Okay, after a long absence, I am back and will be making a lot of effort to get things up here several times a week.
Many of you may be familiar with the reason for my absence. Last November, I took a call to a new church in Georgia. That meant that December became a month where I was not only wrapping up things at my former congregation, but I was preparing for all the "extras" of Advent and Christmas, while packing up and trying to get our house ready to sell. Sadly, that meant that internet and TV time became very low priority.
However, there are many things that I am thankful for in the whole process. First, we put our house up on the market on a Friday. There was a showing on Saturday, and the family made an offer that afternoon. After the usual minor haggling, we reached an agreement that Sunday. Yes, our house sold in basically one day! God has continued to point out what He wants us to do in that.
Then, we are also thankful that we found a place to rent for the next six months. We went back and forth on whether we should buy right away, or rent and look around for a bit. We eventually decided to rent, and now have a nice house (though quirky) that we are staying at. Even better, it's less than a mile from the church.
Another reason to give thanks is that practically all our stuff arrived in good condition. Though we haven't opened all the boxes yet, we've only really found a few minor breakages or dings on things. God has been good to us by protecting our household things during their long trip. (Though we are still awaiting the arrival of a car!!!)
Also, it has been humbling to see how God has provided for us. In our conversations with the owners of the house we are renting, they failed to let us know that there wasn't a refrigerator. We were able to rather quickly get a small, dorm style fridge, but then, on Sunday, after one announcement, a family said that they had just gotten a new one, which meant that they had an old one that they were getting rid of. They happened to have the new one installed the day before it was announced that we needed one at church, and they were able to bring it over later on Sunday. God really has been providing well for us throughout this time.
There are many things we are looking forward to, even as we remember the place that we called home for so long. It will be a transition, and it will carry its challenges, but so far, we have really seen God's hand in saying that our new home and church is the place that He has set aside for us. Thanks be to God!
Many of you may be familiar with the reason for my absence. Last November, I took a call to a new church in Georgia. That meant that December became a month where I was not only wrapping up things at my former congregation, but I was preparing for all the "extras" of Advent and Christmas, while packing up and trying to get our house ready to sell. Sadly, that meant that internet and TV time became very low priority.
However, there are many things that I am thankful for in the whole process. First, we put our house up on the market on a Friday. There was a showing on Saturday, and the family made an offer that afternoon. After the usual minor haggling, we reached an agreement that Sunday. Yes, our house sold in basically one day! God has continued to point out what He wants us to do in that.
Then, we are also thankful that we found a place to rent for the next six months. We went back and forth on whether we should buy right away, or rent and look around for a bit. We eventually decided to rent, and now have a nice house (though quirky) that we are staying at. Even better, it's less than a mile from the church.
Another reason to give thanks is that practically all our stuff arrived in good condition. Though we haven't opened all the boxes yet, we've only really found a few minor breakages or dings on things. God has been good to us by protecting our household things during their long trip. (Though we are still awaiting the arrival of a car!!!)
Also, it has been humbling to see how God has provided for us. In our conversations with the owners of the house we are renting, they failed to let us know that there wasn't a refrigerator. We were able to rather quickly get a small, dorm style fridge, but then, on Sunday, after one announcement, a family said that they had just gotten a new one, which meant that they had an old one that they were getting rid of. They happened to have the new one installed the day before it was announced that we needed one at church, and they were able to bring it over later on Sunday. God really has been providing well for us throughout this time.
There are many things we are looking forward to, even as we remember the place that we called home for so long. It will be a transition, and it will carry its challenges, but so far, we have really seen God's hand in saying that our new home and church is the place that He has set aside for us. Thanks be to God!
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