I will blog more when I get a chance, but...

What a couple of days it has been. We left MN on Thursday morning with an interesting forecast...a whole day of severe weather. Hit the first storm, hail included, but drove through and hit some clear skies afterward. Then heard a forecast that warned us about severe weather near Fargo so we pulled off until it was by and didn't even get a drop on our car. Then...the sky stayed cloudy so we were hoping we were through it. But just as we got to Bismarck, ND a warning about high winds and severe weather came across the radio, and with one look at the ominous sky we pulled into the exit that was the last one for miles, and pulled the van & trailer behind the first gas station we came to and sat there. But then the wind came blasting around the building and the van started shaking so we ran for the building and ducked inside. The wind came with a fury and we stood inside the very sturdy, clean, and comfortable gas station/super market/Quiznos watching the cigarette ash catchers get blown across the parking lot. But talking to the manager this was pretty typical and he said it will be over in a few minutes. In 20 minutes we were back on the road, newly purchased root beer barrels from our little sanctuary from the storm, under sunny skies. It was amazing...a true miracle of God's timing in helping us maneuver through the day of storms and truly come through unscathed! And today...a beautiful day in Montana...just amazing views and breathtaking space. A glorious way to spend our last full day of traveling. Tomorrow we hope to be at camp by early afternoon. Can't wait! Thanks for the prayers everyone and keep them coming...they have been answered so far and can't wait to share more witness to the power of our God!

Made it to MN...

Our first day of driving was pretty good. A little slow just past Chicago where there was an accident. Then an extra bathroom break about 10 miles before we got to Grandma Rita's, then the police warning about going 45 in a 25 zone 100 yards from Grandma's. He graciously let us get to our anticipated stop without a ticket and a great couple of hours were spent with Grandma and about half the Smith clan (around 30-40 people). We love you guys so much and treasure each moment we had to spend. Our trip then to St. Cloud for 2 hours was pretty uneventful except the stop for some construction about 6 miles out of Woodville. We arrived at about 9:30pm. The hotel was great and we are rested and hope to be on the road again in 30 minutes. Thanks for the prayers everyone. More later!

Happy 14th Anniversary

Where has the time gone! An amazing 14 years it has been and the coming year looks to be pretty special as well. Celebrated last night with errands for our upcoming trip, Chinese food...sooooo good, and a movie...and surprisingly it was pretty good! Today was spent finishing up tasks around the house. I believe our 8am departure time tomorrow is very doable with only a very few last minute things to throw in. We hope to spend some time with Aaron's Grandma Rita in the afternoon and stay in St. Cloud, MN for the evening. It is quite an ambitious day but hopefully there is not too much construction and traffic, we'll just have to see. Thanks for the prayers for our travels and we hope to blog often during our adventure ahead, especially with pictures. All His love from our hearts. And thanks God for the wonderful man you blessed me to spend my life with. Here's to many more great years...Go God!

The Klanderman's Summer Mission 2010

Beloved,

Just a quick note to begin the posts for this next adventure in life God is calling us to...a summer at Tall Timber Ranch in central Washington. More to come soon. But we would be blessed if you would pray for us and the staff at the camp that we are ministering to. Blessings! At His feet,
The Klandermans