There is a wall of pictures in our living room. In the center is a beautiful print given to us by some very special friends in Northern Virginia. The verse underneath the picture is Psalm 25:4-5, which says, "Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow." We treasure this gift because it reminds us of where we have been as it points toward our future.
While we haven't exactly lived up to Johnny Cash's classic "I've Been Everywhere", this Army family has been a few places. And we've collected artwork by local artists (some of whom we know personally) along the way. So, when Russ saw all our pictures spread out on the floor beneath a huge empty white wall in our latest rental house, he had a great idea. For the first time, we would group all these pictures together, resulting in a chronological display of the path our life has taken over the past decade and a half. In delicate watercolor, bold charcoal and detailed pencil renderings we see the evidence of God's work in the progression of our lives. From the church where we were married, to the legendary 101st Airborne/Air Assault, through all our assignments in Georgia, to our beloved Washington, DC. This is the path God has divinely orchestrated for our family. Each assignment, each church, every stage of life we've enjoyed has led us to where we are now. A General Officer once told a young Captain that each job in his 20+ years in the Army had prepared him for the next. I believe we are seeing that God is doing just that in our lives. Throughout our marriage, He has been preparing us for a future we could not have imagined! He has been and is training us, equipping us, teaching us how to join Him in the work He is doing. And we are doing our best to cooperate.
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