There are peaks and there are valleys....

Well.....today is our last day in Paris, and what a day it was....we spent the day biking through the French countryside and exploring the home and garden's of the painter, Claude Monet. The gardens were in FULL bloom and it was a sight to behold. I can't imagine a better last day in France.

Tomorrow we head to Brussels to fly to Rwanda on Saturday....for those of you who don't know, this European adventure has been to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary (which is actually May 4th)...and frankly, the trip has been, in many ways, a lot like our marriage.....we crisscrossed the Alps, with it's peaks and with it's valley's... the same is true of our marriage...25 years ago, we couldn't have imagined the life that lay before us. We haven't always followed God's plan for our lives, thinking our way was better....to say it wasn't, is the biggest understatement of the century.

When we have put our lives and our marriage in God's hand's, we have been united with each other and Him for Him! Easy...absolutely NOT....we are both, stubborn, selfish and hardheaded (WHO ME?)....and confrontation is something we struggle with on a regular basis (a certain one comes to mind just two days ago on a French train), but when the day is done, we realize how blessed we are to have each other, and this blessing of a marriage that has been 25 years in the making. Two beautiful children and adventure after adventure...all I can say is...Thank You, God, for this man, this marriage and this life! I am truly blessed.

I know you are wanting to see photos, but the internet connections here has been terrible, so hopefully, I will be able to post some photos of our trip soon...next post will be from Rwanda....and our next adventure!!