The Dream

When Scott was in Middle & High School, he and his dad and brother built a 1956 Chevy together. It was a good chance to work on a project and learn about the mechanics of cars and just enjoy being together. Scott had this car for 3 decades, and enjoyed driving it occasionally. In the fall of 2012, when his dad, David Miller was losing his battle with cancer, he surprisingly said to Scott one day, "You should sell the Chevy and use the money to build a memory with your family by taking them to Europe." This was something Scott experienced while growing up, and the memories he had from these trips with his family were priceless. He began to dream about the possibility of taking a trip of this kind with his own family. He had already been thinking of taking a sabbatical as a way to refresh and reboot for more years of ministry. Watching his dad's health decline and the daily demands of the past 12 years of ministry in Albany were causing him to think a time away with the family was something that he was in need of. He decided to follow the advice of dad, and in October, he sold the Chevy. Dad got to go in one last ride in the Chevy, while Adam drove it for the first time - what a day to remember! We lost dad in December, and we believe he would be so happy to see us planning this trip! Scott talked to the Elder team at church and after much discussion and prayer it was decided that Scott would take a 6 week sabbatical in the summer. Here we are 3 weeks away from leaving on this trip of a lifetime and it is hardly believable. We are so excited and thankful after one of the hardest years we have ever experienced, that we will be traveling Europe for 5 weeks as a family - seeing and learning history - and building stronger relationships within our family. We decided to start this blog as a way for our family, church family, and friends to follow our trip. We plan to update daily while in Europe with pictures and words of what we are experiencing and learning. We invite you to follow our trip and leave comments as a way for us to stay connected to you! We also will list some ways you can be praying for us.