I just finished tucking the kiddos in tonight, and I am sitting next to them on my bed starting to write this post. I’m missing Cory madly as he’s been gone on the mainland back home in Bend for over a week working on Lone Mill as well as working tirelessly on our home so that it is ready for whatever is next.
I’ve been reminded today to pack light and love heavy. I’ll tell you that I never ever expected to have to leave all our things, all our people, all our animals, and all our comforts so suddenly… but good has come from it for sure. It is the only way that I have ever found to SLOW DOWN! We instantly left our crazy schedules, kiddos and I dropped all commitments, we couldn’t say yes to anything else… and for someone who didn’t know how to say no, this is not a place I thought I’d ever be able to be at.
We had to pack light… we came with 6 checked bags and our carry ons. We don’t have too much clutter (yet).
We are able to love heavy… we have eachother and I am fighting fiercely for beauty-full family times. We jumped into an amazing church family that has embraced us, they check on us, they include us, they are messy humans just like we are… but they are truly living out being the “hands and feet of Christ”. We have been able to start spending time with Great Auntie Joan over here each week and we all sure love her. We get lots of time with my brother Joel and his sweet girl Ally… they are here for us and have dropped everything at times that we needed help. Just tonight, we had a lovely dinner with Cory’s parents who are visiting for a few weeks and an aunt and uncle too.
I am learning to make my YES matter, to not commit to too much, to love richly, to enjoy moments, and to not be sooooo hard on myself.
This isn’t where I thought our 2017 would have us. We truly miss seeing faces of our family in Bend and our friends too. We miss Jake our dog and Max and Harvey, Sergeant, and Huck (the other animals), I miss having a home and my bed, but we are choosing to find the beauty in this mess and when we really stop to count the blessings it is so full of beauty!
Please continue praying for:
Direction with our home/ ranch in Bend
Being able to afford a place here to call home for now
Severe Stomach pains to go away
Constant migraines to go away
Safe return to Oahu for Cory and sooooooon!
Finances for medical expenses and housing
HEALING
Praises for:
Cory getting home safely and his super hard work
Kiddos that are just taking this in stride
A roof over our heads
Friends
No Seizures
Less pain than at home
Live It OUT
Pack Light and Love Heavy!
Sincerely, Dani
Isaiah 40:29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Matthew 5:37 Let your yes mean yes, and your no mean no. Anything more than this comes from the evil one.