Leaf Peeping?!

I have some bittersweet news.  Alaska was not part of God’s will for our family this summer afterall, as we are STILL waiting for our daughter’s passport so we can travel up through CANADA.  The sweet part you ask: we are well on our way to do some leaf peeping on the east coast this fall!!!  I have to admit, I am still pretty bummed about Alaska.  It’s been a dream of mine for almost fifteen years and I wanted to embark on such a journey so badly I admit, I was pushing my will pretty badly.  But you know what?  Even though I didn’t picture the east coast for this season of our lives, God’s plan, I know, is so much better than I could ever imagine myself.  That being said, I’m thrilled to see what He has in store for us.  So far, we camped next to a couple who just moved down here from Alaska, and said they would never recommend taking a big rig like ours up the Alaskan Highway.   The next day we camped next to a couple from the UK who just traveled the east coast and loved it!  Last night we camped next to a couple from Canada who is traveling in the US to avoid unbelievable high Canadian gas prices.  Okay Lord, we get the picture: we are not to be traveling to Alaska through Canada in our big rig (not to mention the missing passport). 

Truth be told, for a while I thought our trip had come to a halt altogether when our family’s cabin in the medicine bow national forest was on the brink of burning down.  Folks this is literally a miracle!  Cabins just yards away lay in ashes and not a tree on our property was burned!  Praise God and all the hard-working firefighters who saved “the cabin”.  So here we are, on the border of North Dakota and Minnesota praying God will provide a canoe for our family of 5 (is that even safe!?), as we venture northward into the tranquil boundary waters (which won’t we so peaceful after we arrive).  Still missing and praying for all of you: our precious friends and family.  Partnered with our gracious Father, your love and support have kept us going.  May He and we do likewise for you!  Peace and Love, Eric, Jenna, Addalynn, Ethan, and Abram (Sophie, Holly, and Slimey…our ever-resiliant goldfish who survived swimming in our toilet ;o)