Welcome home

Marty and I, along with son Jonathan and son-in-law Rob, were on hand last week when our youngest daughter, Kayla, returned home after a year-long deployment in Iraq. Words can not describe the waves of emotion as our eyes spotted the plane descending towards us---just as the sun was rising above the horizon. Hundreds people, family and friends of the returning troops had gathered to say Welcome Home! There were hugs, kisses, smiles, laughter and tears. Kayla and Rob have returned to San Antonio amid plans to begin preparing for their move to Colorado early next year. We ask for your continued prayers for our men and women in uniform and for their families and friends. We also ask for prayers for those seeking peaceful resolutions to ongoing violence around the world. We pray too for those who commit violence, hoping they come to know a loving, compassionate and inclusive Creator.