On Our Way

This is the day we have looked forward to for such a long time. Would it become reality? That was the question. It is so evident to me that God has laid our plan and established our desires. I feel very confident that our plans are in God's favor. That may seem presumptious to some but I feel a rich peace over it all. We thank and praise Him for the opportunity and ability to take this trip. I recall that when my Grandfather Recker had returned from Mexico in l940, his peers asked why he would make such a trip. That was pretty extravagant in those days. He responded, "We went to see our inheritance." He was paraphrasing a part of the sermon on the mount where Jesus tells his followers that the meek shall inherit the earth. I feel quite the same as he felt. This earth is so amazing and God's wonders so pronounced. I've seem most of it before but wish to feast my eyes on His amazing creation one more time.

We will leave for Wisconsin today to spend the night at my brother's and sister-in-law's and then take off together in the morning for South Dakota. My prayer is that God will be on our right and left; above us and beneath us, on our right and on our left. I believe we will be enveloped in His care and keeping.

Our ultimate goal is the coast of Oregon so that my husband can meet his only surviving biological male cousin. He met two female cousins about seven years ago. We stayed with one of those on our trip east over spring break. We enjoyed good fellowship and got to know them a bit deeper. It is a joy to find Ken's blood line and see that even in that God has been faithful to him. The cousin that we visited in May said, "I know I wasn't born yet, but I feel a responsibility of Ken's rejection by our family". We assured her we do not see his adoption that way. None of the biological family knew of Ken or his mother's pregnancy. It was a big surprise (shock) to each of the cousins. We believe her aunt could not care for him the way God wanted him cared for so He found Ken's adopted parents to rear and love him. God doesn't make mistakes. It will be oh so interesting to meet Alvis in Oregon. I'll keep you posted.