Wow! I haven’t posted on here a major post since April 24th (this year). Two thoughts may have just gone through your brain. One: Where in the world have you been? Two: Oh no! This will be another long post.

To answer the first and to ignore the second (did I say that?) let me summarize.

Summary of the first four months
January – Cameron spends time with us from Wisconsin, Andrea and Cameron return to Wisconsin – Andrea to her last semester of college
January – February – Ricky and Karlyn go on a missions trip to Trinidad
March – Ricky proposes to Karlyn in Watertown, WI
March – Eunice and her roommate Joanna Engross in a discussion about the Sovereignty of God have a blow out of a tire and after the car rolls ends up in the emergency room for the night – the worst being a cut on Eunice’s hand from cutting her hair that was trapped under the roof of the car through the broken out window

Now, what has happened since May 1st. (I know I missed some wedding anniversaries in here, maybe a birthday or two. Let me know and I will add them in.)
May 5th – Angie Blaha’s birthday (Rick’s brother’s wife)
May 7th – Lois, Cherith, and Jesse helped Rose move out of her apartment.
May 8th – Eunice’s birthday, Rose, Lois, and I go to the airport in Charlotte, NC. Lois and I fly to Milwaukee, WI (YES!!!)
May 9th – Lois and I travel to Northland Baptist Bible College.
May 10th – Andrea graduated from Northland Baptist Bible College, It was also my birthday, after graduation we went to Plainfield, WI (where we believe God is preparing us to go)
May 11th – Spent the day with the Gaudet family and the family of the First Baptist Church in Plainfield.
May 12th – Back to Milwaukee, Charlotte, and Simpsonville, SC.
May 13th – Keith Blair’s birthday (Rick’s nephew)
May 15th – Andrea’s birthday
May 16th – Ruth Blair’s birthday (Rick’s sister)
May 17th – Stephanie Homontowski’s graduation from Athens Christian School
May 19th – Len & Angie’s Anniversary (Rick’s brother & sister-in-law)
May 24th – Hannah Blaha’s birthday (Rick’s niece)
May 25th – Karla Blaha’s birthday (Rick’s sister), Cameron Gaudet proposes to Andrea in Crivitz, WI
May 31st – Andrea home from college – for good; Elizabeth Homontowski’s wedding
June 6th – Andrea’s college graduation reception
June 16th – Rick has his 11th year anniversary at his work
June 24th – Cherith’s birthday
June 29th – Ricky’s birthday
June 30th – Jesse leaves for camp at Southland in Louisiana
July 1st – Lois leaves for North Dakota (her sister’s husband’s 60th birthday party)
July 4th – United States of America Independence Day
July 5th – Jesse home from camp
July 8th – Lois home from North Dakota
July 10th – Jesse gets his driving permit.
July 11th – Eunice and Jesse leave for Texas with a Mission Work Team from Grace Bible.
July 21st – Eunice and Jesse return from Texas (for those of you with Facebook check out the group ‘Texas Work Team’).
July 23rd – Lois’ birthday, Keturah Lake’s birthday (Rick’s niece)
July 24th – Hannah Gfeller hosts a Pampered Chef party for Andrea
July 30th – Rick & Lois’ 31st Anniversary
July 31st – Dan & Claudia’s 32nd Anniversary
August 5th – Dad Blaha’s birthday, Rick Blair’s birthday (Rick’s sister’s husband)
August 12th – Dad & Mom Blaha’s 58th Wedding Anniversary
August 14th – Rick & Ruth Blair, Karla Blaha, and Naomi Blaha leave for Mexico on a Missions Trip
August 15th – Lois & Jesse leave for Georgia to help out Bruce and Deirdra Homontowski for a week (praise the Lord Deirdra is doing much better)
August 18th – 20th – Rick is at home alone for 2-1/2 days (instead of bigfamilyinasmallhouse it has felt like onepersoninabighouse); Jesse starts school
August 23rd – Lois & Jesse return from Georgia (I hope)
August 25th – Rick & Ruth Blair, Karla Blaha, and Naomi Blaha return from Mexico from their Missions Trip
August 26th – Cherith and Jesse start school at Brashier Middle College Charter High School.

Future (currently planned)
October 4th – Josh Blaha and Hannah Gfeller united in marriage
October 18th – Ricky Blaha and Karlyn Tipmore united in marriage
November 28th – Cameron Gaudet and Andrea Blaha united in marriage

That is what has been going on and tentative in the future.

See, not too long… But wait there’s more!!!! Where are we now? See the previous post.

A familiar question, Are you moving? When are you moving? Whats going on?

Fair enough. We are still looking forward to moving to Wisconsin and we are right on schedule. I have been particularly challenged the last two nights driving home from work. On BBN’s Conference Pulpit Warren Wiersbe has been speaking on prayer. These are very applicable to us as we live on schedule. The first night (Tuesday) the emphasis was, Would you rather have an answer to your prayers? or Would you rather be an answer to another’s prayers? Then last night (Wednesday) was about James and John’s request (or their mother’s) of Jesus to sit on either side of him on his throne (they were still thinking of an earthly kingdom at that point in time). The prayer emphasis was, Is your character ready to handle the answer to your prayer? Are you capable to handle the answer for which you are praying? An illustration was, Would you hand over the keys to your automobile to your eight year old? The rhetorical answer is obviously, No, they are not capable of handling the answer to their request.

I cannot answer as to when we are moving because it is not my schedule. If the Lord will and we live we will. That is not my area of responsibility. We are only continuing in preparation. But God is too. And that brings the third question’s answer. We believe that God is continuing preparation in our lives that we too will be ready in character and capable of having the prayer of moving to Wisconsin and ministering there answered. What is going on? Well since my last post (after most of the sickness that swept through our family was over) many happenings happened (wasn’t that profound!). Let’s see, there was Ricky and Karlyn’s engagement (see the post, …white snow, red rose petals, and a diamond ring). Then not to be outdone Eunice had an automobile accident (hanging upside down in seatbelts isn’t bad, but having to cut your hair with a dull pocketknife because it is trapped under the roof of the car and you are smelling gas leaking takes all the joy out of it. Also, a couple weeks later Eunice became the grateful owner of a Camaro. (All on facebook. Eunice has set aside blogspot for now I guess.) But wait, Ricky and Josh are doing better at grilling out (the first time wasn’t so successful – ibid. fire, fire, fire…). So also is the praise of Andrea soon to be our third college graduate – May 10, 2008, 10:00 AM Northland Baptist Bible College, W10085 Pike Plains Rd, Dunbar, WI, 54119 (hint: Hope to see you there!!!)

So for now… continue in prayer, continue in service, but far above all, know God and love Him, first and foremost, the highlight of your day and your constant desire to Him and Him alone.