For those of you who have been following our blog, I apologize. I'm sure that it has felt like a dog following a parked car. (Note: Not that I am equating anyone to a dog, but I am equating our "updates" to a parked car.) Upon checking the date of our last "update", it amazes me that it has been 2 1/2 years since we last posted ANYTHING about our ministry. (That is one seriously parked car!!!)
I can hear someone out in the blogosphere inquiring, "Where have you been?" and furthermore, "What have you been doing?"
Well.......
Since the last time we spoke (if we can refer to blogging as "speaking"), we have adopted a little girl, been involved in a variety of different ministry opportunities in our home church, and preached/ministered in local churches in various parts of Wisconsin (Racine, Ashland, Oshkosh, Mukwonago and Manitowoc). Two of our children have picked up, and have become somewhat proficient in new instruments. Our oldest daughter has been battling sickness for over a year, but we are seeing the proverbial "light at the end of the tunnel".
(If you want to know more about life in the Spurgeon household over the last 30 months, check out "Hitting the High Notes".)
Overall, it has been a time of learning, growing, and stretching for us. God has allowed us to go through some tough times and some physically/emotionally draining times to "grow us up". (Isn't it interesting that we can be reaching milestones in our physical years, but still be needing to "grow up" in certain areas of life?) In talking to a good friend at church recently, I commented that God was using a specific trying area of our lives to make me a better dad. The realization hit me (even though the truth was there all along) that we don't grow into better "anythings" (as in dad, mom, son, daughter, sister, brother, etc.) without the tough times.
God has been amazing to us! I marvel when I think that God loves me even when I am being me!
Take care and check back often. We won't wait another 2 1/2 years to post!
Rob
P.S. Check out our website at http://www.spurgeonhomefront.org/ We will be updating it soon.
