House Sold!!

Hello All;

So, Shaun and I closed on the house today at 9 AM. It has really hit us that we are moving! We spent the past 2 nights packing the pod, which wasn't big enough for all of our stuff.....

So, we are storing the rest of our belongings with the Moores until we drive back through DFW next week to leave for MS. The Moores have also been gracious enough to house us as we transition. They are good friends and we are excited to spend the last of our time here with them.

Many thanks to our realtors, Linda Jean and Roger Paschal. They are like family to us and we are so grateful for all of their kindness, honesty, and generosity... Oh yeah, and patience!!! God Bless Them!

The next week is going to be even MORE crazy.. We are both working until the 28th and then we go back to WF to pick up the pups before heading back down here to pick up our other car and our stuff from the Moores.. Did you catch all that? Me neither!! Did I fail to mention that we are both in summer school and have papers due? It is all good though! God grants strength in our weakness and boy are we going to need it!

We are very excited about the opportunity that is in front of us. Although there are moments of sadness and frustration. After we closed on the house, we were both pretty sad. We started remembering all the things we did to fix it up, all the good times through the Home Group, and the great friendships we have with our neighbors.

Everyday, we receive a devotional from David Jeremiah's Turning Point Ministry. His Ministry has blessed us so much in the past, I encourage you to check it out: www.turningpointonline.org.

Anyway, below is today's. Just as we were feeling so down, it came at the perfect time, amazing how God does that!

I Don't Like the Dirt!
I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you . . .Jeremiah 29:11 The Message


A little girl walking in a garden saw a particularly beautiful flower and promptly picked it because she felt it was too pretty to be in the dirt. She then took the flower home and rinsed the dirt off with water. Shortly thereafter, the flower wilted and died. When the owner of that garden saw what the little girl had done, he exclaimed, "You have destroyed my finest plant!" "I'm sorry, but I didn't like it in all that dirt," said the girl. The gardener responded by saying, "I chose that spot and mixed the soil because I knew that only there could it grow to be a beautiful flower."
Sometimes we become like that little girl, fixated on the dirt of our life instead of seeing the beauty and growth that will emerge in time. But once we have experienced seeing the hand of God in our life, we have assurance that we can trust Him in His sovereignty. So, if it feels like nothing good will ever come out of what you are going through, be patient and steadfast, knowing that God "plans to give you a hope and a future" (Jeremiah 29:11).

God has chosen each of us for His purpose and His plan... May we all take courage and not focus on the dirt!

Many Blessings!
Jessica