Patrick met Rick soon after us arriving here in 2014.  Rick was a loner and had a very tough exterior. He really did not connect with many of the church people and the one's that did know him did not think he liked them very much. Patrick stuck it out and became friends with Rick. God used their relationship to do His work.During the past year and half, we learned that Rick had stage 4 cancer. Rick had a "bucket list", he explored London, Scotland, and many beautiful sights in Ireland
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Found myself again, in a time where I felt alone and unsure of which direction I needed to travel.  By travel, I mean in all areas of my life: my thoughts, my actions, and even my attitude.  On this day, I was in Boston Public Gardens, actually working because the lady that I help with caregiving had a procedure done in that area hospital so I was waiting for her.  As I walked this first day of "spring" where it really felt like spring, I enjoyed the sun and the tulips that circled the area.  I
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We are nearing the end of itineration.  We have so much news to tell you. First, as you know we will be working with Life Church and here is a message from Pastor James (click on his name).  He explains, in a brief way, what we will be doing in Ireland and why we are needed there.  We wanted you to understand that we are going to Ireland to share the good news, but our work will help other parts of Europe as well,  sharing Jesus with as many people as possible. So a lot of really cool things are
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Another prayer was answered in our journey, as we found a wonderful family for our dog Ella.  It was just another piece of the puzzle put into place by God's hand.  So coming home, from Virginia to no pets in our home felt a little funny.  For as long as we can remember we had a family pet of some sort.  Well, God who is just perfect at all the details gave us a little blessing before we pack our bags for Ireland.  We found a baby bunny hopping around our front step.  She seems to like our yard
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Patrick and I celebrated 22 years of marriage last year!  He asked me what I wanted to do for our anniversary   For the life of me, I am not sure why I gave the answer that proceeded to fly out of my mouth..."climb a mountain"!  So that is exactly what we did.  We set out to climb Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire.  It is said to be one of the most climbed mountains in the world.  From the very first step up, my thighs began to scream, my back ached, and my mind insisted this was a much too
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