It's been awhile since we last visited. I hope this Memorial Day weekend finds you all well! A lot has been going on in the Paulette household lately. So today is my fill in day and to let you know that The Simple Truth is back and will be hopefully encouraging your days and weeks as much as God has encouraged mine! But first a very heartfelt thank you to all the men and women who have and are currently serving our great country here and abroad in harm's way. We can never say thank you enough for your great sacrifices that have made this, the greatest country on earth. May God bless you, the eternal souls of the departed and the families left behind. Real heroes die everyday in nameless places and in dire circumstances to protect what we often take for granted. Truly God has a special place of honor for fallen soldiers!
Well, that being said the Paulette's Wisconsin chapter is closing. After 18 years of raising our five beautiful children together Melissa and I are moving forward with lot's of goals and ambitions to do the work of the Lord. For many of you that have followed along with us in my blog we have had some tough times these past few years. But through it all God's grace has been sure, strong and unwavering. In the midst of great trials and tragedy, He has been faithful. Now we are headed west to Graeagle CA near Lake Tahoe for the summer to take a working vacation and visit with Melissa's parents and family before we start the next big adventure! More on that later! This is a bittersweet time for us, as for the first time in our adult lives we have no place to call home for us or our children. So we don't know where God has the next Thanksgiving and Christmas for us to gather together. Our children are currently or will shortly be in five different states. All are wonderfully talented and hard working with a firm foundation of faith. So all is well, praise Him, for their safety and security. Our youngest, Rebecca just graduated this past Friday and will be coming with us on this adventure to find her next step in life! We are saddened to be splitting apart for now, but every parent prepares for the day when their children pass from the shelter of their homestead and familiar surroundings to venture out and seek their own dreams and ambitions. Melissa and I are trusting that God will open the doors to new and wonderful opportunities for service and will allow us to make a difference for Him and His kingdom in this country as we sorely need new leadership and change! We are certainly unencumbered by a house and possessions now and are quite ready. This is exciting and a bit anxious for us, but in a good way. I look at it this way, if God didn't want you to cross the ocean to see what was on the other side, He wouldn't have made it so wide. That's the excitement of the journey. You don't know what's over or out there until you step into the boat and go. Our God is not interested in your ability, but your availability. We as believers have to step out in great faith to fully realize the desires He has for us. We are at a tipping point in this land and people of faith and courage are needed to turn things around. We are running out of time! We have offered Him our humble service. So wish us luck and keep us in your prayers as we do with you all! I will keep you abreast of the adventures of Rick and Melissa and Family. God bless you and keep you and may His countenance shine down upon you always!
Hebrews 11: 6 - "But without faith it is impossible to please God. For he that
cometh to God, must believe that He is, and He is a rewarder to those that seek Him."
