"It Feels Like the House is Empty"

It was a very busy weekend and we were invited to far more than we could possibly attend. On Saturday, we went to the STLA Field Day in Johnson City, Texas, and we met several new friends and enjoyed visiting with everyone. At one point we were talking about missing Joshua and Andrew, who have been in Oklahoma for the last two weeks learning how to rope. Abigail made the comment, "It feels like the house is empty with Joshua and Andrew gone." It caught me a little off guard being that we still had eighteen people at home. That's hardly an empty house! Then it hit me and I knew exactly what she was saying and I felt the exact same way. God has created each of our family members with different personalities and qualities, and He has taken all of these differences and made us a family. On Tuesday, Joshua and Andrew will be coming home. We've missed them so much. Even though we've been really busy, it does feel like we are missing someone at home.