The Scoop

Accept each day just as it comes to you. Do not waste your time and energy wishing for a different set of circumstances. Instead, trust Me enough to yield to My design and purposes.

Dear Jesus,
I waste so much time and energy yearning for different circumstances. When it's cold, I long for warmer weather. When it's hot, I look forward to the crisp coolness of autumn. This is illustrative of how my mind works: rejecting the day's circumstances and daydreaming about how I would like things to be. I realize this is arrogant and foolish, by my mind- left to itself- tends to work that way. I really want to accept each day just as it comes to me, but I seem to have little control over my thoughts.

Beloved, you are right in recognizing that you need more control over your thinking...your time and energy are limited; only I know how much of each you have. Try to accept each day as a precious gift from Me, thanking Me for it rather than wishing it away....As you come close to Me, I embrace you in My everlasting arms.

From Dear Jesus by Sarah Young


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(You would not believe the amount of "stuff" Marc crammed into this thing! I was doubtful at first, but now I'm totally impressed!)

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Well, most of our belongings are packed into this 50 cubic feet crate and ready to go, but we will not be going with it...just yet. So, here's the scoop.

With the recent onset of this back/leg/hip pain from my herniated disc, we are delaying our return to Wales. We were suppose to fly next Wednesday the 23rd, but we are now on medical leave for a while.

I had a follow up appointment yesterday with a new doctor and that was very encouraging. Surgery is not on the radar right now and he feels that I can recover over time with some physical therapy. I'm also under the care of a chiropractor and it's has all been very beneficial.

The girls are a bit disappointed that they will not be able to finish out the school year in the UK- they would have had 3 more weeks of school. We will be missing two very special weddings plus our busy summer time with our iGO students and interns. We trust God has it all under control. In fact we know He does. While we are missing out on some things in Cardiff, we get to spend a bit more time with family and friends and that is a blessing!

We are having to move out of this house on Thursday as there is another family coming next week. We also need to return "The Merk" to Houston...with all of this looming over us it was quite stressful last week. We prayed God would provide for our needs and I would love to share that He is faithful! We realized last week that we would not be returning on time and we began praying for a car and a house to live in. It's no small thing, but our God is huge and nothing is impossible with Him! A lovely couple that we have gotten to know better during the last 6 months asked us if we would mind if they sent out an email to some of their friends about our needs. It's hard to ask for help, especially when you need big things like a car and a house! A few days after this email was sent, we got a text that a car had been found for us! A couple that we barely know found out about our need and they "just happened" to have an extra car since they had just purchased a new one! It was perfect timing because they were about to put it up for sale until they heard about us and the immediately and generously said it was ours for as long as we needed it! They handed us the keys on Sunday. He is so good!

Saturday night we got another text saying that there was an empty house that someone was selling that we could use. We were hopeful, but knew that it would be tough to live in an empty house because we have no furniture, sheets, dishes, etc. here. But we figured we could make it work somehow. I have been pretty much "sleeping" flat on my back for the past 2 weeks anyway, right? We prayed about it and just left in His hands.

Sunday morning as we walked into the church building someone stopped us and said, "Did you hear? We found you a house!" We were excited and confused. A few minutes later a lovely lady came over to us and told us that she and her family live on 20 acres of land in Allen, not far from here and they have a fully furnished guest house on the property that we could live in if we still needed a place to go. We were shocked and so grateful. She said they have all kinds of animals, a swimming pool and a playground on the property! The funny thing is that Cerys was praying that our new house would have a swimming pool. Why not, right? We have not told her yet so that will be a neat time to talk with her about how God the desires of our heart. This sweet lady also told us they have snakes and would teach us which ones we kill and which ones we let live. I sort of had a panic attack, but knew we would be okay. I lived out in the middle of nowhere in Roswell, New Mexico when I was a small girl- with sheep and horses...but that has been a LONG time. I'm a city girl ya'll, so this will be interesting! Marc said I could find my inner "Pioneer Woman!" And you can bet if I ever kill a snake (Lord, help me!) I'll be posting about it.

As the worship music started playing, I tried to sing but all that flowed were tears from this grateful heart. God hears us and knows our situation. I know this in my head but sometimes it takes circumstances like this, eleventh hour answers, for that information to move down into my heart.

So, the crate is packed and sealed and will be picked up in a few hours. It will sit in some warehouse until we are cleared to return to Wales. We have our 10 suitcases to pack and then we're moving to the country!

Thank you to our few readers who have prayed for us! God is so good! And He would still be good if these things had not been provided. He is good, all the time.
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