But the Lord directs his path.

This is the first blog entry for the Rose family. We figured it would be good to start with explaining the title, not to mention that the title explains how we got ourselves into the situation where we are having to set up a blog in the first place. With both Laura and myself making our plans to finish our seminary education (which just seems to keep going on and on and on) last July, I remember our conversation clearly. After months of debate, we finally came to the conclusion that it was best to wait until after I was done with seminary (May 2010) before we would have children. I mean after all, Laura's womb wasn't really going to rot out by the age of 30 like she was afraid of and all together it was going to be the most efficient way to get school finished for both of us. That was Wednesday July 25th. Friday July 27th is the day that I got sat down and scolded because I wasn't taking her concerns that she thought she was pregnant seriously enough (even though, as I told her, it was the 100th time I had heard it and we had only been married for a little over a year). I conceeded though and agreed to not joke around about it as much. Saturday the joke was on me. I woke up and found Laura sitting on the couch upstairs with a shirt on that said, "Good morning dad, we love you." So this is where the title comes in. The only coherent thought I had at the time was one verse, "Man makes his plans, but the Lord directs his path." So that is where we are, walking the path He has laid before us. Don't know where it is leading, but I am pretty excited about the ride. I have never been disappointed in the path the Lord has lead me on up to this point and I don't expect that to change now...