Lovin' the Lighthouse Life

It's been a crazy last few weeks! It took about two weeks, but we were able to get all our STUFF successfully moved from our old apartment to the new FABULOUS new location at the base of the lighthouse.

Living here has reminded over and over how amazing our Lord is. When we first moved to the area last year we were convinced we needed to buy a home. Our "needs list" included 4 bedrooms, a yard, trees, garage (or carport) and after months of searching and three failed offers we realized that the Lord was trying to tell us that our "needs" were not His desire. We settled for an apartment (well, two actually) and found an AMAZNG school for Jace while Brian found out how great it is to work at an remarkable unit. But we were not happy.

When Brian's Chief asked him last March if we wanted to move to housing, I immediately said, "NO!" Why would we want to move AGAIN and have to drive sooooo far to take Jace to school? It took a few days of the Lord working on my heart - and listening to similar stories of others - but we decided to make the move, and have felt such piece and joy in our decision. Even the process of getting out of our lease was a breeze. Oh, and our home? Four bedrooms, a HUGE yard, amazing trees, carport, and because HE loves us, he placed us right next to the lighthouse, a symbol of strength, guidance, and support.

I believe the Lord is trying to remind our hearts that we have a purpose, His purpose, and that we are to be a light for others. You see, in the past year, our little family has somwhat forgotten that. We've pulled away from the Lord, stopped going to church, gotten selfish, and not been leading the life that God has asked us to. Moving here has reminded us of that, and reminded us of God's mercy. Here we've been like naughty children and disobeying our Father, and He has continued to love us, so much that he still provided us with what we wanted (not needed, but selfishly wanted). I recognize this, and though I am ashamed of how I've acted this past year, God's welcoming back embrace and pure Love has rekindled my faith and spiritual desire to serve Him. 

You know, I had this whole other subject that I was going to write about, but when I sat down and started typing this is what came out. And as I finished this up (and B has no idea what I doing over here) Brian looks over at me and says, "I'm so glad we moved here."

God is so good.