day for posting
well, joe's been a good and faithful poster with his ss lessons and such, but i have been out of commission as posting agent for a good deal too long. so, without further ado...
life has been CRAZY! let me tell you, if you'd like to find yourselves a hungry time-swallower, try real estate. a lot of you have gone before us in this, and we salute you.
this past month, we almost bought a house. i was even packing. in fact, we were only a few days from getting the keys, and a day out from telling you all! but, long story short, we chose not to buy it...and if you want the long story, your ear must be ready and able to give a sizeable donation. though the road to and from this house was a rocky one, we know that God's hand carved that road out specifically for us, and we haved learned much.
so today, the day before THANKSGIVING, we are giving thanks with all our hearts for our cozy apartment which we still have, wood floors, and new coffee table (picture later! it's super cute!) We also give thanks for our lack of closet space, absence of dishwasher, and ant invasions. better is a humble meal in peace than a feast in strife - and so we PRAISE God and we thank Him for not allowing us to tumble headlong into something that might have become anything but a blessing (even with a dishwasher!), but preserving us in His will.
and for the record, lest you think that we insanely woke up one morning, in our california beds, and said to ourselves, "hey, lets buy a house!" think again...the reason why we went looking in the first place is part of the long story which is ready for any marathon-minded ears.
WE WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY THANKSGIVING! and we thank our God and Father for ALL His kindnesses to us, including this very breath, and the great, abiding peace in which we can eat our meals, whether humble or great.
life has been CRAZY! let me tell you, if you'd like to find yourselves a hungry time-swallower, try real estate. a lot of you have gone before us in this, and we salute you.
this past month, we almost bought a house. i was even packing. in fact, we were only a few days from getting the keys, and a day out from telling you all! but, long story short, we chose not to buy it...and if you want the long story, your ear must be ready and able to give a sizeable donation. though the road to and from this house was a rocky one, we know that God's hand carved that road out specifically for us, and we haved learned much.
so today, the day before THANKSGIVING, we are giving thanks with all our hearts for our cozy apartment which we still have, wood floors, and new coffee table (picture later! it's super cute!) We also give thanks for our lack of closet space, absence of dishwasher, and ant invasions. better is a humble meal in peace than a feast in strife - and so we PRAISE God and we thank Him for not allowing us to tumble headlong into something that might have become anything but a blessing (even with a dishwasher!), but preserving us in His will.
and for the record, lest you think that we insanely woke up one morning, in our california beds, and said to ourselves, "hey, lets buy a house!" think again...the reason why we went looking in the first place is part of the long story which is ready for any marathon-minded ears.
WE WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY THANKSGIVING! and we thank our God and Father for ALL His kindnesses to us, including this very breath, and the great, abiding peace in which we can eat our meals, whether humble or great.
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