october 22nd was a big day for bethany and matthew. it was the day they put their thoughts into actions. do you remember the beginning of their story from last month? a few months ago, they lost their home to a flood for the second time. although they had many reasons to become bitter, they chose not to. instead, they were grateful.

‘i almost wanted to thank God for allowing this to happen so we had this opportunity to help out our neighbors.’ was what she later told me.

it was a chilly saturday morning. instead of getting busy working on their own home which was still filled with boxes and empty walls, they stepped out and served their neighbors. as i follwed bethany ‘home’ for a few minutes, i was once again struck with the idea of  how much they really have, despite their overwhelming loss.

bethany + matthew, october, 2011: