I’ve been going on and on recently about change in my life. I’ve also said that I didn’t feel like I could really write without complaining. I’m okay with hearing complaints but not unless there’s some change associated to it. Nothing get’s under my skin more than hearing a complaint without any action to correct or alter the path.
Change has been coming and I’ve welcomed it, without fear. I’ve occasionally experienced frustration due to my impatience, anticipation and gut wrenching disappointment. I’ve often heard that if you pray for patience, you’ll immediately receive lessons in it.
So here’s what’s been happening:
As a family we have been praying that God would bring the right family to our home in Acworth. That prayer has been answered, we sold our Acworth home in mid July. It was on the market for a little over 2 combined years (1 year as a rental). Nothing get’s your heart pumping like awesome feedback on your home without the “SOLD” sign in the yard. We negotiated 6 contracts in total, 5 falling away for various buyer reasons before we made it to the closing table.
We are beginning to plan changes in our current home – to make it “ours”. We had refused to make any changes until we had closed on the Acworth house just in case we would need funds to sustain two homes. The project ideas are being identified, prioritized and priced. We’re a Dave Ramsey household, so essentially it means we’ll save up for projects and pay in cash. More patience prayers are expected 🙂
My work is ‘changing’, but I’m not fearful, I’m clear minded and working through the options.
We received news that our youngest son was diagnosed with ADHD. We’ve prayerfully discerned that God designed him just as he is and we won’t be medicating him. We have put him in a summer learning program to help him with focusing and such. We significantly changed his diet which has made a tremendous difference in his cooperation and attention.
I’ve torn the meniscus in my right knee, which has slowed me down but not stopped me from working out. I will admit that I need to get back into a regular cadence and change my eating behaviours, but the pain doesn’t seem overwhelm me anymore.
I’m coming “off the bench” to start singing again at church, I’m excited at the opportunity to do so.
I’ve just returned from a wonderful women’s retreat weekend and met many local parish women and am looking forward to growing in faith with them.
Yes, indeed change has been swirling about, and it’s exciting, it’s refreshing, it’s not fearful.
One common thread to change, it comes, invited or not. How we respond to the change can empower us to go to where we’re called. Resist a spirit of fear, it will paralyze you. Be open to change, pray, ask for prayer, discern your options, make the decision and walk in faith; It will lead you into a place of peace and clarity.
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7
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