When a man takes a new wife, he is not to go out with the army or be given any business or work duties. He gets one year off simply to be at home making his wife happy. (The Message)

I will readily confess that I know nobody who has actually taken a literal one year honeymoon. However, even in the absence of precedent, it seemed like a good idea to me.

In fairness, I admit that it took me a couple of months to actually lay down the writing, but once I did, I managed to avoid blogging for a whole year; the last entry was July 28, 2012. I'd give myself a pat on the back, but it seems a bit awkward to take pride in something that I didn't do.

It turns out that the harder part of a one year break is restarting. So much has transpired in the last 12 months - almost all of it good - that it is tough to know where to start. So perhaps that difficulty IS the best place to begin, because God has been consistently faithful. We've had all kinds of adventures, and God has been at work. Among those adventures in the last twelve months, we have
...bought and moved into a condo in Kent...
...visited more cousins than I knew it was possible to have...
...introduced Malcolm to Niagara Falls...
...discovered some surprising Gospel Recordings connections...
...sold a condo in Abbotsford...
...helped Val's mom celebrate her 95th birthday...
...filled out lots of forms (some of you KNOW how form-challenged I am)...
...secured permanent resident status for Valerie...
...laughed a lot, and not always at each other....

We're well into year two of this marital adventure, and though the honeymoon may not be over, the blog is back. Occasionally you'll find me here reflecting on life and reminding myself (and perhaps you) that in the midst of life's changing circumstances, God's deep love is unchanging.