One more week in Billings

We are starting our last week here in the Billings area.  This past week was a "five event week" and so is the upcoming week.  It is great to be busy and we're excited about the doors God has opened...but these weeks certainly fly by in a blur...please hold while I look back at my calendar so I can remember where we were and when. ;)

Wednesday morning, we lead worship at the chapel service at Yellowstone Christian College.  We have shared music at the college a few times since Josh and I got married.  YCC is where Josh attended for a year right after he came to the Lord, where his mom works, and he actually helped build the chapel building.  It was fun for him to go back and see familiar faces!  The former president of the college approached me after the service and said, "I was praying for you and Josh this morning and had no idea I'd see you today!  I want you to know you are out of sight but not out of mind!"  What a blessing and encouragement to have this great man of faith praying for us even though we see him less then once a year!

Wednesday evening we did a concert at a church we had not been to before.  It was a very blessed night of worship and testimony!  The Spirit moved in a powerful way and I was humbled and so grateful to be a part of what God is doing in the body of believers!

Here's a funny little story about that church.  The day before Josh was making booking calls and called a church in California.  While he was chatting with the secretary, he mentioned that we were in the Billings area.  She said, "Oh really?  Where?  Our previous pastor is at a church in that area?!"  It turns out, that was the church we were going to Wednesday night!  She was excited and spoke very highly of the pastor and asked Josh to pass on her "Hello!"  Wednesday night the pastor was excited to hear about Josh's conversation and insisted he'd call that church right away and let them know that he was blessed by our ministry!  Small World!!! :)

We were at a repeat church last night and so enjoyed our time there just as we did last spring!  This morning we went to another church we've been too, and as usual were so grateful for the opportunity to worship with them again!

This evening we are headed to a new church and are excited to see what God has in store.  I am consistently blessed and amazed that God has called us on this great adventure and chooses to use us! 

Here are a few pictures from this past week.  The boys are continuing to love there time here with Grandpappy and Grandmama!  I know it will be sad to leave, but I was blessed to hear Caden say the other day, "How many more days 'til we're on the road again?  I'm excited to get back on the road!"...God is good!:)

 from our drive to the Wednesday evening concert

 

Wed. Night

Fishing with Grandpappy!

 

Please continue to pray for God's blessing as Josh books for our winter tour to Southern California.  The first time we go to an area is always the hardest, but we're trusting God to open doors.

 

Love to you all!



Buffalo Bill Cody and rest

I got you with that post title, didn't I?  I know you read that and were thinking, "What on earth is she going to write about now?!"  :)  Well, I'm not going to write about Buffalo Bill, but I am writing from Cody, WY.  The cabins where we're staying are called "Buffalo Bill Village" and I have NEVER seen more cowboy boots or rodeo signs than I've seen in the past 24 hours.

We have a concert tonight at a church here in Cody and a church service in a nearby town tomorrow morning.  We decided rather than haul the trailer all the way down here (2 1/2 hours) for one night, we just found a cheap little cabin (right in town...looks like a cabin, does NOT feel like a cabin).  In fact, the rate we got was so good and we've been so very busy, we decided to come down a day early.  We drove down yesterday morning, taking the scenic route through the Beartooth Mountains.  It was so beautiful!  What a gift it was to have a day free from responsibilities, just to enjoy each other and God's creation!

 

Today, we could have gotten up and done some sight seeing, but instead we slept in late and are relaxing in our little cabin.  Sometimes the best kind of vacation is one where you do nothing.

 

 

Last week, was a busy and blessed weekend of ministry.  Saturday (9/20) evening we did a concert at our "home away from home" church in Redlodge, MT.  This church body has welcomed us as family from the very first time we shared there.  We are blessed to call them family and were thrilled to spend the evening worshipping and fellowshipping with them!

Sunday (9/21) was a crazy, full day!  We got up early and drove 1 1/2 hours to our morning service, then went to lunch with a sweet couple from the church, drove back to Billings, let the kids run off some energy at a park and arrived at the Montana Pavilion at the fairgrounds at 4pm.  That evening we led worship and Josh played as part of a fundraiser for a local Christian school.  It was a privilege to be a part of that event and we pray for God's blessings on this school's building fund.  (By the time the speakers were finished I was ready to enroll my boys! ;)

 

 

Wednesday, we led worship for a "See You At the Pole" evening youth rally at a church where Josh has been sharing music since before he and I met.  The current youth pastor is a friend who Josh used to write and perform with.  Three other youth leaders there are good friends of Josh's (and mine now) from years passed and it was a gift to be a part of their outreach to the youth in the Billings area.

Adam, Josh, Wayne, and Ryan (Critter) - a sweet reunion

 

This upcoming week we have a couple mid-week events and then another full weekend.  As always, we appreciate your prayers for God to use us and grow us.  I am updating the praise/prayer page on this site today as well.

 

You may remember from the last time we were at Josh's parents, that they do not have internet at their house.  We have to drive to the library to get online.  Of course when we go to the library, we have a long list of things that must be done on the internet before the boys get restless and we have to vacate the premises lest we be banished!  We will be here for another two weeks, so our internet usage will continue to be limited!  Do you like how I have found yet another excuse for not posting very often? ;)  The good news is, I have my own laptop now!!!!  Yay!  Praise the Lord, this means that IF we happen to be at an RV park that has decent wi-fi, I can blog any time of the day.  Hopefully, this will lead to more frequent blogging....but we shall see! :)

 

Love to you all!

 



Update And a Few Random Pics

We have arrived in the Billings area. The last week has been busy and blessed.  We enjoyed both our week in Spokane and our short stay in Missoula!  In Spokane, we ministered at 5 churches that we have been to in the past.  That was a treat!  It's such a blessing to go where we know what to expect and know that we are loved and are a blessing! 

 

The pictures below are from the new church we went to in Spokane.  This was actually a mid-week Bible study that the pastor invited us to "take over" at his house.  We shared in our typical concert format with Josh playing many fingerstyle pieces and sharing his testimony, and then I led a couple worship songs and spoke about PFM.  It was a fun little house concert and we look forward to sharing with the whole church in the future.

 

 

 

We have been busy with homeschooling, booking, and even a little resting at the end of this week.  Our upcoming weekend is very busy and we'd appreciate your prayers for God's work in and through us.  In the meantime, here are a few random pics of life on the road this time around. :)



Josh's bedtime reading material....BORING! ;)

 Mine!....excellent book, thanks Debb! :)

 Sunrise before my morning run.

 Sunset in Hamilton, MT.  Josh's view while performing an outdoor concert!

 Same outdoor concert

 

Schoolwork on Grandmama and Grandpappy's dining room table, much more fun than in the trailer! :)

 

That's all for now.  Love to you all! :)