A passage from His Word in a whole different light. A vulnerable note from a neighbor kid. A meaningful conversation at bedtime with precious girlies. A text from a neighbor telling us that we're what she's thankful for this Thanksgiving. A friend making us dinner. Sweet moments in homeschool. A precious email from Haiti. A house full of friends the kids genuinely enjoy. Kisses from Ben, always always asking to "help you!"
I don't always know how to reconcile it all...how to have hearts in so many places. How to miss, always, so many people. How to understand value the way He does...how to see our lives the way He does...how to live at home in this world, not our home. How to live the truly abandoned life He has in heart for us when there are so many things, blessings and burdens, to hold onto.
He's going to have to keep being the Lord of my life, because I have no desire to be in charge.
Matt has this week off, spent yesterday in Alabama with board members and today running a dozen errands. The girls and I are working hard at school, and we're all getting ready to head to Arkansas for a few days on Thanksgiving for Mishler/Ayars weekend. The girls' Friday program has stopped until January due to so many Covid cases.
We had great neighbors for dinner tonight, all the neighborhood kids off school have been helping our crew keep the Ayars house fun, and when Sofie took Lady Jane some of our Chicken Parmesan for dinner, she sent home our very first sweet potato pie...That was a good trade!
What are some of the little ways He's at work that have you Thankful?
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