Moving & Finding Peace

First of all a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE, thank you goes out to wonderful friends K & E. Both K & E live their faith daily, and God sure did bless us with such great friends. As we took care of Chuck, their absolutely beautiful & loveable chocolate lab, and their sometimes temperamental kitty Miss Betty B. as they went on a much needed vacation to Colorado & other territories west. Their allowing us to move into their home gave us time to reflect upon all of the strife living in the city brought to my fiancé Ken and I. Our relationship was not going well, our faith somehow got lost, and are arguments got more heated & more often than we would have liked. Living in the peace of the country gave us time to mend our relationship with God, with each other, and figure out what we wanted and needed in a new home.

With K’s urging, we sought out the local “Penny Saver” type newspaper and found an advertisement for a three bedroom, one bath apartment, which is actually half a house. First thing both of us did was drive by the place. I was a bit taken with the “overgrown” nature of the home next door, however Ken said to give it a chance and call the ad to see if we could look at it. It took a few days but the property manager & her husband met with us, allowed us to take a look around, to open doors, cabinets, etc. We both left feeling buoyed and prayed upon it. We called the next day and agreed to meet to sign a lease. After meeting with us, both the manager and her husband prayed we would take the apartment, God lead us to other Godly people. God is great! We spent Friday looking for appliances we could afford, and moved all day Saturday & Sunday. By Sunday evening, both Ken & I were spent, both physically & mentally (making two moves one month apart will do that to anyone!). But that night, as we lie in bed in our new home we found comfort in the old but quiet neighborhood.

For a week, both Ken and I have worked hard to make this apartment ours. We’ve hung up art, put away clothes, swept, mopped, vacuumed, put in window screens, laughed at each other, and thanked God openly in pointing us in the “right direction”. All week we have enjoyed our front porch, watching the neighborhood children ride bikes, scooters, play tag, and just enjoy the atmosphere of a small town neighborhood. In regards, to the overgrown home next door, come to find out our neighbor, Mr. Ned is a good Christian man whom loves giving the neighborhood children lessons in all of the plants, trees, and flowers on his property. He is a wonderful man, whom we talk with daily and I learn from every day.

Sunday marked “one week” in our new home. We spent most of the morning on the porch sipping coffee, and watching the birds eat from our feeder and bathing in the bird bath. My love for taking pictures is back with a vengeance. I found the ebb & flow of creativity with every photo I took. I am sharing some with you here, and as I keep taking them I will keep sharing.

To all of you, my family & my friends whom prayed for us, we THANK YOU, as our prayers were answered in so very many ways. To K & E we can never repay you for what you have done for us, we will be in your debt forever.