looking for a new nest...

Wow...how different my eyes see the world today than the way they saw things 5, 10, 20, 30 years ago.

The things that mattered at other times really have little meaning at this point.
I have been so blessed to go to other places and see how others live.  The pictures here show where different families are living in Haiti after the earthquake.  As I drive around looking
for the next place we will call home I can't help but remember, think and pray for the families
I have come to know in Haiti.  And as I sit here with tears rolling down my face as I think of them, I pray that my life here is not full of pompous pride.  When I look at possible places to live, I find myself saying things like, " that bedroom is too small, no garden tub? not a very nice neighborhood, etc, etc...
I really have no idea where our next home will be, but I am just praying that God will totally direct me to that place and I will not look with  Meri Robin's Eyes but only through the eyes of Jesus....please pray with me not just for my eyes to see through the eyes of Jesus but that you will too.  Just think what an amazing place our world would be.....

anticipation

Anticipation!!!!  I am almost afraid to write these words but I can't stand it any longer...I think our house is actually going to sell.  Nothing is signed, sealed or delivered but I just think that within the next 30 - 45 days I won't be living in this house.  With that in mind comes the word--ANTICIPATION--
For the past several days I have been waking up with the song from The Sound of Music, that goes,
What will this day be like, I wonder... What will my future bring, I wonder....and so on....and so comes the anticipation.  I am really getting excited to see what my Father has in store for our family next!  And what is really cool--I have no doubt that whatever the future brings...it will be amazing!
Just as we are reminded in Matt 6...consider the lillies..look how lavishly they are dressed...and knowing that my saviour provides for all of their needs, I also can trust he will provide for mine!  I just can't wait to see what he is planning for us!

perspective...

I have some friends who are now serving in Cape Town, South Africa.  They are a young couple with 4 small children and they have been obedient to the call of our Lord to move their family to the other side of the world.  Everytime I think of them and miss them, I am astounded by their trust and faith.  In faith, they obeyed.  They also have a blog and on one of their recent posts they referred to the scriptures from Ephesians 3:20 and Phillipians 4: 19.  Both are so important to them on the path they are on today and as I read the same verses, I smile at the comfort they bring me today--our differences are innumberable but the perspectives are the same.  No matter where our walk is today we can TOTALLY rely on our Father ...because he is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us!  and then he goes even further to say He will meet ALL of my needs according to the riches of glory in Christ Jesus! 
So my prayer for you today is for you to know that no matter where you are...as a child of the kingdom, your Father, your Daddy, your Savior is so in love with you and wants the very best for you.  Be encouraged...He is with you no matter how far away you may feel.

not typical

Not typical is a fairly odd way to start a new post but I am walking through parts of life which are not typical for me.
  I typically don't start something and then don't follow through...
I typically return phone calls in a very timely fashion...
  I typically stay busy and if I find time to be quiet, I usually do something productive...
Well, it seems that I have been doing things which are "not typical" for me...

Just went we seem to get "settled" or at a place of calmness...God redirects our path...
Not in a bad way even though on many days changes and unexpected events can be perceived as being
"bad," but in the past 50 years...everytime the path gets redirected I am amazed at what God has in store for our lives!  He knows the plans He has for us.  How difficult it is to trust and have the everyday faith to get up each day totally trusting Him for everything.  (All of us with a few "control" issues have to pray extra for the strength to relinquish the control we really don't have ownership over anyhow...).  The control we think we have is just a coping mechanism for not totally trusting the One who gives us every breath we take.  How stupid we are!!!

Back on topic...
I started this blog and have neglected it...
  I apologize to all who have left messages and I have ignored...
and I am going to try to get out of this hole I feel like I am in and get back on track.
I pray for the strength to rely totally on His guidance and trust the plan He has for my life.