Texas!

Greetings from Frisco, Texas!  So sorry it has taken so long to update the blog.   We have had a little trouble getting internet going at the house.  It is supposed to be hooked up tomorrow so for now I am at a Barnes and Noble with the family.  Many of you have called and texted today regarding the tornadoes and storms that were in the area.  We were actually caught driving in the storm but made it home with the sirens going and hail hitting the cars.  Apparently the storms very near but didn't quite hit us head on.   We are thankful.

We left Dickinson last Thursday morning and drove to Rapid City, picked up my Aunt Laurie, and headed to Yankton, South Dakota.  We had a wonderful reunion with Pastor Jon and Pam Cooke and family and spent some time visiting and catching up.  What a blessing to tour Calvary Baptist Church and see how God has been working through them there in Yankton.  Friday morning we got up early and headed to Frisco.  We arrived in our home at about 9:30 p.m.  It was a long day of travel but everyone did well.  Saturday brought our moving truck at about 9 a.m. along with a full afternoon of softball and baseball for Jack, Molly, and Ellie.  We took a trip to the mall, bought a refrigerator, and are getting acquainted with our new town.  Sunday we visited a church called Crosspoint which we all liked.   The kids will go there Wed. night and check out the activities.  We are a little homesick, having ups and downs, but overall are doing great.  We are so grateful that Aunt Laurie could be here to help us get settled.

She will go home tomorrow, and we will take the rest of the week off and plan to start school on Monday.  Shelby and I will leave for Brazil on April 16, and Grandpa and Grandma Hanstad will arrive the same day to spend some time with Brad and the kids while we are gone.

Here are a few prayer requests:  Please pray for the kids to get accustomed to a new town and unfamiliar people and activities.  Pray that they would feel welcome and accepted among the new kids.  Pray for Brad and I as we work on health insurance and getting the last of the utilities going...seems to always be more difficult than it should be.   Pray for us as we prepare for Brazil...that our time there would be fruitful.  Pray for the right job opportunity for Brad as he will begin looking soon.  Thank you for your faithful support of our family.

God is our refuge and strength and how he has put things into place continues to amaze us.  The first friend I made at Jack's baseball game lives around the corner from us.  And if that doesn't rock your socks off, does the fact that she speaks fluent Portuguese?  It did mine and I am continually reminded of the greatness of our God and his ability to direct our path.

In Him,

Robbyn

P.S.  Someone tell Mike Pitkin that we all listened to "The Great Adventure" by Steven Curtis Chapman on our way out of town!  What a good idea!!!!