Tanner's Canada Trip

Tan got to go up to Vancouver for a week to visit his family two weeks ago.
He went up to visit his grandpa, Lorne, who was ill with cancer.
This was an emotional trip for Tan. He knew he was going to say goodbye to his grandpa and he went alone.
His grandpa passed away last week, 5 days after Tan left.
He feels so blessed to have had that time with him in his last hours.
Tan got to see his old friend, Kyle, who we haven't seen in years. That was fun and awesome how God worked it out so Kyle would be in town the same days as Tan.
He also spent time with his sister, parents, grandma, and aunt.
How great a time.
I sure missed him around here. It was my first time alone with the kids in a long time and the first time for such a long time. We survived, but it was great to have my awesome helper and "daddy" back.

June 12, 2008: 9 years!

We celebrated our nine year anniversary by spending a weekend at Bass Lake away from the kids for two nights!
It was awesome to be together and not have the distractions of the world. Tan is my best friend and we have so much fun just hanging out.
I woke up early every morning and had some awesome quiet times just reading my Bible and Osteen book and listening to God. How great was that!?
I heard God's voice so clearly there as I was not distracted with my daily chores and running kids around.
I loved my time with Tan, but I received and awesome blessing as I grew closer to God as well.
I hope every married couple with kids gets time to be together alone. This is a huge blessing and we are so thankful to have family members that love to stay with our kids.
I look forward to the next nine years together. My how we've grown the last nine. We grew up together and now we are entering our 30's!
I love my years with Tanner and now I truly know God placed us in the same YWAM school at the same time for His divine purpose. What an awesome God who cares for us in such a huge way!

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