E N D U R A N C E

When I was in the hospital with our first son (mid-labor), I remember thinking "what are my options right now?"  It's funny to think about that day 11 years later, but I really did consider if there was an alternate route out of the pain I was in.  At 9 + months pregnant, there is only one option!  Building a house has some similarities.  It feels like it will never end and there is only one way out of the discomfort....FINISH!

I have been considering the word "endurance" lately.  There are so many things in life that I have looked for an easy way out and in the end I haven't completed.  How many times have I started a new routine, whether fitness, Bible study, educational, a book or even a hobby that I didn't see through to the end?  I don't plan to answer that because there have been too many.  I don't think  I am too different than most people, but the truth is, I feel so much better when I finish what I have started. Don't you?

Merriam-Webster defines endurance as:  the ability to do something difficult for a long time.  The Bible verse that comes to mind lately is 2 Timothy 4:7 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:"  I don't know that I could really define this process as "difficult", but it has it's challenges at times.  We are all a little crammed, tired, stretched, and more than a little anxious to live in our new house!  We are growing together through this endeavor, but sometimes it is with a little pain and discomfort.  God is good and He has continued to bless us above what we could ask or think!

Our house doesn't look too different on the outside (except the tons of weeds we have pulled lately - if you have driven by, please say you noticed!) but on the inside we have recently completed and passed inspections for rough HVAC, plumbing, and electrical.  We are moving right along!