We caught up with a couple of special friends yesterday. These people have walked with the Lord for eons and are so much fun. When Bryan and I were first married, 20 years ago, they let us live with them while we waited for Bryan's aunt to move out of the house we bought from her. Problem was, she was building a house and had to wait for the completion of the project before she could move into her new home.
We had approached Bob Rurka, from our church, to see if we could temporarily rent one of his mobiles. He said "No", and I was slightly disappointed but he quickly offered to let us live with him and his wife.
We prayed about it and said yes. We weren't sure how it was going to work but thought we'd give it a try. It turned out to be such a blessing! They sectioned off their living room, put paneling up in the arches to create a studio apartment for us. Off of the apartment was a 3/4 bath/shower and a little teeny area they turned into a kitchenette. The put a small counter, some cabinets and a small, dorm-like fridge in there for us to use. They offered us the use of their kitchen whenever we needed, too.
They were a crazy couple who had probably been married about 30 years by then and were still crazy in love with each other. What an example they were to us. We will always appreciate their humor and affection during the first few months of our marriage.
We love you guys. We think of you as those who are our great cloud of witness (even though you are still here :).
God Bless You,
Kristen
