The other day, Grant said to me,
"You know, I think God has been preparing us for Mexico over the past year. In Mexico there's a lot of dust, and we have a lot of dust too."
(I have to admit that when he said that he was actually looking at the shelf where the dishes go... but its impossible to keep clean when we are banging on every corner of the house... and when I spend all my time lesson planning instead of dusting... although I wasn't real great about dusting before I started student teaching anyway...)
Anyway, we do have a lot of dust... house projects create that! We're thankful for progress, though - the living room has an end in sight and we have a just a few more projects on the short list. :) Many people have asked us what our plans are for our house when we move, and to be honest its something that we're still waiting on the Lord's direction for. We are willing to sell or rent and we're just waiting to see what His perfect plan is!
Ultimately, though, we know that one day none of our possessions will matter, and what a glorious thought! God continues to teach us to maintain an eternal perspective amid all of the earthly decisions we have to make.
"In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return" (Genesis 3:19)
hahaha, ooooh dust. We had a huge sandstorm out here a few weeks ago and even with all the windows shut the entire inside of the house was coated!
ReplyDeletePraying for you guys as you begin this journey!
kyle and trish... thanks so much for your comment and prayers! I haven't done a very good job of commenting on your blog, but you have been an inspiration to us in so many ways! your post from a really long time ago was especially encouraging to us - I think it was called "obedience in hard times". it was just SO true. so thanks so much... for all of that and more! we are praying for you guys too and so thankful that God's plan is perfect!
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