To all of you out there that are such WONDERFUL supporters – please forgive me for being MIA! Since Rusty’s been home (and I’ve officially been on “vacation”) I haven’t really been answering emails, etc. So, I just wanted to give you a quick update on where and how we’ve been!
Since he picked me up in Memphis, we’ve already been to 6 cities and 4 states (in the past week!) and we’re still traveling. We finally took a day today to rest and get some work done, as we’ve been constantly on the go. So far, I’ve been meeting his friends and family around Arkansas. They were all absolutely WONDERFUL!!! It was such a blessing to meet the people who mean so much to him, and to finally be home with him. THANK YOU to all of you who opened your homes, fed us, and blessed us with great visits 🙂
To see the pictures of our ‘tour’ around Arkansas, click here:
Now we’re finally in Alabama! Rusty’s been meeting my friends and family here in Oxford and we’ve really been having a great time. Next up is a trip through Auburn, down to Mobile for a talent competition I’m in, back through Auburn for a day, and then finally back to Gainesville, GA.
God has been blessing our time together immensely. It has surpassed all our hopes and expectations! I’m so thankful for your encouragement and for the prayers I know you’ve been covering us with. Please keep us in your prayers as we travel and as we try to keep up with our CRAZY schedule! I think last night we finally realized we were getting a little overwhelmed at all the traveling and meeting so many people at once. So please pray that God will give us rest and focus, plenty of grace, and that He will give us the strength we need to get everything done (and to realize our limits if we can’t). We want to see as many loved ones as possible, but appreciate your understanding in the midst of the craziness 😉
Please pray also for divine appointments along the way. Pray He continues to use us to be a light for Him – to speak life and truth over everyone we come in contact with!
We love you all!
Thanks for sharing! We’re happy for you two. Farmville Christmas programs are at 5:00 and 6:00 Sunday night. If that lines up with your schedule, maybe we’ll see you in Auburn.
I notice that you didn’t include a Huntsville stop in your itinerary …
Hi Ericka,
I miss you guys! It has been very quiet around here (just me and the animals!). I know you are having a great time and I know Rusty is enjoying meeting your family and friends. We so enjoyed meeting you and look forward to seeing you a lot in the future!! You are blessing to Rusty and I am so thankful you are in his life.
I will continue to keep you both in my thoughts and prayers as you begin this new time in your life.
Love you both,
Trudy (Mom)
Yeah – I noticed. Why are you such a jerk? Psht.
Just kidding! Love you Ericka… take care of my brother!
So happy for the both of you to finally be together and have some quality time. Thanks for updating us on some of what you’ve been up to and going to do. Will be praying for ya’ll as you travel, visit, travel, perform, travel, travel…
Love you,
Ms. Cherie