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Busy, Busy Summer

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Have you noticed how life goes on whether you're paying attention or not, tracking the days or dog-paddling just to keep your head above water? And don't forget to breathe! (That line always makes me laugh in exercise videos) The Dye family left on furlough just before April transitioned into May. I feel with all my heart that it should still be May, that I just celebrated turning 46 and that we just celebrated Mother's Day at church and that summer was something we were still looking forward to and making plans for, rather than something we're neck-deep in already. And hot, the summer is hot and sweaty!  And then, God led me to this beautiful passage in Jeremiah 17:7-8 But blessed is the one who trusts in the  Lord ,      whose confidence is in him.   They will be like a tree planted by the water      that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes;      its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought      and never fails to
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Life is Tough, but God is Good

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Every time I sit down to write an update and I have to come up with a title, my first thought is "God is Good". Then, I keep thinking and come up with something more specific. But, you'll notice this time I went with it, although with a modification. I took... ahem, I mean, "borrowed" the title from a memoir my mom wrote last year. I promise I'll not use it again here, though it is fitting to every update I've written in the past and will write in the future because both phrases are unalienable truths. And because BOTH are true, I can always trust God. ‭Isaiah 26:3 NIV‬ You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. A couple of months ago, the Dye family was looking at travel dates for their three-month furlough. Their daughter Angela is graduating from Johnson University the first weekend in May, but they usually don't leave for furlough till June because that's when the school year ends for Miah and
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Adjusting... Adjusting... 123

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Tough times make us relatable Today is my 117th day in Tenerife (don't worry, I'm not keeping track, I just asked Google... hehehe), and I'm happy to say that the shiny newness hasn't worn off yet. That doesn't mean that I'm struggling to find my way, or that I'm not struggling in any way. In fact, I had a tough moment a couple of weeks ago when I got a text from my 10 year old nephew asking me to pray for him because he had Flu A and his nose was bleeding all over the place and it was only 7 am (Missouri time). I wanted to be able to go hug him and pray with him and help him feel better. I know his parents and even grandparents are there for him. But in that moment, I felt the distance to be so far and I may have shed a couple tears as I prayed for more than just his bloody nose.  I'm not going to philosophize or wax poetic about the beauty of the nostalgia of being far from loved ones, but it is a blessing to have loved ones near and far. In fact, ever
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