missions

good morning!
when i began my blog
i wanted a place to put my
writing, photos and just a 
creative outlet. 
i didn't come up with an unique
name, i used my first and middle name-
nothing fancy. 
just my name.


today's letter is m


m is for:
my first and middle name-
melody mae
my husband's name-
mark
all three of our daughter's middle names-
michelle. marie. megan.
it is for the m&m's we served at 
our wedding- 
for the name of our dairy-farm-
marmel dairy
the letter m also stands for:
memories.
those wonderful, sweet memories.


but, lately there is another word
that has been ricocheting around our home-


missions and missionary.


our daughter, son in law
& our three year old grandson
have taken a call to serve
in Vienna, Austria!
this will be a long term mission
for approximately two years!


as a christian i am so very proud
and very excited to see how God uses them!
as a mom & granny i am a bit sad.
two years away from that little boy's face
is hard for me...
but, who in the world am i to 
stand in the way of God?
really, who am i to say no to him?


thank goodness in this day and age
we have skype & face book! :)
plus my husband and i are going to 
hopefully start saving money to visit 
in a year. (vacation to vienna? yes, please!

if you would like to learn about what they are doing

or follow their journey or even donate to this
amazing call, 
they too have a blog:
http://seantawn.blogspot.com/


here is a bit from their blog
from the about us section;
Sean and Tawni Sattler have recently heard and obeyed God's call to leave their home in Bellingham, WA to serve as missionaries in Vienna, Austria. Sean will be teaching math full-time at the International Christian School of Vienna (ICSV); Tawni will be assisting part-time in the drama department at the school, while she supports Sean and their son Jackson in this huge transition. Sean and Tawni will also both be involved with the school's Worship Ministry.
http://seantawn.blogspot.com/p/what-were-about.html

i would ask my friends and followers for prayer-

for this family that means the world to me

that they would be a blessing to others,
and in return BE blessed...

also would you pray for the rest of the family,

we would all appreciate it!

may you have a lovely, weekend!

here in washington, it is suppose 
to be sunny & warm the next few days
which means i plan to try to get out and
enjoy some of it!


be blessed. 
shine your light!