Hmmm...Life's Lessons

Well, my experiences as an at-home real estate person have shown my lack of experience, but have given me some valuable life points. At the first of March we had made a deal to sell our home and had a contract on it and had lined up the inspection. Two days after the inspection...the purchaser dropped out leaving us feeling pretty disappointed and back at square one. The problem was that I trusted the word of a person (which turned out to be empty) instead of double checking with my lawyer before making a move which gave this person an out without any legal ramifications. Hmmm...so, I ask myself, "should I stop trusting people....become jaded and give up on humankind?"

We are ready to be in Lubbock, TX since we made the decision to move...and the finances will dry up and the church has moved on beyond the Hutton family (as it should and must). This leaves us ready to get out of dodge not because we are anxious to be out of Sydney (we love it), but because there is something very important for us to do and be in Lubbock. So, with all that verbally expelled, I should say that I have determined that human nature and its deceit at times is not a reason to give up on humankind, but to continue to live faithfully to Christ and to reach out in love to my fellow man and woman. I am reminded of a song by Keith Green. The song goes, "I was so lost...and you showed the way, you showed the way...I was so lost and you showed the way to me. I was lied to and you told the truth, you told the truth. I was lied to and you told the truth to me." It is not humankind in whom I place my faith and trust...but in the eternally loving Jesus.

Michael

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Oh, Canada!

As of Thursday, March 13, 2008 I am now a permanent resident of Canada! Thanks to my lovely wife, Tammy, I am eligible to maintain this status even in Texas! This makes traveling and even coming back to Canada someday a real possibility (though we have no plans that way). Currently we are planning to move back to Texas in early May. Our house is sold and all the details are coming along thanks to God's good care. Anywhoo, just thought I'd update on my status as both a US citizen and Canadian permanent resident! :)

Michael

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US/Canadian family

Just wanted to report that the Huttons are now dual citizens/residents. All of our kids now have their citizenship for both the US and Canada. Tammy is well on her way to permanent residency in the US and I have just been granted my permanent resident's status in Canada. I am allowed to keep the status once we leave Canada because living with Tammy anywhere in the world is considered by the Immigration organization of Canada as living on Canadian soil. There has got to be a reason for the way all of this has come together for us in a relatively 'easy' fashion. I use quotations because there have been months of waiting and cash put out for this to happen, but it all came down at once before we are to move to Texas...May 5th. God is good and we are on our way to a smooth :) transition. More later.

On The Road Again

Hello there friends of the Hutton clan. We have some wonderful praises...good news to report. In preparations for moving to Lubbock we have to sell our house. The good news is that we have a deal on it for just over what we hoped to get for it. That puts us in the clear and pays for legal fees! That is definitely a God thing in action in our lives which strengthens our faith in Christ all the more! The next biggie from our past weekend is that there is a couple seriously considering coming to Sydney and picking up the work we will be leaving in planting Harbour Church. Again, a big answer to prayer. The next big thing for us is to find a job...like they say, "get a job!" So, we are smiling and again we have to say "God is good!"

(pictured: DS David and Joanne LeRoy, Wendy Markey)