Recently I jumped on the wagon of thankful posts on facebook but I slacked off. Mainly because I skipped town and then as I always do I throw myself into a project or task never allowing myself much rest until it's finished. That was the case until today. The Lord convicted my heart and told me to slow down! I mean realllllllllll sloooooooooow! This is a foreign concept to me! How do you do it? Someone tell me please!
So here we are in November! Moving closer to our calling from God. It hasn't hit me quite yet that we are moving to a new country. Even as I type I've got furniture lined up to deliver to their new rightful owners. It feels great to clean up & clear out our belongings. I've never been too materialistic so when people ask me how it feels to be giving away and selling our things, my answers is simple. "It's fine." It's almost liberating. Things do not define us, but our actions might. The Lord provides our needs always, sometimes we are just too spoiled to realize that it's not by our ability that we have our needs and wants but by his.
Last week Emmaly and I hopped on an airplane heading to another place we had never touched before. My mom has lived in San Francisco for 6 years now and finally got hitched! She knew I was coming out but Emmaly was a surprise. At the airport I had Emmaly walk behind me so the secret wasn't out until I was standing right in front of my mom. It worked, she was shocked, but excited.
I'm thankful that the Lord provides the means so we can travel and see how majestic his creation is.
I was told a rental car wasn't necessary but I'm what you can call an adventurer, I like to go out away from a central location and explore. Plus, I wanted to be able to say I've driven across the Golden Gate Bridge, so I drove right on across it. I also drove the crookest road in the world (Lombard St.) at night, took a historic cable car ride and visited Fisherman's wharf and listened to the seal lions bark.
It was a fantastic trip, full of being a complete tourist. Most times I like to blend in with the locals, but this was one town in which it wasn't possible.
I do want to remark more on being thankful. Will, Emmaly and I have been blessed with an abundance of support on our quest to become the missionaries that God has in store for us. I may not know the Bible from front to back and one day I hope too but God will equip me as long as I'm faithful in learning the scriptures at my pace. I'm thankful that God has given me my own talents and Will his. I'm thankful for my sweet little daughter who I can call my own, a gift from our heavenly father. She completes us. Her exciting personality and love for life is enough to want to make things better for any child. When I thank God in my prayers, it's not long and drawn out. I thank God for everything I have because I deserve nothing.
I thank God for life.
"And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him" Colossians 3:17
