We are home from our Conference. It was full…by that I mean that it was deep with teaching revolving around our heart…the things that really make us tick and it was convicting and compelling. (I always say heart issues are compelling, but not everyone agrees…)
Last night when we got home we were so tired that as I was trying to tell Jack to throw his booger away (he had found an incredibly huge one, so much so that it was likened unto a toy in his mind) and I mistakenly said, “Jack, go put your booger in the fridge…” That made for lots of laughs in the Rathmell household, but that’s just a small idea of how tired I was (so much for heart issues, huh?) 🙂
Anyhow…Buddy heads off on a retreat tomorrow for three days…he’s got lots of kids going and God provided more staff today, so we are thrilled. I was mentioning to my friend today that it’s always so cool when you realize that God really doesn’t need you for ministry…it’s totally His gig, and we’ve been so out of pocket this fall, that to even have a small handful of kids on any retreat would feel monumental, and to see that God is doing His thing…redeeming, bringing hope, cleansing and purifying all without any Rathmell power is encouraging.
Thanksgiving was great….we are blessed with a very cool community here and we are so thrilled to live in it. I especially have missed my Dad today…he is well taken care of, but Thanksgiving was usually my Mom’s thing and so I think today will be hard. If it’s Thanksgiving where you are, please pray for him.
We miss you all…thanks for praying…please pray for safety and God’s heart-redeeming work this weekend…we eagerly anticipate it.