Two years ago, October 20th was the day that Lance left for Texas. It was a pretty sad day for us because he left without us and we didn't know when our family would be together again. Thanks to our friends and family, that couple of months apart was survivable. John and Nichole were there as he left and Kathy met with me for coffee that morning as I just needed to be away from the house. (I remember asking her if she wanted to go to the park, instead of pointing out the idiocy of that since it was cold and wet that day, she kindly said, "how about coffee?" instead of "are you crazy?!") Looking back at where we are today, some might think that the move to Texas was a crazy mistake. But, despite the intense desire to move back and "freedom" to do so, we find that we have been on the Anvil and are better for it. What do I mean by that? Christian author Max Lucado refers to being on the Anvil as God's shaping us into who we are meant to be. Being on the anvil is tough, not easy, but very necessary. Maybe what we are going through today is going to shape us to help us go through something even more significant in the future. And we are thankful that we are worth reshaping. All that said, we really want our house to sell or rent now!!!! :-)
2 comments:
Kaite, Thank you for those words of encouragement. I know it is not easy being where you do not really want to be but your attitude speaks volumes. God is always good and has our best in mind. Never thought Texas was a mistake....just a good training ground. He puts us where He needs us to be. And yes, we are also praying that yout house either sells or rents soon. Love you guys.
As someone said a long time ago, you wouldn't recommend it necessarily but you recognize God's strength and presence in it.
Proud of you guys,
Dad B
Second Corinthians 12:10
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