Titus 1:11-14 – For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope. and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

God’s word is so refreshing to the soul. Just read those verses again. So perfect. Reminds me that God’s plans for our lives are for a purpose. This road we are on is all for Him. I pray and ask that God will help me to deny ungodliness, wordly lusts and that I might live soberly, righteously and godly for all the days of my life.

It has been over a month since my last post and alot has happened as usual! First of all, the move to the farm went well, and then that night I realized I would have no internet access while staying at the farm! Yikes, talk about going cold turkey! I admit, I have a need for the internet. Seriously, I use it for so much, I thought I might lose my mind at first! Then I actually got used to not having it. The only problem is that I need it to pay bills and to check accounts and to search for places to live once we get closer. I also needed to post some stuff to sell on Craigslist and so I needed access to the web. I have been able to pay the bills and post on Craigslist by going to friends or the library, but it was tough not being able to just turn on the laptop and look up a recipe or a phone number or just to check the weather or write on my blog. So, I am still without internet and having to log on only when doing laundry or making a quick trip to a friends house in order to pay a bill or something. I realize now, just how in the dark the world would be if we lost internet access! Atleast I know I could handle it now that I have done it! And then ofcourse I can always read the verses above to remind me not to get too involved in worldly lusts! I’d have to say that the internet  can be a worldly lust if one allows it to be.
Looking back to the day we moved, I have to admit that although I did feel like God was the one who orchestrated the opportunity to move to this farm for a few months and help this family out, I really had no idea the depth of what God really was doing for us. He was moving mountains for us and allowing us to be a blessing to this family. I mean seriously, this family normally would not have a place for us to park our trailer at this time of year, because normally the farmer’s parents would be here. However, this year they decided to go to Alaska. Also, normally this family had friends who worked for them every year, and this year they had other plans and were not able to be as much help as they had in the past. Not to mention the fact that a few days before the opportunity was given to us, we had sat down and figured out a budget plan to move and although it was possible, it was going to take every penny and then some. And now after accepting this gift from God, we not only have been able to save more, but we have been able to cover the extra expenses like new tires, clothes and shoes for the kids and also be able to help out my Mom (long story). God has been faithful and although at 1st I didn’t understand everything God was doing, I can honestly say now that it has all been for His glory! We have learned patience, trust , and how to serve others. Praise God for His provision and for allowing us the opportunities he has given to us lately.
Tonight will be our 141′st night in our trailer! Amazing! After the first month, I thought I’d die if I had to stay in here another! Now I’d have to say I’m okay, but really looking forward to a little more cupboard space and counter space. Another bathroom would be awesome as well! Since April, we have moved out of our house, moved my Mom and brother into our house, moved my Mom out of my house and in with a friend, and then moved her out of there and into her own apartment. Not to mention we had to go into our house and tape and texture the walls in the livingroom and kitchen and then go and paint the walls and do other repairs in order to rent out the house. We had renters move in and out in less than a week! Then the house was vacant for a couple of weeks before we had new renters come in and they are in the house now. They are interested in buying the house eventually! I thank God everyday for this calling he has given to both my husband and myself. We said in the beginning that if it’s really from God, then it will work out. God is in control and we just need to let go and allow Him to take the lead. We are finally sitting back and allowing God to grow us and show us the way. Ofcourse it hasn’t always been this way. It was over 2 years ago when my husband got the calling to pick up and move us. I was pregnant with Autumn and he had just watched the A Journey Home  and he came to me with such certainty that God had other plans for our family and we needed to obey Him. We both got excited at that point, but then we both stopped listening and preparing. We had packed up alot of stuff and sold or gave away alot of it and then I had the baby and we fizzled out. Well, it wasn’t too long before I read an article in a Homeschooling magazine about following God’s Calling and if you ignore it, your missing out on His blessings. I read that article to Josh and he was ready once again to pick up and move, but unfortunatly it seemed as if it were going to be impossible to make it all come together, and once again I was pregnant! We got a little closer to our goals during that pregnancy and then once again we stopped because things just looked impossible and we weren’t being obediant once again. Then the opportunity knocked  again and we finally jumped in with both feet, ready to follow God’s plan for our lives no matter what the cost is. It is with great joy and peace that I announce to you that Josh is no longer employed in New Mexico!! His job was already transferred east! Praise God! Our journey continues……..

  2 Timothy 3:12 – Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

As I am preparing to continue to write more on our journey, I have to admit that this hasn’t been easy on me. I have been overly stressed, scared, short tempered and irritable. I have also been extremely happy, excited and relieved. While I sit here looking back at all we have gone through the last month, I realize I have been under some kind of spiritual attack. We are moving forward with whatever plans God has in store for us and the enemy does NOT want us to succeed! He has been doing a great job at making me second guess our plans and he has also been successful at making us short tempered with eachother dividing our family. It’s amazing how sitting down and pondering where you have been and where you are headed can open your eyes to what’s going on and get a better perspective. Blogging really can be a GOOD thing! I say this because I have struggled with whether or not to have a blog about our journey. I have seen some blogs and it feels too personal and like I’m invading or being nosey! On the other hand, if I ever get the nerve to share my blog with more people, I would be thrilled to know we are being covered in prayer!

So, we had less than 2 weeks to pack up our house and move out in order to have our house empty for my Mom and brother to move into. At the same time we needed to help move what we could of my Mom’s over to our house before it was too late. This was very challenging. Josh was very busy with work and I had 6 children to care for. I had pleanty of offers to come help me pack, but I couldn’t accept it because I wasn’t just packing to move. I had to first elliminate what we didn’t need, then I had to decide what we needed to keep in the trailer and what I needed in storage. I also needed to make sure I knew somewhat where in the storage our stuff was, in order to get to it if we needed to. It was tough and I’ll admit, in the end, I just threw stuff in boxes because I was so tired I just couldn’t finish what I started! I already regret it though. I have realized I needed some stuff out of storage, but have no clue where it is now! Oh well! That 10 X 20 ft storage unit is stuffed! Well, actually, like the packing, we ended up just shoving stuff in there in the end. One of these days we will go over there and pull out the last 6 ft of it and re-organize it and I bet we will find a little more room in there too!

I waited just a little too long to write about the initial packing and the move, because I’m forgetting what I had wanted to share. I will tell you that during the move, my cell phone got dropped in a full cup and ruined, the next phone I used was an older one and it really only lasted a day or two because I dropped it and then stepped on it! Everytime we put things outside on a trailer to take to storage the clouds would form and we even got a little rain a few times. We were so tired I would realize at 6pm I hadn’t figured dinner out yet, so we ate out way too many times. We were also so tired that we actually STILL have stuff at the old house that we need to get eventually, but luckily since our renters are family, we can get away with procrastinating!