Hello Deeper Waters Community!

I have some personal news…

I am going to attempt something over the next few weeks that intimidates me. 

I love this blog and for years I tried to keep it relatively generic, I didn’t mention my husband’s name or my kid’s names or post any pictures of us.  I mean, I definitely talked about them, but didn’t use their names. But, in the last year or so I, without even realizing it, made this place more personal.  If you read often, you now know my husband’s name and have seen pics of him and my whole family; I guess I was ready to be more open. 

Now, my hope and goal over the next several weeks is to write our story.  I’ve always wanted to, and recently I decided I want to do it in this space.  It will likely be wonky at times and I may repeat myself or ramble, but I’m really going to try and be as authentic and transparent as possible as I chronicle our life.  I am doing this not only for me, but for my husband and children.  I want there to be a place where they can come and be reminded of their roots.  It hasn’t always been a pretty story and I’m sure there will be times you don’t agree with decisions we’ve made or you might wonder why we did what we did.  I am going to try and answer these questions for my kids and for you, maybe some of you will be able to relate.   I hope to write with clarity, there may be times I paint our story with broad strokes, but the goal will always be for you to leave this space with a deeper understanding of who we are as a family and hopefully to challenge you in your own life. 

A few questions we get asked often…

              How did you meet?

Why did you get into full time church ministry?

Why did you leave the ministry?

When did you know Jeff (my husband) was meant to fly airplanes?

How did you make the leap from ministry to airline life?

Where did Jeff go to learn to fly?

How did that happen?

Was training hard?

Is “pilot life” all you thought it would be?

These are just a few of the questions I plan to tackle.  But first I’ll start at the beginning to give you context. Keep in mind I will publish each week, but I may not always stay on track with “our story” or maybe I will; I’m just going to do my best and see where the chips fall.  To say I’m intimated may be an understatement, I’ve wanted to do this for a while, but haven’t had the nerve.

Well, here I am asking for your prayers and encouragement as I attempt what is probably my hardest and most fulfilling project yet. 

Thanks for always being so supportive and for reading week after week, I am so grateful, words really do fall short. 

See you next week with the first installment of what I’m currently calling “Our Unconventional Life.”

Sandi and Jeff, 1991

Newly married us, 1992