Without a house.

I hated grammar school English.  I never understood it.  Even though I am supposed to be teaching my kids what a preposition is I still really have no idea.  One concept that I did like was foreshadowing.  It was always interesting how an author could give the reader glimpses of what was going to happen.

Well, my last post was about our kids play house.  It seems fitting that the very next day we would be facing giving something up ourselves.

We went to the beach yesterday.  I love the beach.  It is my place to go and see the mighty power of God.  Yesterday, was a great reminder of it.  The waves were so huge that the lifeguards had kicked all the kids out of the water.  There was amazing power in the waves.  It was very scary having 6 kids running around.  (I actually thanked the lifeguard for making my job a bit easier and less stressful by kicking the kids out of the water.)

After being at the beach, we had to make a trip back to our "real" house.  We have it rented right now which is amazing in itself.  However, we have a little bit of storage there and we needed some camping items for camping at Lake Tahoe in a few weeks.  So, we decided to stop by the house and pick up some things.

We moved out of our dream house 6 months ago.  It is what we had always wanted.  A small farm, a bit of land, rural area, great neighborhood, close to family.  It is a great home to raise a family.  We knew that there were things that we would miss.  I miss being able to milk my goats to start each day.  I miss the crow of the rooster.  I miss being able to send the kids outside to play for long periods of time.  However, we have loved being in the middle of the city and having a new place to explore.  We love that we can walk a block and a half and get frozen yogurt with the kids on a hot evening.

Driving back there last night was very hard though.  The country side was more beautiful than I remembered it.  The farms in the area all looked so healthy and good.  The sunset that I used to see daily was amazingly beautiful.  I have gone back to the house a few times over the last few months and it wasn't this hard.  
Maybe it was the sunset.
Maybe it was the goats crying.
Maybe it was the smell of garlic.
Maybe it was the chickens clucking.
Maybe it was the beauty of all the colors.
Maybe it was all of it together.  But, something got a hold of us and we both realized how hard it is right now.  Maybe it was seeing renters in "our" house.  Maybe it was knowing that we still need to find a house to live in for a few months.  Maybe it was the uncertainty of it all.  Maybe it was the kids asking when we will move back to our "old" home.

Through it all we shall praise His name.  We shall trust that God cares for our family and plans to use us for His glory.  So, we look forward to where He is taking us.  We realize that the road is not always easy, but it is good.  Resting in God's will is good and right where we want to be.

"Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!" Psalm 27:14