gratitude and graduation.

it is with sincere gratitude and love that we would like to thank you for your prayers, thoughts and comments of encouragement. we have ended our trip a tad bit early for a few reasons. the first and foremost being that my grandfather was just recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has been given less than two months to live. the second is that we believe we have learned the majority of what we could learn by staying out a few weeks longer, and the third is merely that we were exhausted… which i suppose was the point.

ben’s dad picked us up in DC this past week and i arrived home on friday night while they have headed out for a bit of vacation at grandma’s. our first shower and bed in many weeks was a wonderful thing. we finished our trip with a long, hike out to the hotel, showered and passed out till his dad got there later that night.

the trip has taught us a million things which we may choose to share at a later date, but for now we will need quite a while of personal reflection to process the entire journey. we also have not completely decided where this trip has brought us and where it will continue to take us… which i suppose will come along with the processing.

again, i’d like to thank you so much for everything you all have given to us through comments and prayer. we appreciate those prayers in the middle of the night when you’ve woken up thinking about us, and we appreciate all of your encouragement through this blog. thank you for following us on this little journey in our lives, and i’m sure ben will be on shortly to say much of the same.

a final note… no matter what your church, your neighbors or your own pride tells you… continue to live for love and justice however God leads you to do it. thanks again.

love,
timothy d.