But, As For Me And My House...

"If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, then CHOOSE for yourselves today WHOM you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for ME and MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE The LORD." Joshua 24:15 (NASB)

home (n). The place where one lives permanently.
How we have been blessed! God has given us a HOME! This is my very first one that has my very own name attached to it!!  The one and only thing I have ever wanted since I was a little kid. It is a bit overwhelming at the moment. We moved in almost three weeks ago, and are still no where near being settled in, which if you know me,  is about to drive this girl INSANE in the BRAIN! {insert Cypress Hill dance break} You all KNOW you sang that after I typed that line. Don't lie. I don't feel that we have had a chance to sit back, take a breath, but we will soon enough I am sure. I am so thankful for being able to have gone through this process, and I feel that I will be going through it again..ummmm..never. I think know I have figured out my problem. In my own little world, I can control how things are done on a day to day basis, and what I figured out during this process is that other people do NOT have the high standard I strive to attain to. I don't say I am finished with something, and it not be truly finished. Finished to where I have double and triple checked the quality of my work. This probably has been the hardest part of the whole process for us, AND it just confirms to me that when my trust is put in the Lord Jesus, He NEVER fails. During my many freak out moments building this house, Todd had to constantly remind us that when we drove past this...

God told me "that's yours." So I just clung to that, and every single time I worried something was not right, or I had made this decision and had not heard the Lord correctly, He showed up. Confirming His hand each and every time. It was through a lot of prayer  that I needed Him to confirm to me that this little town was for sure going to be IT for us. We stepped out in Faith, huge! Huge. We had no idea if and when Todd would be gainfully employed, but Todd had a promise from the Lord, and I begrudgingly  willingly pushed forward full steam ahead! Now Look!! He has kept every single promise to us! He provided everything. Everything. TO INCLUDE gainful employment!! Oh how our faith was strengthened yet again, and how completely unwilling I am to not be in His will. Being not in God's will freaks me out more than you know. I may have mini panic attacks during the sanctification process, but I KNOW He is faithful.  Out of the will of God spells complete DISASTER. Nope. Not willing to assemble that 6 million piece puzzle.

It seems like so long ago that we drove past our little shell of a house, and I am ready to see God move again. Our next adventure is bringing home our sweet babies. More mini panic attacks for sure! Our prayer many times is that we hope people will invest in us, and allow us to invest in people. Todd and I enjoy that so much. I mean how fun is life if you just hoard, and never share? It's not fun it's horrible. A lesson I am diligently trying to make our children see! It's still not coming to fruition, but I hope one day it will! So friends, come. Come enjoy fellowship, laughter, food, and family. We are just a small family of four, and we seek to add to it! However the Lord adds, we are all in! And if I am honest, I pray that people will start to see us more as family. "God places the lonely in families." Psalm 68:6 says. We know that even though our blood family is not part of our lives, God can give us a family. Here. Right here, in THIS place. The Holy Spirit and you friends are Welcome Here! And if The Holy Spirit doesn't entice you. Hey! We got a pool!!