Home is where the heart is?

The past 2 weeks,  Jason and I have been frequently been asked the questions:  What are you guys going to do?  and When are you moving back to your house?  For those who may live in another state, country or universe, these questions are in reference to the fact that for the past 10 1/2 months we have been living with my father in law-just being here for him and taking care of the house.  Obviously, now that he is married, that job/priviledge belongs to another-who is more qualified for the position!  So to answer everyone’s questions:  our renters (who were literally sent by the Lord) have our house for another 6 weeks.  So we are all still here together until the time that the lease runs out.  We want to take the time to get all that we can out of this lesson that God has put us in.  He is a great God and a phenomenal teacher.  We have been blessed to have so much this past year.  Wonderful people who have taken a GREAT deal of care to our house, and even let us keep our custom paint up in our children’s rooms (a giant red robot in one and primary stripes and personalized headboards in the other).  He has given us a great home to look after-on the river with a huge yard and long driveway for sam and ben to learn to ride their bikes.  We are blessed.

We also look at this time to get to know our new family.  Jeanne is amazing.  I can’t wait to sit and have great conversations over coffee with her.  And my newest sister in law, Emily.  This girl is a fantastic example of a teenaged girl who has faced some great challenges and has held tight to her sovereign Lord.  I look forward to a wonderful relationship with her.

So for this time we are still here on the river.  And we will enjoy every last day.  I am very much looking forward to getting all our stuff out of Adam and Laura’s garage…they are the best of friends to give up their space for such a lengthy time.  It will be like Christmas to move this time!  All the things we forgot we had!  Thanks for the thoughts and prayers…