Jenny and I took the kids to the park with pizza!
It's been almost three weeks since we got back from our wonderful "working vacation" down south. Boy, did we have the time of our lives.
The kids played ALL DAY long. We've been cooped up in Iowa with cold weather so for them to be sent outside for the day felt like the were in paradise!! Townes jumped for hours on end on the trampoline with the boys, Finch chased one animal or another around the acreage. Though not all our time was spent playing, it was a great time of fellowship and growing as a family. We found that our kids were loving being a part of chores, bible time, and family togetherness. The trip came at a perfect time for our family.
Feb this year had been one of many trials and hardships, we were really fighting with the Lord for control. About 10 days before God opened the doors for us to go to MS, we finally allowed God to be ruler of all in our home. It felt like getting saved all over again, like opening the doors to the Lord's true grace to be illustrated in our lives.
1 Peter 1 : 6-9
" In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls."
Peter addresses the church as aliens and tells us to conduct ourselves in fear during the time of our stay on earth. Wow, as many times as I've heard or read Peter it didn't hit me like this time. My salvation is clear it was bought with the precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. Being part of this world, the worries, the lustful wants, the godless desires, seem to all take a back seat while I read this passage again. God's words spoke to me with power and authority, they are LIVING and Active and I want my life to reflect the power of His mighty Word. By God's grace, Danny and I were being pulled by the Holy Spirit at the same time, God didn't just want one of us he wanted us both.
As we learn more about God though the reading of His word and through prayer, we feel like He has lead us to rethink how we work as a family. So as all this was going on God allowed us to be able to get work to head to MS. What a wonderful blessing to be surrounded around our dearest friends that also happen to be our family. God knew we needed the fellowship and that we needed the windshield time to discuss our future as a family, pray, and fill our minds with His truth.
While we were in MS we got to be part of God's goodness and answered prayer for his dear children. We also have been learning about how much God loves us and wants to give us good gifts. In this case, the gift was of a 15 passenger van!!!! Read the whole story here...
God never said that following Him would be easy. Actually, didn't He tell us to take up our cross daily...that is what I'm learning that I need..hour by hour...day by day. God is good and faithful, I'm the one who isn't. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. What a joy it brings my heart to focus on that, that I'm serving the same God that Moses, Noah, David served and that He's unchanged!!!! Praise Him!
Hope you all are having a great week. We are getting all things ready for baby's arrival. Please pray for us and baby that we'll have a safe delivery!
Our little animal lover, Finch!
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Can't wait to catch up and chat more about your trip.
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