Crazy that this will be our third move in less than a year, and this one into a temporary guest home. But how Great is God's faithfulness and I could not be more blessed. The time in Washington has re-energized me and I continue to just want to absorb every minute around the comfort of friends and family. When we moved back into our home in Bonney Lake (January) I had mixed feelings as we felt "ready to go" but God knew it was exactly what we needed to prepare for another long season away from our extended family and in a new culture and environment. I'm so thankful the kids know their cousins and Grandparents so much better. I'm so thankful for the small group of woman that I have had the privilege of meeting and praying and studying with these months, all of whom I have known for over 20 years. I am thankful for the growth in my kids-I now only have one in diapers!!! A first ever since I've had kids:) Keziah will be just old enough at 9 months to get her yellow fever vaccination in May and is through the early months of getting on a sleep schedule and routine.
Mostly though I am thankful for God's abundant Grace as my dependence on him has increased and I realize daily that it is He that supplies me with the strength at each moment to handle whatever happens. It feels so much better to live the life we are living in this state of trust, than my other mode of control, over preparation and masking. If I spend my energy on pleasing God rather than on trusting God I always loose and end up empty at the end of the day. If I tell my children behave, try harder, you must obey we all end up spending our last dose of energy on being frustrated that we can't be better. If I tell them though, that they are precious children of God, saints in God's kingdom and the light to the world-and sometimes their current behavior does not reflect that...then we seem to be able to get somewhere. It's about God and what He has done for us...Not what we can offer Him. I'm reading the gospels of John and Luke and "The Cure" by Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol and John S Lynch and this has been been an excellent reminder of God's Grace and our precious Lord's own humility and love for people.
My kids are up, this is another day, The Lord has made, let us Rejoice...
What a blessing this house and beautiful backyard has been during this season!
