God, Thank You For Our Shelter!

Later this afternoon, I'm walking into my new house with my family. We are pretty excited! The kids have been counting down the days. Tonight we are moving our necessary items and sleeping on air mattresses, but it'll be so nice! I'll finally be HOME!

We originally were going to stay here through the painting process, but then decided that might take a while since we are all in full school mode. Everybody's time is limited, so the painting and fixing up will have to be done around our hectic schedules. It'll get done when it gets done. So if you come to visit us anytime soon, expect to step over drop cloths and paint cans.

We will be doing the "big" move on Saturday! I'm praying for clear skies, because we know from our experience a few months ago that moving in the rain is the PITS!

Jamie and I were talking last night until pretty late about the events of the past 4 months. I'll never understand it. Never! But what Satan means for his side, God will reclaim! We've been taken care of. Things have not always been comfortable, we've shared a lot of tears, battled depression/anxiety, but we know that God was carrying us through. He has blessed us with this house and we both know beyond a doubt that our name was stamped on that house the day he listed it (the exact day Jamie told me we were moving).

So tonight we will probably be having a carpet picnic (when you spread a blanket out on the floor in the house), sleeping on air mattresses, and living out of boxes some more (what else is new!), but we will finally be home and feeling more settled!

Yesterday Hannah was saying our morning prayer. She said, "God, thank you for our shelter" and it just made me melt! What a sweet child! She was so genuine in her prayer and really that is what it is about isn't it? Shelter! It isn't even really about the house at all!