Living in the Present

It has been a busy, busy week.  Everyone is pretty exhausted and I think we are all taking a deep breath.  It is pretty surreal having absolutely no house standing at the old homestead.  I was realizing with all of the planning that in my mind there was the "before" house, the "after" house, but the "non existent" house had never really entered my thoughts.  It is a little sad going out and seeing a bunch of ruble in the place where so many memories once stood.

Remnants of the Homestead

.......but we move on, right?  Right!  Demolition day included a nice family prayer led by my father, several friends stopping by to watch the progress and quite a few neighbors wondering what in the world was going on.  We are so blessed to be surrounded by family and friends who really are interested in our lives including our plans for the future.  You know who you are, thank you for enriching our lives, your friendship is a gift from the Lord!

Bob the Builder and his crew!

Our new roommates are working out better than expected.  I reminded my mom this evening "you know, we are never  going to not  live together again, right?"  (I know that is a double negative for all you grammar experts out there, but it just sounds more dramatic that way).

There have been a few moments of sheer panic where I thought "what in the world have we done?"  But I know that is based on fear and not faith.  I am realizing personally that trust is a choice, not based on a feeling. The Lord has clearly led us to this point and He isn't going to abandon us.  I am reminded of the passage in Deuteronomy 31:6 to the Israelites that says "Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."