I have been putting off writing this blog, I guess because I have been sorting through lots of emotions along with the crazy busyness of this season we are in.
A couple months ago we decided as a family to do an experiment. What's so major about that? Well, let's just say it is a big experiment in every way. We moved to Kentucky a year ago into a lovely home and I would have been perfectly content to stay there for awhile longer. I am not a fan of moving! So. Much. Work!!
So. On to the experiment part of things. The basic event that got the ball rolling was that the home we were renting went into foreclosure through circumstances with which we were not connected, so this meant that whether or not we wanted to, we needed to move again as we were not in a position to make an offer on the home. We began thinking and praying about our options and this is when things got weird. Lol!
Switching gears for a bit on you....my husband and I have been wanting to get back to basics as a family for awhile and that is pretty challenging with cable and wifi and phones (our biggest challenge being how time is spent). We want to spend more TIME with our kids and with each other and work and play TOGETHER! Our business had some experiments to conduct as well as my husband deals in green energy products and he has been asked to help with some emergency and low cost housing efforts.
This began turning the wheels of our minds into a new direction that went completely against anything my husband and I had ever wanted, except for the odd desire to go camping in the summer!
We decided that since we also wanted to pay off some debts, rather than renting another home that kept sucking all the money we could have used to pay debts and buy other needed supplies, we would build a sort of yurt structure- a rectangular framed tent painted with a product our business imports from Germany that contains ceramic spheres which essentially block radiant heat, are waterproof, and fireproof. So that is what we did!
This project has to happen fast because our 'get out' date was weeks away and these things needed to be built quickly. There were a lot of little obstacles, in fact, it was frustrating at times because it seemed nothing could go without hitching somewhere and I had to repent and refuse to say that nothing could be easy, that anything that could go wrong would, because I realized that the more I spoke these things, the more I would see them, so I made my focus to try to move through the obstacles with patience and endurance.
Moving was not a simple procedure (is it ever?) because I had to decide what would go into storage and we were downsizing quite a bit in this move and with 5 kids it was a chore. I have never been more grateful for practically minded friends! I depended on them to help me make countless decisions!
So, fast forward to get this posted!! We have now been living in our 'establishment' as a friend aptly put it for about three to four weeks. It has been very interesting and challenging. Many things did not go easily or as planned and the biggest thing we are learning is...patience! Patiently wade through the issue and work together to find solutions. I will be honest, some days I am asking the Lord to quickly show me His purpose in all this so I can go somewhere more comfortable than spending my days stoking fires!! But stoking fires is a good experience and working together is important so that is what we are focusing on right now.
I'm going to end this post with a scripture verse that I'm learning the meaning of during this season. "Godliness with contentment is great gain". I'm learning that our sense of entitlement in this country is not God's way. I don't deserve a nice house or an indoor bathroom. What makes me think I deserve more than the child starving in Africa or the homeless man in the street in my town? Who says I deserve rug or a fireplace or a soft bed?? I am learning to be content with a little even though I have experienced much more, though it would have been simpler and less expensive to simply rent a lovely home. Until next time, be content!😜
