A NEW SEASON

I've been a bit silent here in this space for a while now. About a year actually. And it's not been intentional, as I love to keep up with all of our photos on here after all these years. But I've just been in a place of adjusting and in some ways trying to find myself again as weird as that may sound. This past year has been so good to have a home and to settle physically (for all of us). But although our physical bodies may have settled, our hearts and minds have had to slow down and process, catch up, and almost reset in ways in order to settle as well. There have been lots of conversations of fear, doubt, uncertainty, etc. from all of us. As our faith journey allowed us to see God provide first hand in so many supernatural ways (which is irreplaceable), it also left some questions once we landed back into a home of our own. The kids had lots of questions that would rise up during this year.....just wondering if anything is really permanent, which is totally understandable. And the truth is, that deep down nothing really is guaranteed. The bible even says just to focus on this day because we have no idea what tomorrow brings. Living that truth out in real life is not the easiest unless we are actually faced with circumstances that bring it to the light. This is where faith plays a role and we are able to measure how much we carry and what we truly believe.  So all of this has caused us to feel extremely grateful for what we have and it has brought comfort to just be able to stay put in one place (and I do not believe that is a bad thing just for the record).

Now we have a sense of awareness that everything we have truly is a gift from God. Things we already knew, but seeing it and knowing it on a deeper level. And our prayer for our children is that they know more than ever that God is our provider for all things (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual). We all play a part in these things, but ultimately it is God that is fully in control. As this message rings loud and clear and is a conversation we have in our home, we hope that this will only build our confidence in Him and that He truly is personal and knows us intimately.

So, I will eventually find my way back around this space. And I will likely go back and add some photos from this past year, I'm sure. But I won't be catching up where I left off. I think it was purposeful to just be silent for a bit.

Here's to a new season and new perspective!