal/spiritual goals rather than shallow earthly ones!
