"How sick are we?" I wonder to myself, almost afraid to entertain the thought that we might have come in contact with the H1N1 virus.

Our oldest son, Michael, started with a fever right after church on Sunday. Later that week, Kaleb and Lea became ill. Worse yet, Trisha began showing the symptoms of a really nasty flu. I didn’t get the flu as badly, but was miserable for quite some time.

Meanwhile, on the local news the H1N1 virus threats were escalating and were beginning to claim lives. Our children’s school extended their winter vacation from 2 weeks to 3. We canceled trips that we had planned, speaking engagements postponed, and hibernated in our home. It was a prime opportunity for me to make some updates to our Mission Board’s Spanish website.

We are still coughing, but are over the worst of the flu. Did we have H1N1? Perhaps we will never know, but thanks to so many people who stand behind us daily in prayer, we are back in business and the children will be starting up school once again on Monday.