Hey All! Surprise, it's actually us up and running, alive and well! Well, at least alive. Seriously, we appreciate your prayers and appreciate Gods mercies as we travel, search and rove about the green hillsides of Scotland from town to town seeking a home. We are staying at Frank and Beckies while they are in the States. Its a small, but comfortable upper flat that is richly decorated by Ikea and Martha Stewart, I mean Frank & Becky. I am enjoying the well stocked kitchen and quiet warm house.

The kids and I found the Clackmannon playground yesterday and met a local mom that filled my mind with all kinds of recommendations for schools and nice towns to settle or "dodgy" towns to avoid. Please pray with us on this one. Its such a hard decision, there is a lot on the line and we just want to be at the RIGHT corner of the country and in the right neighborhood. This Sun. we are invited to a Christian family's home in the next town over that send their kids to a renowned private school just up in a town called Dollar. The kids do speak of home but seem to be happy here and especially like having us around and not both in the office:)

It was soooo good to be home and see many of you even if it was very briefly. Very refreshing, but not too restful. (Thats ok, we will have a bit of time here before we set up the office) It was wonderful! Man, I was so thankful to be back for grandma's funeral and to be able to make it to Gayle Richardsons Moms funeral as well. Sure are reminded of our fragile and quick lives here on earth and the blessing of family and friends. (The understatement of the year!)

I found this awesome "New Testament in Scots" in their house here. (Not Scots Gaelic, that's in the highlands) This interpretation lends a glimpse of the robustness of the sounds of the new Scots and lowlands of this country. The language is a bit challenging to understand although its English, mostly! Old Scots is a rich brew of a language and what it lacks in dignity it more than makes up for in vitality and color. So here's a taste for you to leave as a benediction authored by Jude.

~ Nou, Til Him at dow keep ye frae stoiterin an set ye sakeless an rejoicin forenent his glore, til the ae God, our Sauviour throu our Lord Jesus Christ, be glore an maijestie, maucht an authoritie, afore aa time, an nou, an for iver an ey!

Peace to you, Julie