God has blessed my family with everything we need and many things we just wanted.  The greatest blessing was the Gift of His Son, Jesus Christ, and the promise of eternal life with him.  Even though many times I did not see Him, He was always there providing the strength to move forward and protection from the Evil One.  Our church family has been blessed also with a large number of spiritual people that truly love God and want to serve Him.  My hope is that we can grow more closely to understanding His will for each of us and recognize the service He has called us to.  I look forward to the day we see God and hope He can say, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."