Yearly Archives: 2015

We could have continued to camp out in other accommodations, but the time has come. 

An overnight in our new home.

In some ways this is a psychological thing.  We have spent money on renovations, paid money to own two houses at one time (while we fixed one and prepared to leave another), and we have even sent pictures out to others of our new house.

But until you actually stay overnight – until you aren’t leaving in order to return again another day – until that point you aren’t really at home.

but today . . . this is home. 

Our bags are waiting to be unpacked and the bed sheets are ready to put on the bed.  There is no turning back!

HOME.

I’m sitting in our new house.

That is not a surprise.  I’ve been in and out of the house for the last few weeks. 

But at this point, we are preparing a few rooms so that we can move in.  We have been graciously hosted by a couple in the church.  Their home has been a God send.

At this point we would like to be in our own home.

Perhaps for insane reasons:

I would love to get up in the morning and start working on repairs to the house.  I would love to sit down at my own “table” (which may look like a box or a stool), and eat together with my wife.  I would love to not have to travel to get to my home (right now our hosts live about 20 minutes away from our house).

And insanely, I would just like to smell the house as I grow with it and it grows with me.

I’m sitting in our new house.  I hope to do much more of that in the future.

Last night for four hours we moved stuff.  Appliances, clothing, furniture, books, and all things pertaining to a household. 

There was a base crew of eight people.  Thanks to each of them.

When we were done we had Tim Horton’s donuts – a friend had supplied some pop to drink.  Our sugar rush kept us going!

The house now echoes empty!  When you walk, your footsteps follow you.  And you can see the other side of the room without distraction.

This is the completion of one chapter of our lives.  God had carefully and directly indicated to us that we needed to sell our house to our new senior pastor.  With no new house in sight, and no other intention than to provide affordable housing to them.

Our journey to date has been full of God moments.  Trades people who have made themselves available, friends who have spent hours assisting us, and even little times where we both have felt the strength of God in doing the “next thing.”

God is good all the time, and all the time God is good.

A new week of work.

This week looks full.  We are moving our larger pieces of household goods tonight.  Then tomorrow we will take any smaller pieces over to our new house.

In the meantime, we will clean the new house and get things ready for the move in (I guess that will happen today).  Once we are moved in, we will have a few days to live in a friend’s house while we continue renovations on our new house.

By the time the week is done, we will have worked.

And Sunday will come.

I’m beginning to understand anew why a new week begins on Sunday and not Monday. 

Without Sunday, there is no preparation for Monday and the rest of the week.