Guten Tag!

Here it goes, or as the Germans would say, “Los gehts!” Robbie and I use to think that we would NEVER have a blog. Actually, there is still a large part of us that doesn’t like the idea. Needing to write in a way that would keep a reader’s attention is somewhat intimidating; and, who’s to say that our lives will be too terribly interesting anyway? But alas, we find ourselves embarking on a new adventure and hopefully we can give those interested the ability to keep up with what is going on (especially with the time difference between Germany and the US). Besides, considering that we are in a new place and that only one of us knows German…I’m sure that we will have plenty of interesting stories (and pictures) to share.
The quote from which we have taken the title of our blog is found in a letter Samuel Rutherford wrote to a woman who had lost her husband. Rutherford’s encouragement to this woman was to pray and wrestle through her trial, clinging to the victory that was already hers in Christ for “the miles to heaven are but few and short.” Our hope and prayer is that with this blog we can share the road down which our Father leads us – and in doing so, reflect upon our own joys and sorrows as we seek to remember that one day soon we will be in the presence of our Creator.