Idaho Musings: The Goodbye Season

Monday, July 14, 2008

The Goodbye Season

This week has been especially hard because I had to say goodbye to Jill Tanner. Her husband is getting transferred to Great Falls, MT. Jill has been one of those special friends who can make you tell her how you really are doing. She knows my deepest struggles and I will miss her terribly. I will miss her precious children also. During this past fall and winter, we walked together on a weekly basis. This past Wednesday we took one last walk together. I know she will be a blessing to the people on the base at Great Falls. Our huge loss is their huge gain.

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A Short History of Us

Suzie grew up mostly in the western Treasure Valley of SW Idaho and Eastern Oregon and became a Christian as a child. Ed grew up in Roseburg, Oregon and became a Christian as a teen. We got married in 1986 at the church where we met, now called Wellspring Bible Fellowship. We lived in Germany the first two years while Ed served in the US Army. Greg was born there in 1988. We moved back to Roseburg, OR where Julie was born in 1990. We joined Cadence International (then known as OCSC) in 1991 and finally got to our field, Kirch Goens, Germany, in 1994. Our next assignment was Ft. Lewis, WA from 1997 - 2003. We loved it there. The next place was Fellowship Ranch near Ft. Leonard Wood, MO from 2003- 2006. We now serve Mt. Home AFB, ID. Greg lives and works in San Antonio, Texas. Julie has married Jesse Cornell (in the Air Force) and they live with our grandchildren, Dawson, Laci, and Rachel in Ohio. It is nice to be back here as Suzie still has relatives nearby that she loves dearly.